Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

**Company Description** - ** Are you a finance trailblazer with a passion for turning data into strategy?**: - **Do you love guiding business decisions with meaningful insights?** Neptune Pacific Direct Line (NPDL) is experiencing a period of significant transformation. Formed in 2020, Neptune Pacific Line acquired Pacific Direct Line, bringing together two of the South Pacific’s top shipping and logistics companies to support the full supply chain of our customers in the region. NPDL is part of The Wonderful Company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Its other companies include FIJI Water, Justin and Landmark Vineyards, Vintage Nurseries, Wonderful Citrus, Wonderful Pistachios, Teleflora, POM Wonderful and Suterra. As our Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you’ll be the strategic finance partner that connects the dots between data and decision-making. Working closely with key stakeholders—including the Senior Executive Team, Other Functional Teams (including Equipment, Operations, Technical & Marine, and Sales), and the wider Finance function — you’ll lead provision of high-impact analysis that uncovers the "why" behind the numbers. As a leader in the NPDL Corporate FP&A team, you'll drive insights that shape the future of the business, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership. You’ll also lead and mentor a direct report focused on Corporate FP&A, helping to elevate our financial planning function to the next level. **Job Description** Here is what you will be doing**: - Lead the charge in consolidating financials for executive leadership—own monthly reporting, quarterly forecasts, and annual budget cycles that influence big-picture decisions. - Take the reins on budget development and forecasting, drilling into key drivers, operational metrics, and scenario analysis to keep the business one step ahead. - Champion high-performance standards and continuous improvement across all financial KPIs—because good isn’t good enough. - Shape the long-term future with robust P&L and cash flow forecasts, delivering actionable insights to NPDL’s senior leadership and corporate finance partners. - Build powerful, intuitive reports to track forecasting, sales trends, and monthly financial performance—and present findings with impact to senior stakeholders. - Translate complex financial data into clear, compelling stories that drive decision-making and spark action. - Deliver strategic P&L views across different segments of the business to unlock insights and drive growth. - Mentor and guide others, ensuring excellence in month-end reporting, variance analysis, and budget performance reviews. - Partner closely with cost and revenue centre leaders to monitor budgets and support smarter, data-backed decision-making. - Harness the power of CargoWise and Power BI to build dynamic, user-friendly reporting tools that add real value. - Play a key role in mergers & acquisitions —supporting financial due diligence and modelling that guides strategic investments. - Bring financial literacy to the business—help teams understand their numbers and use data to drive results. - Seek out and act on process improvement opportunities—challenge the status quo and offer fresh solutions. - Tackle high-impact ad hoc analysis projects (including implementation of a new planning and reporting tool) that help shape our strategic direction. **Qualifications** Here’s what you’ll bring to the table**: - A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CPA? Even better)—plus solid knowledge of GAAP standards to back it all up. - 10+ years of hands-on FP&A or commercial finance experience—bonus points for logistics, shipping, or Big 4 pedigree. - Bonus tools in your kit? Experience with VBA, SQL, Power BI or similar platforms to build smart, scalable reporting solutions. - A natural leader who flexes their style to connect across cultures and teams, earning trust and buy-in along the way. - High energy, high impact—you're self-motivated, results-focused, and bring a strong sense of ownership to everything you do. - You live and breathe Excel and PowerPoint, using data to create clear, persuasive stories that drive strategic action. - A strategic thinker with razor-sharp analytical skills and a keen eye for detail—you see the patterns others miss. - A true team player who thrives on collaboration and can build powerful partnerships across business functions. - Hands-on and unafraid to dive into the details—whether it’s high-level strategy or invoice-level data, you're all in. - Deadline-driven and adaptable—you perform at your best in fast-paced environments with ever-evolving priorities. - Stellar communication skills—you can clearly explain complex concepts to senior execs or cross-functional teams with ease. - A relationship builder—you foster trust and collaboration across all levels of the organization. - A self-starter with entrepreneurial energy and ur