What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager for Stable and Large Growing Retail Consumer Product Goods CPG Company position at Vertical Careers, Inc.?
Finance Manager
Summary:
The Finance Manager plays a key role in driving analysis to support financial performance and strategic decision-making across the organization. This position leads budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, delivering clear, data-driven insights to senior management and business partners. The role is responsible for developing robust financial models, performing in-depth profitability and variance analyses, and implementing reporting tools and dashboards to enhance visibility and operational efficiency. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, this individual translates complex financial data into actionable recommendations that support growth, optimize margins, and ensure sound financial management in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes in partnership with department leaders.
- Develop rolling forecasts and update projections based on business trends, risks, and new growth opportunities.
- Build and maintain detailed financial models to assess business scenarios and sensitivities.
- Review monthly and quarterly management reporting packages with variance analysis vs. budget, and prior year.
- Provide actionable insights on revenue, margin, operating expenses, and cash flow to inform strategic decisions.
- Conduct in-depth profitability analysis by customer, channel, product, and promotion to identify opportunities for revenue growth and margin expansion.
- Support commercial, operations, and strategic initiatives with ad-hoc financial analysis.
- Drive the implementation of automation, dashboards, and KPIs tracking to increase visibility and support data-driven decision making.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.
- 5 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, preferably in retail and wholesale industry.
- Strong business sense and ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with expertise in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with BI tools and Tableau strongly preferred.
- Familiar with SQL, Python, data warehousing, and advanced expertise in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated success in improving processes, building dashboards, and implementing reporting systems.
- Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Salary : $130,000