Drive the monthly financial close process for location
Create financial models to predict performance and prepare a monthly forecast
Analyze monthly financial performance versus expectations
Drive the annual planning process by interacting with branch to build a bottom-up budget while establishing business case that help support the annual operating goals
Establish monthly processes to review and analyze performance
Work with the client to create action plans to mitigate variances to plan
Serve as a key business partner to the general manager and area vice-president related to financial support and train manages to understand financial implications, tools, etc.
Participate in various special hoc projects providing research and analysis as well as solutions
Establish and ensure continuous improvement of best practices within the area and across the organization
Work with other finance managers to take the area FP&A forward in terms of efficiency and support provided to operations staff.
Qualifications
Position requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics or related field required; MBA a plus
5-7 years finance experience in a corporate and/or financial advisory environment
Significant financial experience usingfinancial/ERP systems
Comfort with standard finance and accounting methods
Broad business knowledge, organizational awareness, and an understanding of business profitability drivers
Comfort with standard finance and accounting methods
Proven analytic and quantitative decision-making skills
Strong project management, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
A passion for interacting in a positive and creative manner with customers and team members with the goal of developing effective partnerships
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interface efficiently with all levels of management - ability to provide clear, concise explanations of complex problems to management
Strong work ethic and results orientation required for fast paced, customer-focused environment
High degree of self-motivation and ability to work with limited supervision
A solid and unwavering belief in good ethics and honesty
Job: Operations Field
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Springfield-Springfield, MA
Work Locations Springfield, MA (7053_Springfield, MA)2840 Main StreetC/O Durham 7053Springfield, 01107
