Financial Planning & Analysis Manager in Boston, Massachusetts at NWN

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

US-MA-Boston

Job ID: 2026-7370
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: FINANCE
Remote - United States

Responsibilities

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager role is responsible for working with Finance and across all NWN to provide insights and analysis on company performance with the goal of improving revenue, costs and margins.

• Working closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's annual budget as well as medium to long term financial and strategic plan.
• Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance.
• Utilizing BI tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance.
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results.
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results.
• Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiatives.
• Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions.
• Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts.
• Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets.
• Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations.
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts and profitability.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Degree in Finance, Economics or Related Field Required
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant financial analytical experience. Required
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of Excel, BI and reporting tools.
• Strong quantitative abilities.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• High level of commercial acumen.
• Working knowledge of accounting rules.

• Demonstrated comfort with adopting emerging AI tools and technologies to optimize processes, improve collaboration, and drive operational effectiveness.

All offers of employment at NWN are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. This process ensures a safe and secure work environment for all employees.

NWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer: NWN provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment free from unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.

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