FP&A Manager
TLDR
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost-modeling for a hardware-focused company, partnering across operations to optimize margins and scale manufacturing.
We are seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to join our finance team and play a key role in driving financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making across the organization.
This role is ideal for someone who brings deep experience from hardware-oriented environments, with strong understanding of cost structures, materials, inventory, and pricing dynamics. You will work closely with cross-functional leaders to provide financial insight, improve visibility, and support scalable growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
- Build and maintain financial models that reflect complex cost structures, including materials, production, and inventory
- Partner with operations, supply chain, and R&D to analyze cost drivers and improve gross margins
- Develop and track KPIs related to manufacturing efficiency, inventory management, and unit economics
- Support pricing strategies through detailed margin and cost analysis
- Provide actionable insights to leadership to support strategic and operational decisions
- Analyze variances vs. budget/forecast and identify key business drivers
- Improve financial processes, reporting, and systems to support scale
- Prepare materials for executive leadership and board-level discussions
Requirements
- 6–10+ years of experience in FP&A or finance roles
- Mandatory experience in hardware, manufacturing, or product-based companies (not purely SaaS)
- Strong understanding of: BOM, Inventory accounting and management, COGS, pricing and unit economics in physical products
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
- Strong business partnering capabilities and communication skills
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- High attention to detail with a hands-on approach
- Experience working in high-growth or scaling companies
- Familiarity with supply chain and production environments
- Experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools
- Background in supporting global operations
What We Offer
- Opportunity to play a key role in a growing, innovative hardware-focused company
- High-impact position with exposure to senior leadership
- Collaborative and fast-paced work environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- High level of ownership and autonomy
- Hybrid work model
Benefits
High ownership and autonomy
High level of ownership and autonomy
Remote-Friendly
Hybrid work model
ZutaCore develops advanced waterless, direct-to-chip liquid cooling solutions, specifically designed for AI and high-performance computing workloads. Our patented ZutaCore HyperCool technology tackles the critical challenges of heat management in modern data centers, enabling them to operate faster and more efficiently while significantly reducing energy consumption. We cater to the evolving needs of the data center market by offering innovative solutions that enhance AI performance and promote sustainability.