Senior Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

Position Overview

The Senior Manager, FP&A leads the site financial planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and business partnering activities. The role manages the FP&A team and translates operational and commercial drivers into clear financial outlooks, risks, opportunities, and actions. Working under the direction of the Head of Finance, the Senior Manager ensures disciplined planning, accurate P&L analysis, effective cost management, strong controls, and continuous improvement of FP&A processes and systems.

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Texas has never been more important—and we are looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. 

From developing the next vaccine to advancing cell and gene therapies, we collaborate with industry leaders to tackle complex challenges and deliver meaningful solutions.

If you’re ready to help transform the future of medicine, join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies. We offer a flexible work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. 

Our state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility is located in in College Station, Texas, which combines a small-town feel with vibrant culture, top-notch schools, and close proximity to big city life. Nestled between major hubs, it’s a dynamic location that blends convenience with innovation.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Lead the annual budget, re-budget, rolling forecast, and monthly forecast processes, including the Day 3 flash, in alignment with site and corporate timelines.
• Prepare executive-ready reporting and present monthly results, outlook, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to site leadership and key stakeholders.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods; identify root causes and partner with business owners to drive corrective actions.
• Manage P&L analysis across revenue, cost of sales, fixed costs, depreciation, and other key performance drivers; ensure accuracy, reconciliation, and clear financial narratives.
• Represent Finance in site S&OP and partner with Commercial, Program Management, Operations, and Supply Chain to translate demand, capacity utilization, program schedules, and staffing assumptions into revenue and margin forecasts.
• Partner with Accounting on FP&A-related close activities, including accrued and deferred revenue, accruals, prepayments, and revenue recognition; support an accurate and timely month-end close.
• Maintain financial models, planning assumptions, reconciliations, KPIs, and documentation supporting budgets, forecasts, and management reporting.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics, including the effective use of enterprise planning and BI tools.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure FP&A deliverables align with internal controls, J-SOX/SOX requirements, and applicable policies.
• Manage, coach, and develop the FP&A team; establish priorities, allocate work, review deliverables, provide feedback, and build team capability and coverage.
• Collaborate across Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Accounting, and Corporate Finance to improve transparency and support sound business decisions.
• Lead ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as assigned.

Scope and Decision-Making:

• Manages the day-to-day execution of site FP&A processes and translates objectives established by the Head of Finance into team workplans and deliverables.
• Exercises independent judgment on forecasting methods, analytical approaches, planning assumptions, reporting priorities, and process improvements within established policies.
• Escalates material financial risks, control concerns, and cross-functional issues to the Head of Finance with clear analysis and recommended actions.
• Influences business decisions through fact-based analysis and constructive challenge while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Strong FP&A, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting capabilities.
• Ability to convert complex financial and operational data into concise, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of P&L drivers, revenue and margin analysis, fixed-cost management, and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition under US GAAP and IFRS and experience supporting financial controls and audits.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems; experience with SAP or a comparable ERP is preferred.
• Experience with enterprise planning tools such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Hyperion and BI/reporting platforms such as Power BI , Tableau, Annapan.
• Effective people leadership, coaching, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication with the ability to present to senior audiences.
• High ownership, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant finance or FP&A experience; OR,
• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant finance or FP&A experience.
• 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning and forecasting cycles and partnering with cross-functional business leaders.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Work in an office environment with extended periods at a computer.
• Sit for prolonged periods and stand intermittently.
• Use repetitive hand, wrist, and finger motions to operate standard office equipment.
• Communicate effectively in person and through digital tools.
• Occasionally lift up to 10-15 pounds.
• Travel requirement is minimal.
• Onsite presence is expected a minimum of three days per week.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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