Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Pay rate: $100.00/hr to $115.00/hr on W2Duration: 12 MonthsLocation: San Jose, CA or Boise, IDDescription:The Finance Business Process Expert drives end-to-end process excellence across Finance by defining, measuring, improving and sustaining standardized processes.This role partners with Finance process owners, IT/business analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, compliance, and user experience using a structured continuous improvement methods.Key Responsibilities:Lead efforts to define process intent and scope, align to strategic objectives, and establish/maintain process performance metrics and measurement methods.Continuously evaluate performance and integrate stakeholder feedback to refine and optimize processes; identify training needs for key process performers.Lead, facilitate and execute cross-functional improvement initiatives to reduce defects/variations and remove waste, using Lean and Six Sigma methods and data-driven root cause analysis.Mentor and coach team members and build organizational capability through training and best-practice sharing.Develop and monitor KPIs to track improvement outcomes and business impact; communicate progress, risks, and results to stakeholders and leadership.Serve as a subject matter expert on semiconductor finance process leading practices, advising Finance leadership on process design decisions, transformation tradeoffs, and long-term scalability considerations.Apply semiconductor industry leading practices to the design, standardization, and continuous improvement of Finance processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, compliant, and fit for a highly-complex manufacturing environment.Partner with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure process designs support manufacturing, supply chain, and technology roadmap new common to the semiconductor industry.Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related experience10+ years in finance operations/process excellence, business process management, continuous improvement or finance transformation rolesLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred ( or equivalent advanced CI certification); Green Belt considered with strong project leadership track recordExperience with finance platforms and analytics/reporting ecosystems (e.g. ERP Finance, close/reconciliation tooling, BI/data platforms) as relevant to your environment