Aston Carter Hiring for FP&A Manager Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

Description:
The FP&A Manager will be responsible for working with business partners to develop financial forecasts, help lead the annual budgeting process, and provide operating and financial variance analyses to drive strategic business decisions. This person will play a key role in developing technology investment business cases, including projecting total-cost-of-ownership of software products, and projecting and tracking enterprise value of products and investments (revenue and cost savings).

Responsibilities:

• Functioning as a key finance point of contact for business stakeholders, driving financial transparency and insight into cost and revenue drivers
• Present financial updates across a variety of stakeholder groups, including internal finance, tech leadership, and operational executives (Manager to EVP level audience)
• Central point of contact for a fast-growing segment of the business
• Run monthly close & forecasting process; validate and analyze results while identifying key execution items to plan.
• Lead the annual budget process
• Work closely with leadership to help identify, drive and monitor margin expansion opportunities (cost reduction, revenue expansion) while improving performance levels.
• Work with accounting team to appropriately book and forecast cost and revenue; appropriately apply accounting principles related to capex, revenue recognition
• Providing ad hoc analysis to leadership to help articulate business performance and trends
• Develop process solutions through automation, standardization, and innovation.
• Manage direct report(s); effectively divide responsibilities across team and promote professional development of direct reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis Senior role, analyzing financial results/statements, and developing budgets and forecasts.
• Intermediate Accounting experience/knowledge (capitalization, revenue recognition)
• Analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate results verbally and through financial analyses and other documents to all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while keeping pace with changing internal and external customer demands.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience in building and running complex financial models and financial allocations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Polished management presentation and communication skills; ability to defend and articulate concepts effectively.

About Aston Carter:
At Aston Carter, we’re dedicated to expanding career opportunities for the skilled professionals who power our business. Our success is driven by the talented, motivated people who join our team across a range of positions – from recruiting, sales and delivery to corporate roles. As part of our team, employees have the opportunity for long-term career success, where hard work is rewarded and the potential for growth is limitless.

Established in 1997, Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm, providing high-caliber talent and premium services to more than 7,000 companies across North America. Spanning four continents and more than 200 offices, we extend our clients’ capabilities by seeking solvers and delivering solutions to address today’s workforce challenges. For organizations looking for innovative solutions shaped by critical-thinking professionals, visit AstonCarter.com. Aston Carter is a company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call 888-237-6835 or email [email protected] for other accommodation options. However, if you have questions about this position, please contact the Recruiter located at the bottom of the job posting. The Recruiter is the sole point of contact for questions about this position.