Nextern Looking for Sr. Finance Business Partner at White Bear Lake, MN Full Time

Nextern is hiring for the role Sr. Finance Business Partner. This role comes with competitive pay and a full benefits package (details below)

SUMMARY: As the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a vital role in connecting business and finance strategies to drive business performance. This role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to influence and drive change. This role supports strategy, planning, decision-making, and overall financial performance by partnering with senior business leaders. Collaboration, partnership, and active stakeholder management are foundational to succeed in this role. The business partner supports the financial and strategic needs of business VPs and directors while maintaining a solid-line reporting relationship to Finance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This role will support strategy, planning, decision-making, and overall financial performance of our Product Development P&L by partnering with senior business leaders
• This person will be tasked with strategic decision, financial analysis, and reporting of sales compensation in support of the Product Development organization
• Responsibilities will include input into the creation of long range/annual Plan, forecasting and actuals management reporting
• Areas of focus will include analyzing trends and results for sales, compensation expense and profitability by product, channel, and producer
• Deliver financial analysis, planning/forecasting and decision-making support to multiple business areas and facilitate key business routines such as quarterly forecast, annual and long-range planning
• Own, partner, and deliver business analyses to report results, identify issues, support decision making, present solutions to business leaders, and influence leaders and their management teams to act upon the information supplied
• Serve as a partner to divisional management in the monthly review and updating of financial forecasts on a rolling basis; work with corporate finance to review affordability of expenses and adjust as needed
• Ensure timely and accurate invoicing of project development work to clients
• Support resource investment analysis processes across a portfolio of projects
• Provide oversight on resource investments to ensure desired outcomes and ROI levels are achieved
• Identify opportunities for revenue expansion, margin enhancements and expense opportunities

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• It requires strong analytical skills and ability to influence and drive change
• FP&A, financial analysis or public accounting experience required
• Successful experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, business partnership, and financial modeling required
• 5-10 years financial planning & analysis experience or other similar experience
• Advanced skills in spreadsheet/database applications
• Experience in PowerPoint with desire to develop executive level presentation skills
• Critical thinker
• Must be able to handle multiple priorities and deadlines independently
• Demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of management and employees, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to constructively handle conflict
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
• Ability to proactively identify issues and take on additional challenges as needed

Benefits

Nextern offers excellent benefits to fuel you in building a fulfilling life & career:

• Employer subsidized health insurance for employees
• Employer paid dental insurance
• Employer HSA contribution
• 401k plan with a company match
• 9 paid holidays (including your birthday!) + PTO and Personal days
• Gym membership subsidy
• Employer paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life and ad&d insurance coverage