Platform Finance Manager

📋 Description

• Establish a solid business and financial management collaboration with the platform leader, leadership team, platform finance colleagues, and global accounting and shared services teams.

• Lead comprehensive financial planning, forecasting, and execution efforts.

• Oversee the application of 80/20 and Lean methodologies across business lines.

• Articulate business line strategies that meet financial objectives, including contingency and countermeasure plans supported by Root Cause analyses.

• Create and convey financial forecasts and projections for Revenue, Orders, Expenses, Income, and Cash Flow outcomes.

• Assist with end-of-period closing procedures to ensure accurate revenue recognition documentation.

• Propel working capital management and efficiency improvement projects.

• Provide analyses that clarify Revenue and Margin fluctuations and their cash flow implications both period-over-period and against forecasts.

• Model, evaluate, and report on productivity enhancement initiatives.

• Direct the preparation and oversight of platform/business line operational and functional expenditure budgets to maintain cost control and spending management.

• Develop, present, and implement the platform’s Annual Operating Plan and team budgets.

• Prepare and manage annual Capital and Operating Expense budgets and their expenditures.

• Compile and present materials for the platform Monthly Business Review (MBR) and Quarterly Operating Review (QOR).

• Assist in shaping the platform's long-term and short-term strategies along with relevant Strategic Agenda items and initiatives.

• Create models and related projections to evaluate and validate the achievement of planned growth and financial targets.

• Communicate and secure endorsement of these models with the platform leadership team.

• Support and co-lead M&A platform projects as required.

• Perform other similar duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Finance, Accounting, or Economics (MBA preferred).

• At least 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or a finance leadership position within a diverse global organization in an industrial B2B operating setting.

• Familiarity with Percentage of Completion (POC) project revenue and cost recognition methods and processes.

• Experience in leading and mentoring junior staff.

• Ability to serve as a liaison with Internal Audit, Accounting Services, and Shared Services teams.

• Strong understanding of GAAP and IFRS.

• In-depth knowledge of ASC606 and CECO revenue recognition policies.

• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft products, including Excel and PowerPoint, for planning, modeling, and analysis.

🏝️ Benefits

• We offer a range of medical insurance plans, including dental and vision coverage.

• Employee 401(k) plan.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• And much more.