Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Job Summary

The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis leads the full financial management cycle, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analytics, while providing strategic insights that drive operational excellence and informed decision‑making. The role requires financial acumen, business partnership, and operational understanding.

• Support the development of the strategic plan and own the long‑range financial planning process.
• Lead the enterprise planning process: annual operating plan, target establishment, capital expenditure planning, and performance controls.
• Manage budget consolidation for operating units.
• Develop financial planning tools to optimize liquidity and capital deployment.
• Analyze historical data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reports for key metrics and financial recommendations.
• Conduct scenario planning and real‑time forecasting.
• Create cash flow models and improve financial processes.
• Identify efficiencies and evolve financial processes and models.
• Act as a trusted business advisor to finance, operations, and cross‑functional partners, providing data‑driven insights.
• Partner with leadership on business case modeling and ROI analysis.
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operations to deliver business narrative variance analysis.
• Support revenue activities, including client invoicing and receivables.
• Assist with contract management activities.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing team through coaching, training, and engagement.
• Influence across a matrixed organization to drive strategic outcomes.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related area.
• Master’s or advanced degree preferred.

• 10 years of financial planning & analysis experience.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience.

• Experience in top‑tier public accounting or consulting (Big 4 or similar).
• Experience in logistics, manufacturing, or related industry.

• Executive‑level communication and board‑ready presentation skills.
• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management.
• Detail‑oriented with ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
• Deep financial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Expert ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Handle multiple tasks in fast‑paced environment and tight deadlines.
• Experience with M&A financial analysis and enterprise pricing strategy.
• Excellent project management skills and continuous improvement mindset.
• Robust experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis.
• Expert technological skills, especially Excel and Power BI.

• Competitive compensation and benefit programs.
• Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Travero, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliant Energy, is a logistics solutions company providing freight brokerage, rail and barge terminal services, warehouse management, and transloading. Travero offers one‑stop supply‑chain solutions to help customers grow their businesses.

Travero is committed to an inclusive work environment for all and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. All positions require successful background checks and, where applicable, drug screening.