Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

Meissner • Camarillo, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We're seeking a strategic FP&A Manager who thrives as both a player and coach – delivering critical financial insights to senior leadership while building and mentoring a high-performing analytics team. In a dynamic, high-growth environment, you'll be the trusted business partner who transforms data into decisions. The Manager of FP&A will lead and continue building Meissner’s FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) function, providing senior management and executive leadership with timely, decision-oriented financial analysis, planning support, and strategic insights in a dynamic, high-growth environment. This role will serve as a key business partner across the organization, helping leaders understand performance, evaluate opportunities, allocate resources effectively, and make informed operational and strategic decisions. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, forward-thinking finance leader who combines strong analytical and modeling capabilities with a mindset for continuous improvement, cross-functional partnership, and scalable process design. This individual will act as a player/coach who will develop and mentor a team of Analysts to continue elevating the finance function at Meissner. The Manager of FP&A will help strengthen financial planning processes, improve reporting and forecasting rigor, and implement smarter tools and methodologies, including automation and AI-enabled tools, to enhance the speed, quality, and utility of financial insights. As Meissner continues to grow, this individual will be instrumental in establishing the processes, disciplines, and decision support capabilities for a rapidly growing multinational organization comprised of multiple entities, manufacturing sites, and locations. This role will work closely with the Chief Financial Officer and senior leadership in strategic finance initiatives, executive reporting, and capital planning activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or related roles, including experience with financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and executive-level decision support.
• Prior experience in investment banking, commercial banking, or high-growth operating environments is a plus.
• Strategic mindset with ability to connect financial analysis to business strategy and long-term objectives.
• Demonstrated people management or team leadership experience required, with success mentoring and developing analysts while maintaining a hands-on approach to complex work.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with high attention to detail and a strong commitment to data quality, accuracy, and integrity.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and communicate effectively with leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Experience with ERP systems or business intelligence platforms.
• Demonstrated success identifying process improvements, automating workflows, or implementing new financial systems or tools.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, adapt to change, and thrive in a collaborative, growth-oriented team environment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, core accounting concepts, and US GAAP; ability to connect accounting outcomes to business performance and planning implications.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CFA designation preferred.
• Experience with SQL, Power BI, D365, financial planning and reporting tools strongly preferred.
• Experience with financial planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Planful, Pigment, etc.) a plus.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tools and use cases in finance, such as improving forecast accuracy, variance analysis, scenario modeling enhancement, reporting automation, data classification, anomaly detection, and management dashboarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A function for the organization, including forecasting, budgeting, long-term planning, performance reporting, and business decision support globally.
• Build, maintain, and enhance complex financial models that ensure accuracy and improve visibility into the company’s performance, key business drivers, resource requirements, and future growth scenarios.
• Own and continuously improve the budgeting, forecasting, and quarterly business review process to increase accuracy, transparency, accountability, and decision-making effectiveness across the organization.
• Deliver high-quality quantitative and qualitative analyses, including variance analysis, trend analysis, scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and capital investment evaluation, to support operational, financial, and strategic decisions.
• Provide decision support to senior leadership on new projects, capital investments, expansion planning, and other strategic initiatives using financial principles such as NPV, ROI, ROIC, EVA, and scenario probability analysis.
• Support lender covenant compliance and monitoring, liquidity planning, executive reporting, and other strategic finance and capital planning activities in partnership with the Manager of Finance and CFO.
• Partner with business leaders across Commercial, Operations, Engineering, HR, and other functions to understand performance drivers, identify risks and opportunities, and translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations.
• Support the Commercial organization to provide insights on pricing, product and service profitability, customer profitability, market trends, and growth opportunities.
• Ensure commercial finance tools and processes used in GFA remain accurate, relevant, and scalable.
• Serve as a finance systems and digital champion by leveraging existing AI-based tools, partnering with IT and external providers to enhance reporting infrastructure, improve data accessibility and hygiene, automate recurring analyses, and evaluate finance technologies, including AI-enabled tools.
• Perform due diligence and risk assessment related to customers, suppliers, and strategic counterparties as needed to support commercial, procurement, and credit decisions.
• Provide ad hoc analysis, executive support and special project leadership, as required.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, establishing high standards for analytical rigor, business partnership, data integrity, and responsiveness while serving as a hands-on player/coach on key deliverables and special projects.
• Establish team standards, best practices, and documentation; conduct training on financial models, tools, and analytical approaches.
• Manage team workload, set priorities, ensure timely delivery of analyses and reports, and maintain accountability.
• Provide training to develop capabilities, technical skills, and professional growth.
• Manage performance, provide feedback, conduct evaluations, and support career development.
• Drive continuous improvement and identify opportunities to streamline FP&A processes, reports, and tools by identifying inefficiencies, challenging legacy practices, and implementing scalable solutions that improve speed, quality, and applicability of financial information.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and methodologies.

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• HQ Onsite Full Gym
• Ultramodern Coffee Bars
• Free EV Charging Stations
• Employee Discounts
• 401k
• Profit Sharing
• 401k Advisory Services
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Anniversary Holiday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager