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Arrowhead Engineered Products · 2 days ago

Finance - FP&A Manager

Blaine, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Arrowhead Engineered Products is seeking a Business Unit FP&A Manager responsible for all aspects of financial support for the assigned business unit. This role involves financial planning, forecasting, and reporting, while collaborating with various stakeholders to drive strategic financial insights and recommendations.

AutomotiveIndustrialManufacturingService Industry

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for the assigned business unit

Partner with commercial and operational leaders to develop accurate sales forecasts across products and channels

Analyze and communicate financial performance, including monthly results, KPI trends, and budget vs. actuals, to business unit leadership and Executive Leadership during regular business reviews

Build financial bridges to explain variances between actuals, forecast, budget, and prior year

Provide actionable financial insights and strategic recommendations directly to the Business Unit President and senior stakeholders

Support long-range planning and scenario modeling for growth initiatives and risk management

Own and manage customer program pricing, marketing specials, promotional discounts, and their profit impacts in collaboration with Sales

Apply pricing policies to review and adjust pricing based on cost changes, margin targets, sales performance, and competitive benchmarks

Maintain, communicate, and distribute pricing using catalogs, websites, and internal tools/spreadsheets

Partner with cross-functional teams (Sales, Supply Chain, Product, and Pricing) to ensure pricing strategies align with product and cost changes

Monitor competitive landscape and market trends to support value-based pricing initiatives

Conduct deep-dive financial assessments at the customer, product, and channel level to identify opportunities for margin expansion, revenue growth, or cost savings

Develop business cases and financial models for new products, pricing structures, or strategic initiatives

Leads projects that solve targeted business challenges, develop project plans and monitor progress and performance to those plans

Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that drive efficiency, scalability, or profitability across the business unit

Perform ad hoc analysis and support special projects as assigned by senior leadership

Qualification

Financial PlanningForecastingVariance AnalysisERP SystemsCRM SystemsPIM SystemsWMS SystemsAnalytical MindsetCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationLeadershipCreative Problem-Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Economics from a four-year College or University or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience

Minimum 5 years of job-related experience required

Experience with financial planning

Understanding of overall platform functionality, including ERP, CRM, PIM, and WMS

Analytical mindset to organize stakeholder feedback, develop solutions, and prioritize improvement opportunities

Ability to solve complex technical, managerial, or operational problems

Ability to operate and manage significant activities and resources to produce and take responsibility for results

Ability to take a stand on an issue from a place of respect and open-mindedness

Exceptional communication skills across all mediums, including the ability to communicate clearly with both business and technical stakeholders one on one, in groups of varying size, and across all levels of the organization

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Demonstrated integrity, independent thinking, judgment, and respect for others

Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Traits for success: big picture thinking, collaborative, resourceful, curious, creative problem-solving, assertive, influencer, critical thinker

Ability to travel periodically