Senior Manager, FP&A

Location: 

Shelton, CT, US

Req ID:  5718
Job Type: 

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Position Summary

  • The Senior Manager, FP&A plays a central role in orchestrating financial planning, reporting, and process execution across the North America (NA) region. This role is responsible for developing standardized reporting tools, scorecards that align financial and operational metrics, driving consistency in planning cycles, and improving visibility across key financial levers—including commercial overhead spending.

 

  • As a key process leader and thought partner to cross-functional teams, this individual will manage forecasting calendars, build and maintain planning templates, and guide operating units (BUs) through consistent and insight-driven financial reviews. This position is ideal for a strategic, organized finance professional with a deep understanding of commercial planning, cross-functional coordination, and operational rigor.

 

Accountabilities:

Core Financial Reporting & Planning

  • Design, manage, and continuously improve standardized BU-level P&Ls, sales trend analyses, and volume-price-mix (VPM) reporting.
  • Create and maintain forecasting and business review templates for BUs, consolidating into the total North America forecast pack for leadership reporting.
  • Develop reference guides for forecast periods, including summaries of new product development (NPD), eCommerce expectations, and key commercial drivers.
  • Oversee full commercial overhead planning, including detailed program and consulting spend, to ensure transparency and accuracy, including inceased visibility into 3rd-party spend.

 

Process Leadership & Forecast Governance

  • Own forecasting calendar management for North America, ensuring visibility of monthly and quarterly deadlines and aligning deliverables across teams.
  • Lead orchestration of planning and forecasting processes, ensuring cross-functional inputs (e.g., holiday timing, selling days, NPD launches) are systematically included.
  • Act as process owner to ensure BUs and sales finance teams are aligned to a standardized planning and review cadence.
  • Facilitate monthly operating expense reviews with NA leadership, highlighting key variances and performance against targets.
  • Provide monthly support on SLOB (slow-moving & obsolete inventory) reviews and ensure this becomes an embedded element of the financial planning cycle.

 

Analytical & Cross-Functional Support

  • Deliver monthly mix analysis and VPM reporting at the SKU level to support margin and performance discussions.
  • Support alignment and tracking against North America organizational expectations, ensuring financial visibility across functions and initiatives.
  • Contribute to overall FP&A capability-building by creating tools, templates, and reference guides that improve team effectiveness and forecasting accuracy.

 

Analytical & Cross-Functional Support

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Finance Managers and Analysts to build functional excellence and deliver high-impact support across the organization

 

Required Education, Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
  • 8–10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial reporting, or commercial finance, preferably within the consumer products or CPG industry.
  • Expertise in designing and managing standardized financial templates and forecast packs.
  • Strong organizational skills and a proven track record of managing complex planning calendars and cross-functional coordination.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with SAP, Hyperion, or Power BI strongly preferred.
  • Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to synthesize data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
  • Continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on optimizing processes, driving consistency, and scaling best practices.

 

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience in the CPG industry 
  • Advanced degree, MBA preferred
  • Systems skills with a focus on commercial applications

 

The salary range for this position is $128,000 - 192,000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance. 

 

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