Global Strategic Finance Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the global annual budgeting process and the quarterly rolling forecast cycles.

• Facilitate planning submissions across various business units and regions.

• Ensure data integrity, question assumptions, and integrate forecasts into a cohesive plan.

• Manage planning schedules, timelines, and communications with stakeholders.

• Assist with P&L consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and activities related to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closures.

• Prepare consolidation documentation and conduct variance analyses.

• Collaborate with regional finance teams and accounting to guarantee reporting precision.

• Provide support for GAAP and management reporting perspectives.

• Create and maintain dashboards that track financial KPIs, budget comparisons, and performance trends.

• Identify drivers of variance and insights on business performance.

• Aid in monthly management reporting and internal governance meetings.

• Monitor debt covenants, cash positions, and liquidity metrics.

• Generate covenant tracking reports and highlight potential risks.

• Assist with liquidity forecasting and treasury coordination.

• Partner with regional finance leaders and business unit executives to enhance forecast accuracy.

• Resolve data inconsistencies and support root cause investigations.

• Develop and maintain financial models for budget-versus-actual comparisons, sensitivity analyses, and scenario planning.

• Promote improvements in the planning process, enhance data quality, and automate forecasting systems.

• Collaborate with IT and Finance Operations to deploy tools and automation.

• Support financial controls, reconciliations, validations, and governance of planning data.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in finance, including budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and business partnership.

• Experience in FP&A or corporate finance is essential.

• Preference for candidates with global and/or multi-entity finance experience.

• Familiarity with EPM planning tools such as Adaptive Insights, Vena, Hyperion, or Anaplan is preferred.

• Proficient in advanced Excel functionalities.

• Strong skills in financial modeling and analysis.

• Capable of performing variance analysis and creating scenarios.

• Excellent organizational skills and process-oriented mindset.

• Ability to handle multiple competing deadlines effectively.

• Skills in business partnership and stakeholder management.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proficient problem-solving skills and comfort with uncertainty and iterative processes.

• Familiarity with using LLM tools and AI-assisted applications.

• Experience in evaluating or implementing AI-driven efficiency tools is advantageous.

• Knowledge of ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle is preferred.

• An MBA or CPA designation is a plus.

• Experience in a PE-backed or growth-stage SaaS environment is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive employer dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Access to employee resource groups.

• Customized resources aimed at helping employees realize their full potential.

• A people-first, connected workplace community.

• An emphasis on professional development.