Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

NWN is the leading AI-powered technology solutions provider for North America’s most innovative public and private organizations. For more than 30 years, NWN has helped over 6,000 CIOs deliver technology modernization programs with its Intelligent Workplace, Customer Experience (CX), Managed Devices, Cybersecurity and Public Safety, Connectivity, and Intelligent Cloud solutions.

The company’s proprietary Experience Management Platform ensures seamless service delivery, real-time observability and improved efficiency for its clients’ most demanding technology needs. NWN is a high-performance, high-integrity team of 1,200+ experts committed to a customer-obsessed culture, earning an 80+ Customer Net Promoter Score. The company has been recognized with hundreds of industry awards and is proud to be a ‘Best Place to Work’ with an 80+ Employee Net Promoter Score. For more information, visit: NWN.ai.

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is responsible for working with Finance and across all NWN to provide insights and analysis on company performance with the goal of improving revenue, costs and margins.

• Work closely with the leadership team to formulate the business’s annual budget as well as medium to long-term financial and strategic plan.
• Analyze financial and operational results to better understand company performance.
• Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance.
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind product and department performance and results.
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results.
• Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions.
• Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts.
• Evaluate previous budgets and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets.
• Communicate results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlined operations.
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts and profitability.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting needs for business leaders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify financial trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Assist with continuous improvement efforts related to planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Degree in Finance, Economics or Related Field Required
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant financial analytical experience. Required
• Experience analyzing financial and operational results to understand company performance
• Experience developing budgets, forecasts, business cases and financial models
• Experience using Excel, BI and reporting tools to deliver business insights
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of Excel, BI and reporting tools
• Strong quantitative abilities.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• High level of commercial acumen.
• Working knowledge of accounting rules.
• Ability to provide detailed analysis and commentary on financial and operational results.
• Ability to communicate results and recommendations to senior management.
• Ability to support financial modeling, forecasts and profitability analysis

• Demonstrated comfort with adopting emerging AI tools and technologies to optimize processes, improve collaboration, and drive operational effectiveness.

Remote: Job duties are performed from the employee’s home home or another approved remote location. Remote employees are expected to maintain productivity, communication, and availability during agreed-upon working hours, in alignment with company policies.

Requires Travel - Yes

At NWN, we provide a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being in and out of work. This includes medical, dental, and vision plans, Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), income protection through disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match. Enjoy unlimited PTO, paid company holidays, hybrid/remote work, paid bonding leave for eligible employees, employee discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Additional offerings include accident, critical illness, long-term care, and hospital indemnity coverages, legal and identity theft protection, pet insurance, supplemental life insurances, referral bonuses, charitable donation matching, and allowances for eligible roles. Join a team that values the health and wellbeing of all our employees!

All offers of employment at NWN are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. This process ensures a safe and secure work environment for all employees.

NWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer: NWN provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment free from unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.