Financial Planning Managers oversee all related fiscal processes in a company. They work to expand business models that affect budgets, and company disbursements. These managers may also be responsible for reviewing and approving all department budgets. The general responsibilities of a Financial Planning Manager may include analysis, risk evaluation, managing these risks, forecasting economic trends, enforcing pecuniary policies and guidelines throughout the company, and managing any other related projects.
A Financial Planning Manager usually performs any of the following tasks: • Testing, extracting, and expansion of data
• Developing reports
• Utilizing knowledge of compliance regulations, ISO standards, federal edicts, and other policies
• Performing financial analysis
• Leading projects and teams
• Recommending fiscal changes and measures
• Using fiscal tools, models, and reports
• Drafting, reviewing and analyzing budgets
• Chairing meetings
• Attending seminars, workshops and other meetings

• Being able to comprehend multifaceted fiscal models
• Financial analysis and reasoning
• Assessing risks, investments and budgets
• Networking
• Organization
• Presenting information and ideas
• Negotiating
• Collaborating with other professionals
• Managing people and responsibilities
• Thinking strategically and systematically
• Motivation
• Planning
• Project management
• Communication
• Stress management

Financial Planning Manager should possess at the minimum a first degree. However, at this level, employers often prefer them to have a Master's Degree. Their areas of specialization should include Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration. Other Business related degrees may be acceptable, but managers need to have a high aptitude for dealing with numeric and financial data as well as statistics.