Sr. FP&A Manager, Systems & Analytics

Vuori•Carlsbad, CA

About The Position

Vuori is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A Systems & Analytics to help lead the evolution of our financial planning capabilities as we implement Anaplan and continue scaling our FP&A processes, reporting, and analytics infrastructure. This role will serve as a key Finance business lead for Anaplan, partnering across FP&A, Technology, Data & Analytics, and business teams to define what successful outcomes look like, translating business needs into clear requirements, and drive cross-functional initiatives from definition through implementation and adoption. The Senior Manager will represent Finance in day-to-day Technology and project discussions, coordinate the right Finance and Accounting subject-matter experts at key decision points, and ensure that risks, dependencies, decisions, and deliverables are actively managed. After go-live, this person will own ongoing Anaplan development and adoption while helping FP&A modernize how we forecast, report, analyze performance, and support business decision-making.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in FP&A, finance transformation, financial systems, business analytics, consulting, or related field.
Experience supporting or leading an EPM implementation.
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, management reporting, and FP&A operating rhythms.
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable planning models, reporting outputs, workflows, and process improvements.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; familiarity with BI, data visualization, or analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, and Snowflake.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage priorities, timelines, stakeholders, testing cycles, and change management activities.
Excellent communication and business partnership skills, including the ability to explain technical or analytical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Experience partnering with Data & Analytics or Technology teams on enterprise data, ERP, BI, or reporting initiatives.
Experience leading cross-functional process improvement or finance transformation initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Business, or related field; equivalent years of experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on Anaplan model-building, administration, or solution design experience.
Experience in retail, apparel, consumer products, omnichannel, or other high-growth environments.
Experience with MicroStrategy

Responsibilities

Lead the FP&A workstream for Anaplan implementation: Own Finance requirements, process design, testing, validation, training, and adoption activities in partnership with the existing FP&A team, accounting leaders, implementation consultants, Technology, and Data & Analytics.
Serve as the business owner for Anaplan post go-live: Develop and prioritize the ongoing Anaplan roadmap, including enhancements to budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, scenario modeling, reporting, workflows, and user experience.
Translate FP&A needs into scalable planning solutions: Partner with Finance and business leaders to understand planning pain points, simplify processes, and design solutions that improve accuracy, speed, transparency, and decision-making. Ensure proposed solutions address the underlying business need without unnecessarily recreating existing processes or complexity.
Act as a connector across FP&A, Accounting, Technology, and the business: Build strong cross-functional relationships and serve as a trusted thought partner on financial systems, analytics capabilities, and process improvement opportunities.
Drive process improvement and tool adoption: Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, standardize planning processes, improve forecast cycles, and embed better ways of working across the FP&A organization.
Partner with Data & Analytics on financial reporting and insights: Support the development of consistent data definitions, executive dashboards, KPI reporting, and self-service analytics that enable stronger business partnership and performance management.
Support business decision-making through analytics: Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and reporting tools that help leaders evaluate growth opportunities, risks, investments, and operating performance.
Create governance and documentation for scale: Establish practical standards for model governance, data integrity, access/security, change management, documentation, training, and ongoing platform support.