Manager, Strategic Finance

Position Summary

The Manager, Strategic Finance works directly for the Chief Financial Officer on a portfolio of accounting, revenue, and analysis projects. The role has no direct reports to start and does not own a standing department. It exists to take on the work that matters most in a given quarter, solve it, and put a durable process behind it. Typical assignments include technical accounting research and memos, revenue and billing investigations, financial modeling and business cases, reporting and dashboard builds, close and process improvement, system implementation support, and acquisition diligence and integration workstreams. The role works across NetSuite, billing and settlement platforms, and operational data sources, and partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Software Developers/IT, Sales, and Client Success. This role is built for someone who came out of public accounting or consulting, liked the variety and the pace, and wants to stay on a project long enough to see the operational result rather than delivering a file and moving on.

How The Role Works

• Assignments come from the CFO and are scoped before work begins, including objective, deliverable, timeline, and definition of done
• Two to four active workstreams at a time, spanning accounting, revenue, and analysis
• Work is delivered as a finished product: a documented model, a written memo, a reconciled schedule, or a process that runs the same way every period
• Some projects transition to the team that will own them going forward, and others stay with this role as a recurring responsibility, so the job builds a base of ongoing work alongside new assignments
• Active projects and recurring responsibilities are reviewed with the CFO to reset priorities and keep capacity available for new work
• Influence comes from credibility and clear analysis rather than position, and this role moves work forward across departments without direct authority

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Accounting and Close

• Research, conclude, and document technical accounting positions, including revenue recognition and purchase accounting for completed acquisitions
• Build and rebuild reserve and accrual methodologies, including supporting schedules and documentation for external audit
• Reconcile and clean up aged balance sheet accounts, then build the recurring process that keeps them clean
• Support period-end close cycles and lender reporting with schedules, roll-forwards, and written commentary

Revenue and Billing

• Analyze populations of disputed, uncollected, and aged invoices across all business segments at RLX to assess collectability and revenue quality
• Leverage internal systems (NetSuite, billing/settlement platforms, operational data) and client-facing user interfaces (customer AP portals, deduction/chargeback platforms, credit tools) to research and validate disputed, short-paid, or aged invoices
• Conduct root-cause analysis on recurring billing, invoicing, or contract issues driving rejections, disputes, short-pays, or write-offs, then implement the upstream fix in partnership with Operations, Billing, and IT
• Validate contracted rates and terms against what is actually billed and collected, with particular attention to large national retail clients and other Fortune 500-scale accounts
• Quantify revenue-at-risk and prepare data-supported conclusions and recommendations regarding collectability for Finance and Accounting leadership

Analysis and Decision Support

• Build financial models and business cases for pricing, capital spend, facility decisions, and new client programs
• Build and maintain analytical models, aging schedules, and dashboards tracking DSO, aging buckets, dispute drivers, and collectability by client, client segment, and business line
• Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reporting and executive-ready summaries for the CFO, executive team, board, and lenders
• Investigate variances to plan and explain them in rate, volume, and mix terms
• Support acquisition diligence, quality of earnings review, and post-close integration workstreams

Process and Systems

• Document and continually improve standard operating procedures across finance and accounting processes
• Support ERP, billing, and reporting system changes through requirements definition, testing, and validation
• Identify and implement automation in recurring reporting and reconciliation work
• Maintain clear documentation of methodology, data sources, and definitions used in analysis, consistent with RLX's governed analytics standards
• Performing other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in public accounting, consulting, or a project-based finance or accounting role, or a combination of public accounting and industry experience
• Demonstrated record of turning an ambiguous request into a scoped, finished, documented deliverable
• Working knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition, and of month-end close mechanics
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (advanced formulas, arrays, large dataset management) and demonstrated financial modeling ability
• Experience with accounting/ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) and billing or settlement platforms
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines and shifting priorities
• Ability to get work completed across departments without direct authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and the board
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Confidentiality and sound judgment in handling client and financial data

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Public accounting or advisory experience, including audit or transaction services for privately held or private equity backed companies
• Experience in third-party logistics, transportation, freight, or supply chain industry
• Experience supporting acquisition diligence, purchase accounting, or post-close integration
• Experience with SQL and/or BI and analytics platforms such as Power BI, Domo, or Snowflake
• Prior experience supporting revenue assurance, credit risk, or investor/financial reporting functions