Manager, Finance

USA Rare Earth, LLC•Remote (OK, US), MO

49d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Manager – Group FP&A is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support across a rapidly scaling global organization. This role partners closely with executive leadership and business unit leaders to translate strategy into actionable financial insights, ensuring disciplined growth, capital allocation, and operational excellence. This position plays a critical role in building a best-in-class FP&A function, with particular emphasis on advanced financial modeling and analytics to inform high-impact strategic decisions, including support for acquisition integration and value realization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA strongly preferred)
10+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience
Demonstrated experience in a global, high-growth, multi-entity environment
Expert-level financial modeling skills, including: Advanced Excel/modeling proficiency (complex formulas, macros optional, scenario engines)
Deep experience with three-statement models, driver-based planning models, and valuation frameworks
Ability to build scalable, flexible models from the ground up in ambiguous environments
Experience supporting acquisition integration, financial consolidation, or post-deal performance tracking
Proven ability to translate complex analyses into executive-level insights and recommendations
Experience influencing senior leadership and key business decisions
Track record of leading and developing high-performing teams

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting M&A, corporate development, or investment analysis
Background in transformation or large-scale growth environments
Experience with planning systems (Adaptive)
Familiarity with BI/analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain complex, dynamic financial models that integrate operational, financial, and market drivers
Develop driver-based and predictive models to improve forecast accuracy and strategic insight
Build and maintain integration and synergy tracking models for acquired businesses
Translate complex modeling outputs into clear executive-level narratives
Establish best practices, standards, and governance for modeling across the FP&A function
Lead global annual planning, long-range planning (LRP), and rolling forecast cycles across regions and business units
Develop integrated three-statement financial models supporting enterprise forecasting, strategic planning, and capital allocation
Incorporate acquired entities into forecasts and plans, ensuring alignment of financial structures, assumptions, and reporting
Drive alignment between financial plans and corporate strategy, ensuring growth targets are achievable and measurable
Perform advanced scenario modeling, sensitivities, and stress testing to support decision-making in a dynamic environment
Deliver executive-level reporting packages, synthesizing complex financial data into actionable insights
Analyze business performance, identify key value drivers, risks, and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions
Track and report on post-acquisition performance, including synergy realization and integration milestones
Standardize KPIs, metrics, and dashboards across the enterprise
Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior operational leaders on financial and operational decisions
Lead quantitative analysis and financial modeling for strategic initiatives, including pricing, cost optimization, and investment prioritization
Support financial evaluation of acquisitions and integration strategies, including forecasting impact and ROI tracking
Provide rigorous financial evaluation of business cases and capital allocation decisions
Enhance FP&A tools and platforms to support advanced modeling and analytics (e.g. Adaptive)
Drive integration of financial systems, data structures, and reporting processes for newly acquired entities
Drive automation, scalability, and data integrity across global finance processes
Build and lead a high-performing FP&A team with strong analytical and modeling capabilities
Coach team members on advanced modeling techniques, financial storytelling, and strategic thinking
Foster a culture of rigor, curiosity, and continuous improvement