Senior Manager, Cost & OpEx Planning

CohnReznick• , NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

CohnReznick is seeking a Senior Manager, Cost & OpEx Planning to join its corporate Finance leadership team. The role owns operating expense planning and forecasting, partners with support-function leaders on budgets and cost management, and develops analysis and initiatives to improve scalability and savings. The position reports cost KPIs to leadership and contributes to board materials. The job description indicates a willingness to be in person when useful, including for team meetings in New York or Parsippany, New Jersey, and is tagged as hybrid. CohnReznick is a professional services firm providing advisory, assurance, and tax services. The firm describes a Total Rewards package that includes generous paid time off, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, learning and development, paid volunteer time, and a discretionary performance bonus.

Requirements

7 to 10 years of experience in FP&A, cost management, or corporate finance.
At least 3 years owning a budget or cost area end to end, with a track record of delivering measurable savings.
Experience analyzing vendor and accounts payable data from an ERP; SAP is preferred.
Experience working with Procurement on renewals.
Strong Excel modeling skills.
Experience with a planning tool such as Adaptive, Anaplan, or similar.
Ability to challenge senior budget owners with data while maintaining strong relationships, and to communicate cost detail clearly to leadership.
Ability to operate in ambiguity and build structure where it does not yet exist.
Discretion when handling confidential compensation and vendor information.
Interest in how AI and automation can change finance and support work, and comfort using AI tools in day-to-day analysis.
Willingness to be in person when it adds value, including team meetings in New York or Parsippany, New Jersey.
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a professional services firm or a private equity-backed company.
Investment banking or consulting experience.
CPA, CFA, or MBA.

Responsibilities

Build and own the OpEx plan and forecast by function and vendor in the firm's Adaptive planning model.
Partner with support-function leaders, including IT, Facilities, and P&C, on budgets, forecasts, and monthly variances.
Map vendor spend to the budget at the vendor level and track contract terms, renewals, and savings opportunities.
Analyze how support work is done across the firm and provide cost analysis for a more scalable operating model for support functions.
Develop a pipeline of cost initiatives with owners, timing, and expected savings; establish a business-case standard for new spend and track realized benefits against plan.
Forecast support-function people costs with P&C.
Report cost KPIs, including OpEx as a percentage of revenue, to leadership and contribute to the board pack.
Work with Accounting on accruals and allocations so the forecast ties to the close.