Senior Manager, Enterprise Finance & Analytics

About the role

As the Senior Manager, Enterprise Finance & Analytics at Zekeman Industries, you will support enterprise-wide financial planning, executive reporting, operational analytics, and finance modernization initiatives.

This position combines financial analysis, executive communication, process improvement, and cross-functional business partnership to help drive strategic decision-making across a complex manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes to drive informed business decisions.
• Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses to evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Analyze operational and financial performance trends across business units and identify key business drivers.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership regarding financial performance, strategic initiatives, and operational improvements.
• Support preparation of materials for executive leadership, lenders, boards of directors, pension committees, and other stakeholders.
• Develop clear, concise analyses and presentations that translate complex financial information into actionable business insights.
• Enhance consistency, scalability, and efficiency of recurring financial reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline finance workflows and reporting activities.
• Partner with finance, IT, and operational teams to improve data accessibility, reporting capabilities, and analytics infrastructure.
• Develop enterprise dashboards, KPI frameworks, and business intelligence tools.
• Aid in evaluating and implementing emerging technologies, automation tools, and AI-enabled finance processes.
• Collaborate with operational finance, treasury, accounting, and business leaders across the organization.
• Develop a deep understanding of manufacturing operations, commercial drivers, and operational performance metrics.
• Participate in plant visits and operational reviews to strengthen business partnerships and financial insight.
• Lead and promote healthy and safe work practices as required by regulatory agencies and Company policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field required.
• 4–8 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, FP&A, consulting, or other analytical roles.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and executive reporting skills.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand business operations beyond financial results.
• Experience working with large data sets, financial systems, and business analytics tools.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms preferred.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or operational business experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to maintain regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance.

Qualifications

• Intellectually curious and analytical mindset.
• Passionate about building and modernizing finance capabilities within a dynamic industrial organization.

Skills

• Financial modeling and forecasting.
• Executive communication and presentation.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Process improvement and automation.
• Collaboration and relationship-building.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Bonus plan.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Loyalty awards.

Pay

$150,000 - $190,000 annually.

Schedule

Onsite role located in Chicago, IL.