FP&A and Strategy Execution Lead

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Position Title:

Financial Planning & Analysis and Strategy Execution Lead - West

Pay Rate:

$125,900 – $167,800

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

Memphis, TN

The Job You Will Perform:

We are seeking a high-impact FP&A, Optimization & Reporting Manager West. This critical leadership role is responsible for facilitating the execution of strategy deployment, developing, executing and tracking of optimization initiatives, driving financial planning, operational reporting, cost optimization, and capital investment analysis across manufacturing and commercial operations. You will be a key business partner to Group VP, Group Finance Director, Business GMs, Region Controllers, plants, and commercial leaders, translating performance into actionable insights, supporting capital decision-making, and enabling margin and productivity improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Execution & Deployment:

• Support the development of key strategic initiatives with data analytics to assist in identifying opportunities
• Support initiative builds through EBITDA build tool (upload and analysis, monthly, quarterly and year over impact calculations)
• Development of materials for the East/West MBR (to include KPI Scorecard, Strategic Priorities/Goals, Actual vs Targeted performance analysis, RCCMs)
• Support Strategic Business Units with MBR set up, design, and analytics
• Implement governance, training and deployment of EBITDA tool and initiative tracking within East/West finance team and East/West business.

Business Optimization & Cost Efficiency

• Support plants in identifying and executing cost savings and efficiency opportunities.
• Coordinate with procurement, supply chain, containerboard on initiative opportunities
• Track impact of continuous improvement and Lean initiatives on cost, productivity, and throughput.
• Drive working capital improvements through inventory analysis and process optimization.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the development of annual plans, rolling forecasts, and monthly performance reviews.
• Support strategic initiatives with robust financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Ability to provide recommendations for improvement opportunities based on business insights
• Identify risks and opportunities relative to plan and forecast.
• DSS financials integration (East)

Commercial & Capital Planning & Investment Analysis

• Analyze National and Local commercial opportunities and evaluate for 10Q EBITDA impacts (volume, margin lift/erosion)
• Provide analytics from salesforce tool for “Are we winning” in regards to National and Local pipelines
• Manage the capital planning process in partnership with AMM, engineering & operations.
• Monitor capital project execution, budget compliance, return on investment, and cash flow.
• Lead post-completion reviews to validate outcomes and ensure accountability.

Performance Reporting & Data Analytics

• Own management reporting processes and dashboard development (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
• Ensure reporting is timely, accurate, and aligned with business needs.
• Provide insights to guide tactical decisions and long-term strategies.

Business Partnering & Leadership

• Act as a strategic finance partner to operations, commercial, and functional teams.
• Lead regular performance reviews and support action planning to improve results.
• Mentor and develop financial analysts or team members.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and transparency.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business
• 7+ years of accounting and/or finance experience; work experience in manufacturing facility highly desirable.
• Corrugated and/or related finance experience in manufacturing environment a plus
• Strong command of ERP systems, Excel, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Proven ability to link operational performance to financial outcomes and strategic priorities.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and business partnering skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, along with intellectual curiosity, and critical thinking skills are a must
• Strong attention to detail, ability to manage and measure work along with strong process management and planning skills
• Comfort around higher management and strong presentation skills

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

The Career You Will Build:

Sales and Leadership training, promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 39,000 colleagues globally who are committed to creating what’s next. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Memphis  TN  38197