Strategic Finance Manager

About the role

Manage financial forecasting and budgeting processes, including the preparation of internal management and board reporting.

Provide strategic recommendations to finance leadership and the executive management team based on rigorous financial analysis.

Assess company performance against both the annual budget and the company’s long-term strategy, making necessary adjustments and recommendations.

Conduct detailed variance analysis to drive a deeper understanding of the business and its financial performance.

Cook up with other finance and business partner team members to review financial information and forecasts.

Manage, coach, and develop finance team members, promoting their professional growth and enhancing team performance.

Lead ad-hoc projects that drive organizational goals, bringing together cross-functional teams for discussion.

Provide leadership to finance department team members, fostering a culture of independence and cross-organizational collaboration.

Prepare succinct presentations for decision-makers, translating complex data into actionable insights.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in business finance, consulting, or other relevant experience.
• Proven experience as finance leader with a track record of leading a team through successful outcomes.
• High proficiency in financial modeling and advanced knowledge of Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Problem solving and analytical abilities, advanced knowledge of Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to take complex topics, analyze and distill them down to actions and decision points.
• Proficient in the use of financial management software (e.g., NetSuite and spreadsheet-based planning and reporting tools).
• Effective partnership and influencing skills, able to work with every level of the organization.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently in an unstructured, fast-moving, growth-oriented organization.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in an environment with rapidly changing conditions.