Finance Manager

Company: IFG International Financial Group Ltd
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

Salary Mid-Point: $110,000 Location: Chicago IL Job Type: Permanent IFG is partnering with a food distribution company looking for a Finance Manager, reporting to the CFO and having 1 direct report. This role will be responsible for managing the consolidated management reporting, financial analysis, and business insights to the leadership team. You will facilitate the business and financial planning process and be responsible for driving deeper insights and support into financial, operational, and workforce related performance and decisions. Implement and drive the core financial processes for the business including Annual Operating Plans, Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews, identifying and quantifying financial/operational risks and opportunities to the business, and driving ad-hoc business projects. -

• Lead and manage the consolidated management reporting and analysis activities, including preparing, analyzing, interpreting data and trends.
• Manage planning process and build financial models and analytical toolsets for budgeting, forecasting, and driving performance.
• Develop and monitor key business performance metrics across the consolidated and individual business lines or entities.
• Provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management based on analysis for purposes of scenario analysis, business case analysis, return on investment, and regulatory/audit engagements.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve existing processes, strengthen internal controls and optimize data management.
• Coach operational leaders on systems and tools to develop a data driven decision making methodology.
• Along with Controllership and IT Applications, assist in optimizing cost centers, GL accounts, and channel hierarchies to best facilitate analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate internal audit across all operating companies with accounting and operations.
• Maintain BI data analytics to support pricing strategy, demand planning and forecasting. Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or related data analytics field.
  • 5+ years of financial planning and business analysis experience required.
  • Strong knowledge of planning and performance processes, including annual budget, monthly forecast, and periodic business reviews.
  • Cost accounting background is highly preferred.
  • Data modeling and analytical skills including utilization of BI tools for dashboard creation
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