Finance Manager

Finance Manager with a $3+ billion publicly-traded company.

Summary

The Finance Manager will play a critical role in driving financial performance, providing strategic insights, and supporting decision-making processes across various business units within the organization.  The role will support the VP, work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders, manage two analysts, and be responsible for financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

• Proactively collaborate with business unit leaders to understand their objectives, challenges, and opportunities, and provide financial guidance and support accordingly.
• Lead financial planning and analysis activities for various functional areas. This includes budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, target setting, resource allocation, and scenario planning, to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Maintain an accurate forecast at all times.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess the financial impact of strategic initiatives, investments, and business decisions.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics, identify trends, and proactively address issues or deviations from targets.
• Coordinate with multiple business stakeholders.
• Assist with design and development of models in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) tool.
• Prepare and present financial reports, presentations, and dashboards to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting key insights, trends, and recommendations with a focus on how items emerge in financial results.
• Assist with the identification, analysis, documentation, and development of continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, enhance business processes, and reduce/eliminate pain points.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 6 – 10 years of experience in Corporate Finance, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Series 6 license required within 6 months of position start.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in financial software tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/EPM software.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to convey financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills, effective time-management, and attention to detail are critical to success.
• Excellent independent, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills but understands when to escalate.