FP&A Manager at Wipfli in US

Job description

• At Wipfli, people count.
• At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results.
• We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path.
• People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.
• The Manager of FP&A leads core financial planning, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis. The role owns the planning cadence, translates closed accounting results into business insights and supports leadership with budget discipline, forecast updates, cash forecast inputs, lender/management reporting and recurring performance narratives.

Responsibilities

• Leads annual budget and quarterly forecast cycles, and recurring variance analysis across revenue, margin, compensation, operating expenses and cash flow drivers.
• Supports PE sponsor and board reporting by preparing financial packages, KPI analysis, performance narratives, forecast bridges, variance analysis and responses to follow-up requests.
• Leads special projects and reporting redesign efforts, including standardizing reporting packages, simplifying recurring processes, improving forecast workflows and enhancing executive-ready materials.
• Owns partner compensation planning and analysis, including modeling, accrual support, plan scenario analysis, payout analytics and alignment to forecast and budget assumptions.
• Builds long-range planning models in support of the 5-year growth target.
• Develops and maintains financial models for revenue, billable hours, utilization , realization, headcount, compensation, partner distributions, operating expenses, technology spend, cloud spend, AI spend and scenario planning.
• Supports business case development for technology, automation, cloud, AI, operating investments and transformation initiatives, including ROI, payback, cost- benefit and sensitivity analysis.
• Partners with the data team to define, standardize and govern key financial and operating metrics used in reporting, dashboards and planning models.
• Coordinates monthly management reporting, lender reporting support, budget-to-actual analysis, forecast variance commentary and executive-level performance narratives.
• Establishes standards for reporting templates, assumptions, data validation, version control, forecast calendars and planning processes.
• Partners with accounting to understand close results, evaluate unusual items and ensure forecast and reporting outputs reconcile to actual financial results.
• Improves FP&A processes, reporting automation, planning tool usage and self-service analytics across Workday, Office Connect, Adaptive and related data sources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance , Accounting, Economics, Business or related field.
• Six+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, financial reporting, business analytics or related experience.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, board or sponsor reporting, financial modeling and cross-functional planning processes.
• Experience improving FP&A processes through automation, planning-system enhancements, dashboarding, data workflows or AI-enabled analysis and reporting tools.
• Advanced financial modeling, analytical, planning and executive communication skills.
• Ability to redesign reporting, manage special projects, build business cases and translate complex financial data into clear recommendations.
• Ability to apply automation and AI-enabled tools to improve planning workflows, reporting narratives, variance analysis, data validation and management reporting efficiency.
• Strong systems orientation with experience improving planning tools, data quality, automation and dashboard-enabled decision support.
• Req# 2026-8365
• Tiffany Farnsworth, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit her LinkedIn page to connect!

Skills

Required

• Advanced financial modeling
• Analytical skills
• Planning skills
• Executive communication skills
• Ability to redesign reporting
• Ability to manage special projects
• Ability to build business cases
• Strong systems orientation

Benefits

• Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location.
• Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $88,000 - $118,000 with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws.
• Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance.