Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
About The Position
We are seeking an energetic and entrepreneurial‑minded Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis to join our Finance team, reporting to the Director of FP&A. This role will lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes and play a critical role in supporting Granicus’ continued growth and scale. The Manager of FP&A will develop a deep understanding of the key financial and operational drivers across the business and serve as a strategic finance partner to leaders throughout the organization. This individual will provide actionable insights, rigorous analysis, and decision support to help guide strategic and operational initiatives. The role interfaces regularly with the senior leadership team and operates with a high degree of ownership, independence, and visibility. Success in this position requires strong analytical judgment, a solutions‑oriented mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions while driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and reporting.
Requirements
- 4 year Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of experience in financial planning, forecasting, and/or budgeting in a small company environment
- Outstanding problem solving skills
- A highly collaborative team approach to work
- A record of accomplishment and delivery against objectives
- Excellent systems skills/accounting software package proficiency
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Salesforce
- A detail oriented team player with strong self-direction
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and operating plan process in partnership with executive leadership and functional owners, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and financial targets
- Own and continuously enhance the company’s financial planning, budgeting, and reporting systems, including Adaptive Insights, with responsibility for model design, data integrity, and scalability
- Develop, implement, and manage rolling forecast and reforecast processes, incorporating key business drivers, risks, and scenario analysis
- Provide actionable financial and operational analysis that increases visibility into company performance, business drivers, and key performance indicators
- Serve as a strategic finance business partner to cross‑functional leaders, delivering value‑added analysis and decision support for key initiatives, investments, and operational decisions
- Drive initiatives to improve financial and operational efficiency, identifying opportunities for automation, process improvement, and enhanced decision support
- Design, deploy, and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to enable timely, self‑service insight and executive‑level reporting
- Prepare and present financial analyses, forecasts, and performance updates to senior leadership, clearly communicating key trends, risks, and recommendations
- Support month‑end and quarter‑end performance reviews, partnering with Accounting to ensure consistency between actuals, forecasts, and management reporting
- Provide backup support across the Finance team as needed, including ad‑hoc analysis and special projects
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Finance organization and company objectives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
