Aston Carter is seeking a FP&A Manager Consultant for a short term contract with a client based in St Louis, MO.

Description:

FP&A Manager will act as an intermediary between the General Manager, Finance, and other functional departments within the business unit to provide value added financial and business consultation resources to support profitability and innovation. The successful candidate must possess strong business acumen and communication skills, exceptional analytical skills, self-starting attributes, enthusiasm and a results-oriented attitude. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to work in a high-profile, fast paced, dynamic and challenging environment. The core responsibilities are as follows:

• Analyze the monthly results versus budget and prior year.

• Perform monthly gross profit variance analysis.

• Lead the monthly gross profit performance review of key customers and product segments across the Business Unit to identify successes that can be replicated and issues that need to be addressed.

• Develop and maintain sales performance and margin reports.

• Monitor pricing and margin variances, investigate discrepancies, and provide analytical support to the Business Unit Leadership Team.

• Perform cost variance analysis and communicate with supply chain leadership to understand variances.

Support the Budgeting & Forecasting process for the Business Unit:

• Provide financial and analytical support for the development of the Business Unit budget.

• Maintaining budgeting model/templates for the business unit.

• Preparing timely and accurate reports and analyzes variances to budget.

• Make recommendations to implement corrective actions to align results with the budget.

• Develop quarterly forecasts based on the sales volume projection and making adjustments for market risks and opportunities.

Project Analytics & Support:

• Develop business cases and analytics to determine viability of projects.

• Prepare scenario analysis to understand impact to manufacturing standards.

• Prepare executive presentations/slide decks to present project details and recommendations.

• Prepare key senior executive deliverables, including presentation decks communicating financial updates on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Support and Drive the Pricing Process:

• Contribute meaningfully to the development of customer segment and product family strategy with business unit leadership to balance short and long-term profit maximization.

• Perform margin analysis to evaluate pricing to drive top-line growth, maximize profitability and ensure recommendations are aligned with customer strategies and corporate vision.

• Assist with RFP submissions by providing competitive pricing models and accurate cost models that reflect the real cost to the business and ensure competitiveness.

• Maintain a high degree of interaction with sales team, business unit, and operations management to ensure pricing and cost alignment.

• Develop pricing processes to execute strategy for customer segments, simplifying proposals to highlight key supplementary data and decision points by eliminating non-value added complexity.

Skills:

Financial analysis, Forecasting, tableau, Reporting, Financial planning and analysis, Financial reporting, Financial modeling, Variance analysis

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Education and Experience Required:

• Post-secondary education preferably with a specialization in Finance or Accounting with an understanding of financial and management accounting principles.

• 5-7 years’ experience in an FP&A or accounting role.

• Experience in financial modeling with advanced to expert level MS Excel user (knowledge and experience with functions such as v-lookup, index, pivot tables, macros).

• Possess strong analytical skills and good business sense.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to articulate analytical results.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Proven ability to implement a business process change using strong project management techniques, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Knowledge of and/or experience with JD Edwards, Tableau, and Adaptive.

• Knowledge of and experience in manufacturing preferred.

• Experience with consumer-packaged goods preferred.

  About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.