Finance Planning & Analysis Manager

RELIANCE WORLDWIDE•Atlanta, GA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance Planning & Analysis Manager leads financial planning and analysis for RWC’s Americas region and reports to the Senior Director of Finance – Americas. The role provides a clear understanding of financial results, strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts. It requires partnering and communicating with senior leadership and participating in or leading financial planning and analysis projects of varying nature and complexity with limited supervision. Analysis may cover industry and competition, scenario planning, customer and channel profitability, product costing, continuous improvement, and return on investment.

Requirements

At least 5 years of accounting, finance, or related experience.
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Ability to develop a deep understanding of the business and its key drivers.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, conceptual, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced financial modeling and Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, and INDEX-MATCH.
Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and manage competing priorities under pressure.
Ability to work as a team player and partner across organizational functions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred.
Experience with OneStream, Hyperion, SAP, Business Objects, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

Lead financial forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis for the Americas region.
Participate in and lead selected areas of the strategic plan, annual budget, and rolling forecasts.
Ensure appropriate tools and processes are in place to prepare forecasts effectively.
Understand and evaluate the drivers behind variances to budget, forecast, and prior periods.
Communicate results and forecasts effectively within and outside the finance team.
Partner with business function leaders to interpret results and provide insights and recommendations.
Liaise with the accounting team to facilitate period-closing processes.
Prepare ad hoc analysis to evaluate business cases, scenario outcomes, capital expenditure requests, and other matters.
Lead and participate in strategic initiatives identified through the strategic planning process.
Analyze industry and competition, scenario plans, customer and channel profitability, product costs, continuous improvement, and return on investment, as applicable.