The Senior Finance Manager serves as a strategic finance partner to operational and commercial leaders, including facility leadership teams and regional executives. This role oversees financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and day-to-day finance support for an operating location. It also collaborates closely with centralized accounting teams to ensure all financial activities follow U.S. GAAP and internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to facility and regional management, supporting the achievement of operational and financial objectives.
- Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly forecasts, long-range plans, and annual budgets in alignment with business leadership direction.
- Monitor and interpret operational metrics and financial results, comparing actual performance to plans and providing recommendations that support organizational goals.
- Strengthen financial literacy across operational and commercial teams to support effective decision-making.
- Conduct data analysis to understand revenue streams, cost drivers, profitability trends, production metrics, and capital spending, communicating insights clearly to stakeholders.
- Maintain and assess long-term financial models, ensuring comparisons and assumptions remain accurate and relevant.
- Support month‑end close activities by compiling and reviewing financial information, including validating journal entries with centralized accounting teams.
- Prepare detailed variance explanations including assessments of risks, opportunities, and accounting treatment.
- Oversee the review and timely submission of financial statements, ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies and procedures.
- Support internal and external audit activities by providing documentation and analysis as needed.
- Identify process gaps and lead initiatives that drive continuous improvement.
- Contribute to special projects and respond to ad‑hoc requests from leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
- Experience working with ERP systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex information, and develop innovative solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with sound judgment and adaptability in responding to real‑time requests.
- Skilled in identifying and resolving complex finance and accounting issues and performing detailed financial analysis.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines with high accuracy.
- Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team‑oriented, client‑focused environment.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship‑building skills.
- Ability to interpret and work within contractual and policy frameworks.
- High attention to detail, commitment to learning, and a process‑driven mindset.
Salary Range
$150k - $170k
Additional Information
- Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
- Employment type: Full‑time
- Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
- Industries: Staffing and Recruiting