FP&A Senior Project Manager

MTA Solutions•Palmer, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), leads complex, cross-functional financial and strategic initiatives that support organizational priorities and executive decision-making. The role combines project management, financial analysis, business partnership, and strategic execution. Reporting within the FP&A function, the position works across Finance and operational departments to develop business cases, coordinate financial planning initiatives, manage strategic projects, evaluate investments, track financial outcomes, and move projects from analysis to execution. It serves as a bridge between Finance, operational leaders, and executive leadership, bringing structure, accountability, and financial discipline to key organizational initiatives. The role leads high-impact financial and operational projects from concept through implementation and post-project evaluation; develops project plans and coordinates cross-functional teams; develops financial business cases and models; supports capital planning, budgeting, forecasts, and long-range financial planning; partners with operational leaders on major initiatives; and prepares analyses, dashboards, project updates, and presentations for executive leadership, the Finance Committee, and the Board as appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Project Management, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in project management, FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, business analysis, or related roles.
5+ years of experience in telecommunications, broadband, utilities, cooperatives, or another capital-intensive industry.
Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional projects.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to understand financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and business cases.
Strong Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
Excellent organizational and project-management skills.
Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with financial and non-financial stakeholders.
Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence/reporting tools.
Experience evaluating capital projects, major technology investments, or strategic initiatives.

Nice To Haves

PMP or similar project-management certification.
MBA, CPA, CMA, or related finance credential.

Responsibilities

Lead high-impact financial and operational projects from initial concept through implementation and post-project evaluation.
Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and accountability.
Coordinate cross-functional teams involving Finance, Accounting, Operations, Inside Plant, Outside Plant, IT, Marketing, and other departments.
Identify project risks, roadblocks, resource constraints, and financial impacts, and escalate issues appropriately.
Facilitate project meetings and document decisions, responsibilities, and next steps.
Provide concise project-status reporting to FP&A and executive leadership.
Develop and coordinate financial business cases for strategic initiatives, capital investments, new products and services, technology investments, and other organizational priorities.
Partner with FP&A leadership to develop financial models evaluating revenue, operating costs, capital investment, cash flow, and return on investment.
Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to identify major financial risks and decision points.
Coordinate assumptions across departments and ensure financial models are supported by documented business assumptions.
Translate financial analysis into clear recommendations for decision-makers.
Support development and management of the organization's long-range capital plan.
Coordinate financial evaluation of significant capital projects and strategic investments.
Partner with operational stakeholders to establish project assumptions, expected benefits, costs, timelines, and performance measures.
Monitor major investments against approved budgets and business cases.
Conduct post-project reviews comparing actual financial and operational results with original expectations and identify lessons to improve future decisions.
Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
Coordinate departmental planning inputs and ensure assumptions are documented and internally consistent.
Analyze significant budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variances.
Assist FP&A leadership in identifying emerging financial risks and opportunities.
Translate operational plans and project activity into financial forecasts.
Serve as a finance partner to operational and department leaders on major initiatives and help project owners understand the financial implications of operating decisions.
Facilitate discussions between Finance and operational teams when assumptions, priorities, or financial expectations differ.
Constructively challenge assumptions and ensure decisions are supported by reliable financial and operational information.
Help departments establish measurable financial and operational success criteria for major initiatives.
Prepare financial analyses, project updates, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
Summarize complex projects into recommendations, alternatives, financial impacts, risks, and decision points.
Support materials for executive leadership, Finance Committee, and Board discussions as appropriate.
Track major strategic initiatives and associated financial commitments.
Perform other duties as assigned.