Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.lpcorp.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.lpcorp.com/">LPCorp.com</a>. Job Purpose This role serves as the central owner of planning, forecasting, and cost visibility for SG&A across the enterprise, including operations, commercial, and central functions. As Manager, FP&A, you are responsible for driving the financial planning process, maintaining cost center structures, and delivering actionable insights that support operational and commercial decision-making. You will partner closely with Finance leadership (Mill Operations and Commercial), Accounting, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment across budget, forecast, and actual performance. This role plays a key part in driving cost discipline, improving financial visibility, and enabling more effective resource allocation across the enterprise. In this position you will have the opportunity to: Planning & Forecasting: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Lead annual SG&A budget process across the enterprise, partnering with Finance (Mill Operations and Commercial) and functional leadership</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Own monthly forecast updates, ensuring timely and accurate revisions based on business performance</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Provide scenario analysis and recommendations to support leadership decision-making and risk management</li> </ul> Performance Management & Analysis: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Own review of actual costs vs. budget and forecast, identifying key drivers and variances</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Deliver manager-level analysis and insights to business partners, translating financial performance into actionable recommendations</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Support headcount planning and analysis, including tracking against plan and identifying trends</li> </ul> Financial Communication: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Support leadership in communicating budget, forecast, and performance variances, ensuring clarity and consistency across stakeholders</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Prepare clear, concise materials that highlight key drivers, risks, and opportunities</li> </ul> Financial Structure & Governance: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Maintain and manage the SG&A cost center hierarchy, ensuring alignment with reporting and business needs</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Partner with Accounting on corporate allocation (actuals and plan) to ensure accuracy and transparency</li> </ul> Business Partnership: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Act as a finance partner to Mill Operations and Commercial teams, supporting both strategic and operational initiatives</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Collaborate cross-functionally to improve processes, reporting, and data integrity</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Travel up to 15% to support mill and corporate operations as needed</li> </ul> What do I need to be successful? <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">6+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or related finance roles, preferably in a multi-entity environment</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance analysis, including variance analysis and driver-based insights</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for business leaders</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Experience partnering cross-functionally with both operational and functional teams</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Solid foundation in accounting principles and financial reporting, with understanding of cost structures and expense management</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial systems (e.g. SAP, Planful) preferred</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated ability to operate with ownership and accountability in core FP&A processes (budget, forecast, variance analysis)</li> </ul> Education <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">MBA or Master of Accounting (MAcc) preferred</li> </ul> Work Environment <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">This position will work at home and in our Nashville office on a hybrid schedule with expectation to be in the office approximately 50% of the time, based on business needs</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Must live within a commutable distance to Nashville or willing to relocate to the greater Nashville area</li> </ul> #LI-HYBRIDLP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.

Manager, FP&A (Nashville, TN, US, 37203) @ louisianap

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