Senior Manager, FP&A

Job Description

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.  

Eisner Advisory Group is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leader to take responsibility for overseeing and improving the FP&A the OPEX function for the entire company.  In the newly created position, we are seeking someone who thrives in a rapidly growing environment, with self-initiation and business acumen.

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization plays a critical role as a trusted business partner to business units, performing impactful analysis, as well as managing the reporting and planning needs of the business. We produce firm budgets and forecasts (long and short-range), create and analyze business metrics, identify cost savings opportunities, and deliver economic insight into relationships between costs and revenue to improve the financial success of the business.

What Work You Will be Responsible For:

• Expense Management & Forecasting: Lead operational expense forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to ensure accuracy and cost optimization.
• Financial Modeling: Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic decision-making and cost control.
• ERP & EPM Systems: Leverage ERP and EPM tools to enhance financial planning, reporting, and data management.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with key stakeholders across departments to provide financial insights and support operational efficiency initiatives.
• Data Analysis & Automation: Utilize Excel, Power BI, SQL and Python (preferred) to automate reporting, streamline data processes, and enhance financial analysis.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement best practices to improve accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness of FP&A processes.
• Strategic Support: Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership to drive business performance and cost management. Develop a set of common reports and harmonize the approach to FP&A across the Business Units.
• Lead the develop and monitor the annual budget and quarterly forecasts in conjunction with Operation Leaders and ensure they are accurate, comprehensive, and completed in a timely fashion (this includes establishing budget tools, setting timelines and acting as project manager for the operation departments).
• Prepare monthly reporting package to Operational Leaders which includes comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), operational Dashboard reporting, analysis of key business trends, analysis of operating results against budget/prior periods/forecasts, and comprehensive executive level explanations.
• Lead the monthly function department stewardship calls and prepare the summary files to be discussed during those calls.
• Present, analyze, and interpret relevant financial data and metrics and partner with business leaders to impact strategic business decisions.
• Provide financial modeling, financial analysis, and valuation support for a variety of special projects that may include M&A, financing, vendor contracts, pricing, industry research, new business initiatives and other ad-hoc projects.
• Collaborate with the Accounting team and Controllership team to ensure general ledger accuracy and provide high quality service to functional leaders, partners, and executive committee members.
• Actively participate in initiatives to enhance current workflows/processes by generating new and efficient ideas and assist in the upgrade of reporting standards.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude with the drive for growth and success in both our department and the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: 10-15 years of progressive FP&A experience, preferably in a professional services firm and/or some experience in a PE-backed environment.
• Technical Skills: Expert proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (advanced formulas, Power Query, VBA preferred) and experience with ERP/EPM systems (Sap, SAC, OracleCloud, Workday, Adaptive Insights, or similar). Excellent with analyzing large data sets with demonstrated excellence in financial analysis and model building.
• Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and operational expense management. Plus, a strong understanding of interrelationship between and ability to model Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flows.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze complex data sets and provide strategic insights.
• Collaboration: Strong business partnering skills to work cross-functionally with finance and operational teams.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present financial insights to non-financial stakeholders and manage multiple cross-functional complex projects across a large matrixed organization.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Data Analytics: Preferred experience with Python, SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, or other data visualization and automation tools.
• Confident, articulate and able to build rapport and strong relationships.
• Team player with strong communication skills.
• Industry Experience: Experience within an FP&A team at a professional services firm is highly desirable.
• Automation Mindset: Exposure to financial automation and data-driven decision-making methodologies.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry.

• You will join a culture that has received multiple “Top Places to Work” awards

  • We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions.

  • We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation.

  • Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work.

  • Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts.

Why Join Us?

We strongly believe in the value of creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, EisnerAmper is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

About our Finance Team:

The EisnerAmper Finance Group’s mission is to “be the best” by providing fast and accurate financial data and insights to support business decisions at every level of the firm. By exercising a genuine care for our colleagues and clients, we can be the best partners, innovators and versions of ourselves. 

Between our strategic curiosity, creative mindsets and deep understanding of every aspect of the business, we examine finances in a different way than your average team. We see success by encouraging, creating and presenting disruptive new ideas that challenge the status quo and seeing them through completion. Whether it’s rethinking an old process, implementing automation or creating new models, all EisnerAmper Finance colleagues play a direct role in both the client and firm’s growth. 

Because we function in a cohesive culture that is based on trust and accountability, we can not only identify ways for growth as a department but also as individuals, while earning lasting visibility for our accomplishments.  

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,500 employees including 450 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.

Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: talentacquisition@eisneramper.com

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