Company

Finance and Accounting

FP&AManager

$150–175k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“FP&A Manager. Skills: Financial planning, Financial analysis, Financial modeling. Drive financial forecast. Manage annual budgeting process”

Industry & Context.

Finance and Accounting
Problems you'll solve

Variance analysis; Quantitative skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5 to 7 years in FP&A, 5 to 7 years in investment banking, 5 to 7 years in private equity, 5 to 7 years in corporate finance, Bachelor's in finance, Bachelor's in economics, Bachelor's in accounting, Bachelor's in quantitative field, SQL, Python, BI tools

Nice to Have

High-growth environments preferred, PE-backed environments preferred, Marketplace experience a plus, On-demand experience a plus, Logistics experience a plus, Insurance-adjacent experience a plus, High tolerance for speed, High tolerance for ambiguity, High tolerance for direct feedback, AI tools

What You'll Do.

Drive financial forecast

Manage annual budgeting process

Analyze operating plan variance

Support senior management

Prepare board presentations

Prepare financial presentations

Analyze capital expenditures

Compare industry peers

Analyze new business opportunities

Build financial forecast

Own annual operating plan

Set cadence for inputs

Drive inputs from functions

Hold business to number

Run actual-vs-budget-vs-forecast variance analysis

Name variance drivers

Quantify variance drivers

Explain variance drivers

Own integrated three-statement model

Own rolling 13-week cash forecast

Turn unit economics into decisions

Build board reporting

Build lender reporting

Ship reporting on time

Pressure-test new investments

Build 80/20 ROI greenlight

Build ROI kill on numbers

Partner with exec team

Automate reporting grind

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Finance co-pilot; Partner with ops; Partner with sales; Partner with exec team

Communication Scope

Board presentations; Financial presentations; Explain variance drivers

Full Job Description

## The Role This role will be a key asset in the future growth of the company. The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will be driving the Company’s financial forecast, annual budgeting process, operating plan variance analysis, and special projects. This person will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis, and other projects. This function acts as the analytical engine of the company to provide insights and support ‘optimal’ business decision-making. This position reports directly to the CFO and is expected to work from our Chicago office 3-5 days per week. ## What You’ll Own Build and own the company’s financial forecast and annual operating plan. Set the cadence, drive the inputs out of every function, and hold the business to the number. Run actual-vs-budget-vs-forecast variance analysis every month. Name the driver, quantify it, and explain it simply and succinctly. Own the integrated three-statement model, synergy model, and a rolling 13-week cash forecast. Turn unit economics into decisions: contribution profit by customer, market, and job type. This is the analytical engine. Use it to tell the business where to push and where to cut. Build board, lender, and exec reporting from raw data to final deck: KPI packages, covenant compliance, monthly financials. It ships clean and on time. Pressure-test new investments. Build the 80/20 ROI case; greenlight or kill on the numbers. Partner directly with ops, sales, and the exec team as the finance co-pilot. Not a back-office scorekeeper. Automate the reporting grind (Looker / Excel / Python) so your time goes to insight, not data wrangling. ## What You Bring 5 to 7 years in FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or corporate finance. High-growth or PE-backed environments strongly preferred. Fluency in un

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