FP&A Manager NA

At Ontex, we are making everyday life easier across generations. Worldwide our 5,500 colleagues are taking pride in their work, guided by our values – Passion, Reliability, Integrity, Drive and Everyone. Every day they are developing, producing, and distributing affordable and sustainable baby, woman and adult personal care products.

As a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions for retailer brands and healthcare partners, founded in Belgium in 1979 and listed on Euronext Brussels, we believe that innovation should be accessible to everyone.

As we continue being 'Here for you’, we’re looking for a FP&A Manager NA to join our Finance team.

Job Purpose

The FP&A Manager supports the financial steering of the North America business by leading forecasting, performance management, financial modeling, and business partnering across Commercial, Operations, and S&OP. This role is responsible for delivering accurate financial insights, driving visibility on gross margin, cost drivers, and overhead, and enabling strategic and operational decisions that support profitable growth. The position requires deep analytical capabilities, strong understanding of US GAAP and IFRS, fluency in SAP S/4HANA, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a global, European-led organizational structure.

Main Responsibilities & Key Tasks

1. Financial Planning & Forecasting

Lead the Rolling Forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Strategic Plan, ensuring high accuracy and clear translation of operational assumptions into financial outcomes.
Develop a strong partnership with S&OP to ensure full alignment between operational plans and financial outcomes.
Support working capital planning, including DSO tracking, cash-collection visibility, and factoring forecast inputs.
Prepare robust scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making.
Identify risks, opportunities, and required actions early in the forecasting cycle.

2. Reporting & Business Performance Management

Deliver the monthly management reporting package, providing insights on performance vs. budget, forecast, and prior year.
Prepare pre-closing projections (flash), including expected sales, gross margin, and overhead landing, to ensure alignment with the forecast and early visibility on month-end performance.
“Tell the story” behind the numbers, ensuring senior leadership has clarity on drivers, trends, and needed corrective actions.
Track KPIs related to operations, gross margin, overhead, conversion cost, and commercial performance.
Partner with Operations to analyze material usage, waste, scrap, productivity, and their impact on GM.

3. Commercial Profitability & Pricing Analytics

Lead customer and product profitability analysis, identifying structural drivers of margin improvement.
Build and maintain pricing tools to support customer negotiations and business reviews.
Incorporate procurement cost indices into pricing and margin models to ensure accurate profitability forecasting for key customers (e.g., Honest, Walmart).
Provide insights into mix evolution, cost-to-serve, and customer contribution.
Support product launches and business cases with ROI, payback, and scenario models.

4. Strategic Support & Decision Enabling

Support strategic initiatives, including footprint decisions, productivity programs, cost transformation, and value creation plans.
Conduct special analyses on full P&L foreign-exchange exposure and quantify the impact on sales, gross margin, and overhead.
Prepare financial models for investments, contract renewals, supply chain initiatives, and pricing programs.
Develop presentations for NA Leadership, Corporate Finance, and internal stakeholders.

5. Data Integrity, Systems & Process Improvement

Ensure accurate, consistent financial data across SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, BW, and FP&A models.
Drive improvements in forecasting tools, standard reports, dashboards, and modeling templates.
Strengthen internal alignment with Group FP&A methodologies, ensuring consistency with European reporting standards.
Develop and effectively deliver presentations to various constituents spanning the Board Room to the shop floor in ways that properly connect with the audience

Job Requirements

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
5–8 years of experience in FP&A or Business Controlling, preferably in a manufacturing or CPG environment.
Prior experience working for a European or multinational company is highly desirable.
Experience with full P&L management, forecasting, profitability modeling, and operational finance.

Technical & Professional Skills

Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA (FICO) is required; experience with SAP reporting tools and Power BI is highly preferred.
Solid understanding of US GAAP and IFRS, with the ability to navigate differences in reporting requirements.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Strong data literacy and ability to interpret complex operational and commercial datasets.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting clearly to senior leadership.

Leadership Behaviors

Strong business acumen with the ability to challenge and influence cross-functional partners.
Ownership mindset, able to drive deadlines with accuracy and structure.
Collaborative team player with the ability to coach junior analysts.
Pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to work in a fast-moving, evolving environment.

Why Ontex?

Opportunity to work within a global organization balancing local execution with European governance.
Exposure to complex manufacturing, commercial, and operational processes.
Collaborative culture that supports professional growth and continuous development.
Competitive compensation, benefits, and hybrid work options.

If you're passionate about the role and believe you would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply, ensuring a fair and transparent selection process. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact our HR department at mike.beer@ontexglobal.com.

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