About this role
Blue Mantis is looking to hire a Financial Planning & Analysis manager (FP&A) to support our financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and decision-support processes. The role translates financial and operating data into clear insights, partners with leaders across the business, and helps drive profitable growth, accountability, and effective resource allocation. Reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A, this position owns core planning and reporting activities for assigned business areas. The successful candidate combines strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities with practical business judgment, clear communication, and a continuous-improvement mindset. Financial Planning, Budgeting, & Forecasting Lead monthly forecasting and annual budgeting activities for assigned business units or functional areas. Develop and maintain integrated models for revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, headcount, adn EBITDA. Partner with business leaders to identify and quantify risks, opportunities, trends, and key planning assumptions. Prepare scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic and operational alternatives. Maintain disciplined forecast documentation, version control, and alignment with approved company targets. Financial Analysis, & Management Reporting Prepare timely monthly management reporting packages, KPI dashboards, and executive-ready financial commentary. Analyze performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and other relevant benchmarks; clearly explain key drivers and implications. Evaluate revenue growth, gross margin, utilization, backlog, pipeline, bookings, operating leverage, and other business-specific performance indicators. Convert complex financial and operational information into concise recommendations for leadership. Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close and reporting activities in partnership with Accounting. Business Partnership & Decision Support Serve as a trusted finance partner to leaders across Managed Services, Professional Services, Staff Augmentation, CSP, Sales, Operations, and Corporate Functions, as assigned. Support investment, hiring, capacity, and resource-allocation decisions with fact-based financial analysis. Develop business cases for new offerings, strategic initiatives, partnerships, and operational investments. Participate in business reviews and leadership discussions, presenting conclusions, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. Collaborate with Accounting and operational teams to improve the accuracy and consistency of financial and operating data. Process Improvement, Systems & Data Improve FP&A processes, calendars, templates, models, controls, and reporting standards. Partner with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to enhance data quality, reporting automation, and system integration. Use Excel, ERP, CRM, planning, and automation tools to improve insight, speed, scalability, and repeatability.