Channel FP&A Manager - Mineral Fiber Job

Primary location:Lancaster,Pennsylvania
Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:<10%
Non-compete:No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $95,000 to $140,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
• A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team, and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe.
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, Mineral Fiber, the Channel FP&A Manager leads FP&A for multiple Mineral Fiber channels, partnering with business leaders to drive growth, optimize cash, enhance value propositions, and leverage data for strategic decision-making. A strong business partner, the incumbent works cross-functionally to accelerate profitable growth aligned with the company's strategic plan.

What's in for you!

• Growth Potential: High visibility position to be a business partner.
• Strategic Ownership: Help shape business decisions.
• Versatility & Impact: Interact withmultiple business functions, including go-to-market leaders, operations, and various finance teams.
• Innovation & Agility: Provideforward-thinking approaches todrive changes for business needs.

What you'll be doing

Level I

• Partners with channel leaders to develop and execute on channel specific financial operating plans and forecasts.
• Performs financial analysis to maximize financial performance across multiple mineral fiber channels using input through partnering with the respective channel leaders and teams.
• Oversees the accuracy of monthly financial results (P&L, Balance Sheet) and ensure internal control compliance.
• Supervises month-end closing processes, including accruals, intercompany billing, vendor reporting, sales incentives, rebate accruals, and cash flow management.
• Ensures adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, maintaining strong internal controls (segregation of duties, reconciliations, etc.).
• Supervises a financial analyst, ensuring accuracy in monthly financial results (P&L, Balance Sheet) and internal control compliance.
• Guides financial analyst in conducting financial and operational analysis, identifying variance root causes, and proposing corrective measures.

Level II

• Leads financial planning initiatives, collaborating with business leadership to develop budgets, forecasts, and strategic financial plans.
• Oversees financial modeling for growth projections, competitive analysis, and market trend assessments.
• Manages financial analysts in optimizing data insights using tools (SAP Analytics Cloud, BW, Salesforce.com, OneStream, Tableau).
• Evaluates and refine existing processes to improve efficiency, ensuring best practices across financial operations.
• Oversee third-party accounting services for foreign entity reporting within the MF segment.

Level III

• Direct the preparation and review of business cases for investments, including product extensions, new ventures, and strategic decisions.
• Provide financial guidance for medium- to long-term business strategies, partnering with leadership to drive financial success.
• Influence executive decision-making through financial advisory and long-term strategic planning. Develop executive level recommendations and analysis to support agile business decisions in supported channels.
• Manage and mentor finance teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering professional growth.
• Optimizes internal controls to increase efficiency while maintaining and/or improving compliance with accounting standards and company policy. Monitors and drives compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.

What will make you successful

Level I

• Strong analytical skills with experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Proficiency in financial systems and data tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, BW, Salesforce.com, OneStream, and Tableau.
• Understanding of internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and best financial practices.
• Ability to supervise and manage a financial analyst in day-to-day financial tasks.

Level II

• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence business decisions.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including long-term projections and competitor analysis.
• Process improvement expertise, optimizing financial workflows for efficiency.
• Strong business acumen with experience in evaluating investment proposals and strategic initiatives.
• Coaching and development of financial analysts, preparing them for expanded responsibilities.

Level III

• Executive-level strategic thinking, driving long-term financial planning and profitability.
• High-impact financial advisory to leadership, shaping corporate decision-making.
• Display role model finance business partnering behaviors including the ability to develop trusted relationships across broad group of stakeholders and clearly articulate the implications of business decisions to the financials.
• Leadership experience in managing finance teams and mentoring future leaders.
• Influence over business strategy through data-driven insights and financial recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field (MBA preferred).

• FP&A, financial analysis, or accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing, industrial, or related sectors.
  • Level I - 5+ years required
  • Level II - 7+ years preferred
  • Level III - 10+ years preferred

What will make you stand out

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred.

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1.3B in revenue, AWI has about 3,600 employees and a manufacturing network of twenty-one facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisitionand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!