CrossCountry Consulting
What You’ll Do:
- Support the development of FP&A processes at portfolio companies, aligning reporting cadences with production and S&OP cycles; help connect plant-level KPIs to broader business drivers.
- Assist in building operating and cash flow models, incorporating key elements like SKU/margin waterfalls, standard costing, labor absorption, and capex planning.
- Translate strategic plans into annual budgets and rolling forecasts; support monthly variance analysis and performance tracking.
- Contribute to the design of dashboards and scorecards that link operational metrics (e.g., OEE, yield, throughput) to financial outcomes (e.g., revenue, margin, EBITDA).
- Help refine cost accounting processes including BOM/routing integrity, labor efficiency, overhead rates, and SKU/channel profitability.
- Participate in 13-week cash flow forecasting and support liquidity planning under various volume/mix scenarios.
- Collaborate with operations and finance teams to integrate demand, supply, and capacity plans into financial forecasts; assist in identifying working capital opportunities.
- Support business case development for capex initiatives and help implement governance and post-investment reviews.
- Work with data and systems teams to improve analytical tools (Excel, Power BI/Tableau).
- Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards.
- Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes.
- Build relationships across portfolio leadership and plant teams; contribute to project delivery and internal practice development.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years’ experience in FP&A preferably in a Private Equity backed company.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships and advance through roles by driving impact and collaborating effectively across teams and leadership.
- Experience conversing with Controller group and accounting team, including fluent knowledge of the main elements and drivers of income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow.
- Strong analytical and modeling skills with significant experience building complex financial models for analysis and forecasting, with ability to summarize key data into executive dashboards.
- Advanced expertise of Microsoft Excel (e.g., macros, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of data analytics and related tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, SQL) and EPM tools (Adaptive, Anaplan, OneStream) a plus.
- Manufacturing cost expertise: Standard costing, variance analysis (rate/volume/mix), absorption, PPV/commodity tracking (e.g., steel, resin, energy), and working-capital optimization.
- Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.
- Continuous Learning Mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies and client standards.
- Experience mentoring and developing junior team members and helping project teams resolve multi-faceted issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CPA/CA preferred).
- 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial consulting, preferably within manufacturing, distribution, or industrial sectors.
- Strong understanding of cost structures, standard costing, and inventory accounting concepts.
- Proficiency with Excel and Power BI (experience with ERP and CPM tools is a plus).
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills – able to translate complex data into clear business insights.
- Consulting experience or exposure to private equity backed businesses is preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 40%; travel varies based on client preferences.
Benefits Summary
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
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