Sr. Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Novolex • Charlotte, NC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Sr. Manager, FP&A – Business Support, is responsible for partnering across the enterprise to drive financial clarity, operational alignment, and strategic decision-making. Reporting directly to the Director of FP&A, this role will lead complex business support activities across Procurement, SG&A, Synergies, Market Insights, and AOP processes, ensuring leaders have the analytics, insights, and financial rigor needed to run the business effectively. This role requires a strategic operator who is comfortable in a highly matrixed environment, can translate data into actionable guidance, and thrives in supporting executive-level stakeholders (CFO, BU CFOs, functional leaders, and the executive team). The Sr. Manager will help strengthen and streamline financial processes across the combined Novolex organization and elevate the quality of reporting, forecasting, and business insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including strong FP&A leadership.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, fast-paced environment, ideally within manufacturing, multi-site operations, or private-equity-backed organizations.
• Strong business partnering experience supporting G&A leaders
• Demonstrated success in planning cycles (budget, forecast, AOP) and financial modelling.
• Experience with synergy tracking, savings analysis, and transformation environments strongly preferred.
• Technical aptitude with analytical systems (Power BI, Tableau, Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, Excel)
• Excellent communication, executive presence, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting integration, acquisition, or major organizational transformation
• Strong analytical storytelling skills—able to distill insights into compelling, actionable recommendations
• Comfort leading cross-functional discussions, influencing senior leaders, and driving alignment
• Ownership mindset, high integrity, and ability to thrive amid ambiguity and change

Responsibilities

• Serve as FP&A partner to Procurement, Innovation & Sustainability, and other G&A functions
• Drive monthly savings tracking, reporting, and deck support
• Help lead quarterly savings deep dives in coordination with the Director FPA and Procurement leadership
• Support SG&A financial management, including monthly reporting, functional insights, and quarterly forecast alignment
• Drive synergy tracking in partnership with Business Transformation Office (logistics, procurement) for actuals, forecasting, and AOP
• Support Investor Relations with Q&A research, insights, and ad hoc analytics for investor decks
• Support the enterprise AOP process
• Deliver timely, accurate monthly forecasting and performance analysis across supported functions
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to monitor drivers, savings, efficiency measures, and progress against strategic targets
• Guide leaders through scenario planning, risk & opportunity assessment, and financial trade-off decisions
• Provide financial insights, trends, and drivers to support executive decision-making
• Deliver high-quality executive-ready presentations and reporting materials for the CEO, CFO, Board of Directors, and leadership teams
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the Director of FP&A on enterprise reporting, AOP structure, synergy communication, and integrated planning initiatives

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)

What This Job Offers

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