Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A

KBR, Inc.•Houston, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

KBR is seeking a commercially minded and service-oriented Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A to lead corporate planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and decision support for STS. The role partners with the STS Ops CFO, corporate functional leaders, and finance teams across the business, translating financial and operational information into clear insight, constructive challenge, and actionable recommendations across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow. Reporting to the Director, FP&A, the Senior Manager leads and coordinates the Corporate FP&A team, including corporate planning and analysis, accounting support, IT FP&A, and Chennai FP&A support. The role establishes clear ownership, robust review processes, and a consistent FP&A operating rhythm across the team. It is a Houston-based hybrid position, with attendance at KBR headquarters as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
At least six years of progressive FP&A, finance, or accounting experience, including experience leading or coordinating teams.
Experience working in a complex, global, and matrixed organisation.
Demonstrable experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, and cash-flow forecasting.
Strong understanding of income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow linkages.
Experience partnering with senior non-finance stakeholders and constructively challenging financial and operational assumptions.
Ability to translate complex financial information into concise executive-level insight and recommendations.
Experience managing corporate or functional cost centres, allocations, and indirect costs.
Knowledge of US GAAP and accounting close processes.
Strong systems capability, including experience with ERP, consolidation, and planning platforms.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power BI skills.
Commercially minded, analytical, and intellectually curious, with the ability to communicate at both detailed and executive levels.
Proactive, collaborative, service-oriented, and willing to challenge constructively while maintaining financial discipline.
Commitment to accuracy, control, and data integrity.
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, global, and matrixed environment; able to prioritise and deliver through others.
Demonstrates ownership, sound judgement, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

Recognised accounting qualification such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
MBA.
Government contracting and indirect-rate experience where relevant to the STS business.
Experience with Oracle EPM, Oracle FCCS, Deltek Costpoint, SAP, or Dynamics 365.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and consolidation of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-range plans for STS corporate functions.
Own the Corporate FP&A planning and reporting calendar, ensuring submissions are timely, accurate, and internally consistent.
Partner with corporate functional leaders to develop plans, understand cost and workforce drivers, challenge assumptions, and identify risks and opportunities.
Analyze actual and forecast performance against budget, prior forecast, and prior year.
Produce executive-level commentary explaining performance drivers and identifying required management actions.
Develop integrated income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow forecasts, focusing on cash conversion, working capital, and forecast accuracy.
Coordinate and review inputs from Corporate FP&A, accounting, IT FP&A, and Chennai FP&A support.
Work with Accounting to align management reporting with the general ledger and resolve material accounting, allocation, or classification issues.
Oversee corporate cost allocations and help business and regional finance teams understand their effect on reported and forecast performance.
Deliver dashboards and decision-support materials for the STS Ops CFO, Director of FP&A, and wider leadership team.
Perform scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and ad hoc financial analysis for strategic, operational, and investment decisions.
Establish controls, reconciliations, and review processes for planning and management-reporting data.
Improve and automate FP&A processes, reporting tools, systems, and planning methodologies.
Lead, coach, and develop the Corporate FP&A team, setting priorities, accountabilities, and performance expectations.
Promote collaboration, service, ownership, and continuous improvement across the finance organisation.