Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

Description

Position Overview

The primary focus of this position is to provide financial planning and business decision support, including ad-hoc analysis, across the JHTR business segments, which include the Horizon Fitness, Bowflex/Schwinn and JRNY, E Commerce and Retail / Mass Merchant channel as well as for the Johnson Fitness & Wellness retail stores (JFW), Independent Dealers, Commercial, and JFW E Commerce sales channels   Am additional focus is providing financial reporting and analysis to internal and external customers.  This is a supervisory position.

Responsibilities

Management:

• Responsible for training, and development of supporting Finance Analysis team member(s)

• Conduct monthly check in’s with direct reports for performance management and coaching

• Drive team to succeed in reaching productivity and quality goals to meet/exceed customer need

Budgeting, planning, and forecasting:

• Manages the development of the annual budget and operating plan, including identification of key performance drivers and development of metrics to monitor and track performance 

• Experience with rolling 12-month forecasts and utilization of modeling capabilities with Adaptive Insights

• Maintains monthly, quarterly, and rolling 12-month forecast for Sales, P&L, working capital, and cash flow

• Maintenance of Adaptive Insights reporting tool and related reporting

Reporting:

• Develops and issues financial and operational reporting packages, including support for monthly reporting, Quarterly Business Reviews, ad-hoc analyses as required, including analysis of monthly results

• Provides analytical narratives and responses to parent company 

• Maintain other financial reports as needed

Analysis:

• Conducts business analysis to identify financial and business trends

• Develop and implement recommendations to improve business and financial performance

• Active team member on multiple business improvement projects

• Develop procedures to improve financial practices while establishing consistency in practices

• Provide on-going support for business’ financial analysis needs

• Facilitate business and financial improvement within organization

• Performs margin analysis as necessary

Accounting:

• Responsible for standardizing the forecasting, analytical, and business processes JHTR sales channels

• Supports month end close process as necessary

• Facilitate financial improvement processes

• Understands standard cost development and cost accounting concepts

• Assists with the annual Audit and Quarterly Review Processes as necessary

Other projects as assigned

Requirements

Education:

• Minimum 4-year degree in Accounting or Finance

• Additional education, such as MBA or CPA, preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of prior financial analysis experience forecasting, modeling, and analysis across different sales channels is required, with retail experience required.

• SAP experiences desired

• Experience with Adaptive Insights, or comparable reporting software, required

• Minimum of 4 years in a supervisory role required

• CPA or relevant accounting experience preferred

Other Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including PowerPivot, pivot tables, Vlookup, VBA, Macros, etc.)

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, able to clearly communicate financial information in an easy-to-understand manner at multiple levels and functions within the business 

• Strong system skills – experience with SAP (FI, MM & SD modules), BW, Adaptive Insights, Office Connect, Access

• Excellent analytical skills to understand business drivers that link operational performance to financial results

• Strong business acumen developed by willingness to immerse oneself in the business

• Strong problem solving and investigative skills, developing variance explanations, root cause analysis and developing potential solutions

• Effective presentation skills

• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills 

• Strong understanding of financial, management and cost accounting

Benefits:

We offer an excellent compensation package and team-oriented work environment with growth opportunities. Some of our outstanding benefits include:

· Health & Dental Insurance

· Company paid Life Insurance

· 401(k)

· Paid Time Off benefits

· Product discounts

· Wellness programs

EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability

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