C2611 – Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Employment Type: Full Time

Description: The Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leads enterprise planning, pricing, forecasting, management reporting, and decision support for Bama. This role translates financial and operational data into clear insights, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions that improve business performance and support long-term strategy.

The Senior Manager serves as a trusted thought partner to executive leadership, Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, and functional leaders. The role owns the companywide planning cadence, strengthens forecasting discipline, advances analytical capabilities, and develops a high-performing FP&A team. The position works closely with Accounting to ensure management reporting is accurate, timely, and aligned with reported results.

 

Job Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

Enterprise Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual operating plan, periodic forecasts, long-range planning, and scenario analysis processes across the company.
• Establish clear planning assumptions, calendars, templates, ownership, and review routines to improve accountability and forecast accuracy.
• Consolidate financial and operational inputs into an integrated outlook for revenue, volume, margin, operating expenses, capital, cash flow, and profitability.
• Identify emerging performance gaps, risks, and opportunities; recommend corrective actions and quantify expected financial impact.

  Performance Management & Executive Reporting

  • Own monthly and quarterly management reporting, including results versus plan, forecast, and prior periods.
  • Analyze key drivers of business performance, including volume, price, mix, material and labor costs, operating efficiency, overhead, capital deployment, and customer/product profitability.
  • Develop concise executive and board-level materials that communicate performance, outlook, key assumptions, and decisions required.
  • Maintain a consistent set of financial and operational KPIs, definitions, and reporting standards across the enterprise.

  Business Partnership & Decision Support

  • Partner with functional and operating leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives, customer opportunities, pricing decisions, productivity programs, capital requests, and other investments.
  • Oversee pricing process and inputs to support sales opportunities.
  • Build financial models, business cases, sensitivity analyses, and post-investment reviews to support fact-based decisions.
  • Provide constructive challenge to assumptions and recommendations while maintaining strong, collaborative relationships.
  • Help leaders connect operational decisions to financial outcomes and translate analysis into practical actions.

  Analytics, Systems & Continuous Improvement

  • Advance the FP&A reporting and analytical infrastructure, including standardized models, dashboards, driver-based forecasting, and self-service reporting.
  • Improve the quality, accessibility, and governance of planning and performance data in partnership with Accounting and Technology.
  • Simplify recurring processes, reduce manual effort, and improve cycle time through automation and standardization.
  • Lead cross-functional projects that strengthen financial visibility, productivity, and enterprise decision-making.

  Leadership & Team Development

  • Lead, coach, and develop FP&A team members through clear expectations, regular feedback, meaningful development plans, and succession planning.
  • Build a culture of ownership, curiosity, accuracy, responsiveness, continuous improvement, and service to internal customers.
  • Allocate resources effectively, establish team priorities, and ensure high-quality work is delivered on time.
  • Model Bama's mission of "People Helping People Be Successful" and reinforce an inclusive, respectful, and accountable work environment.

  Key Working Relationships

  • VP Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and executive leadership
  • Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Finance Operations
  • Operations and facility leadership
  • Commercial, Customer, and Pricing teams
  • Supply Chain, Procurement, Human Resources, and Technology

  Measures of Success

  • Planning and forecasting processes are timely, disciplined, and decision-oriented.
  • Product pricing is accurate, inclusive of all inputs, and protects cash flow.
  • Executive reporting clearly explains performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
  • Financial models and recommendations are accurate, transparent, and trusted by business leaders.
  • Leaders have improved visibility into the operational drivers of revenue, margin, cost, cash flow, and returns.
  • FP&A processes become more standardized, automated, scalable, and efficient.
  • The FP&A team demonstrates strong capability, engagement, accountability, and business partnership.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
  • Approximately 7+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant responsibility in FP&A, business finance, or decision support; prior people leadership strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience leading budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, management reporting, financial modeling, and executive-level analysis.
  • Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, cash flow, profitability, and the connection between operational drivers and financial results.
  • Experience with artificial intelligence, including process improvement and automation.
  • Experience in manufacturing, food production, consumer products, or another operationally complex environment preferred.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint capabilities; experience with ERP, planning, business intelligence, and data visualization tools.
  • Experience improving planning, reporting, or analytics processes through system implementation, automation, or process redesign.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex analysis for senior leaders.
  • Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Demonstrated ownership, accountability, collaboration, and ability to lead change.

Bama is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.