Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Position Summary

The FP&A Manager – USA is responsible for leading the financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis and management reporting activities for the U.S. operations.

Acting as a key finance business partner to U.S. leadership, the FP&A Manager provides clear and actionable financial insights to support business decisions, improve financial performance and ensure strong alignment between operational priorities and the company’s financial objectives.

The role combines strong financial expertise, business partnering and analytical capabilities, with a particular focus on improving forecast accuracy, strengthening performance management and continuously enhancing FP&A processes and tools.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget and forecasting processes for the U.S. operations.
• Coordinate financial assumptions with business leaders and ensure consistency with operational plans.
• Prepare regular financial forecasts, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBIT and other key financial indicators.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and proactively communicate them to management.
• Develop scenario analyses and financial simulations to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Continuously improve forecast accuracy and planning methodologies.

Financial Performance & Business Analysis

• Monitor U.S. financial performance against budget, forecast and prior-year results .
• Perform detailed variance analysis and identify key operational and financial drivers.
• Analyze profitability by business unit, customer, activity and other relevant dimensions.
• Provide actionable recommendations to management to improve profitability and financial performance.
• Challenge business assumptions and support operational leaders in understanding the financial impact of their decisions.
• Develop forward-looking analyses to anticipate performance trends, risks and opportunities.

Management Reporting

• Lead the preparation of monthly management reporting for the U.S. operations.
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency and timely delivery

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entation skills, including interaction with senior executives.

• Ability to challenge business stakeholders constructively.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• High level of ownership, autonomy and accountability.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Leadership Expectations

The FP&A Manager is expected to go beyond producing financial reports. The position should:

• Anticipate rather than simply explain performance.
• Challenge assumptions rather than only consolidate them.
• Turn financial data into actionable business insights.
• Raise financial risks and opportunities early.
• Promote accountability for financial performance across the organization.
• Contribute actively to the transformation and modernization of the Finance function.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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