Finance & Strategic Operations Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee regional budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and FP&A functions across various branch and operational sites.

• Create, maintain, and improve financial models, reporting packages, dashboards, and KPI tracking tools.

• Collaborate with regional and branch leadership to assess financial performance, labor trends, margin effectiveness, and identify business risks and opportunities.

• Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly financial and operational reporting packages to regional and corporate leadership.

• Conduct variance, profitability, trend, and operational reporting analyses.

• Convert financial and operational data into practical recommendations for leadership.

• Aid in the assessment of investments, operational improvement projects, and strategic business initiatives.

• Support enhancements to financial reporting infrastructure, controls, and operational processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in FP&A, finance, financial analysis, investment analysis, strategic finance, or related analytical business roles.

• Previous experience in supporting multi-site, regional, field-based, or operationally intensive organizations is preferred.

• Strong grasp of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial reporting, and operational performance analysis is essential.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required.

• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools is preferred.

• Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills.

• Capability to distill complex information into clear business recommendations.

• Proficient in effective communication and building relationships with executive leadership and operational teams.

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, high-growth, private equity-backed environment with shifting priorities.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% for budget forecasting and training.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off.

• Health and wellness coverage.

• 401(k) savings plan.

• A challenging and rewarding working environment.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Projects that broaden experience and test abilities in the global marketplace.

• A comprehensive suite of benefits.