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Job Description - Corporate Finance Manager

Description

💼 Corporate Finance Manager (FP&A, Strategic Finance & Capital Planning)

Full-Time Remote | U.S. Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a highly analytical and strategic Corporate Finance Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, capital allocation, and executive financial analysis for a growing business.

This is not a transactional accounting role.

You will play a critical role in:

  • driving financial strategy,
  • supporting executive decision-making,
  • building financial models,
  • improving forecasting accuracy,
  • and helping leadership allocate capital effectively.

This role combines:

  • FP&A,
  • strategic finance,
  • treasury management,
  • executive reporting,
  • financial modeling,
  • and investment analysis.

You’ll work directly with leadership, helping translate financial data into actionable business decisions while supporting long-term company growth.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Financial Planning & Forecasting

  • Lead annual budgeting processes across departments and business units
  • Manage rolling monthly and quarterly forecasts
  • Consolidate financial reporting across:
    • entities,
    • teams,
    • or geographies
  • Improve forecast accuracy and planning visibility
  • Support long-term financial planning initiatives

Strategic Finance & Investment Analysis

  • Build advanced financial models including:
    • DCF
    • ROI
    • IRR
    • NPV
    • scenario analysis
    • sensitivity analysis
  • Evaluate:
    • capital investments,
    • growth initiatives,
    • pricing strategies,
    • and M&A opportunities
  • Identify:
    • margin improvement opportunities,
    • cost efficiencies,
    • and operational risks
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership

Cash Flow & Treasury Management

  • Monitor:
    • liquidity,
    • working capital,
    • and cash positions
  • Support:
    • debt covenant compliance,
    • capital structure management,
    • and financing strategies
  • Partner with:
    • banking institutions,
    • investors,
    • and executive leadership
  • Improve treasury visibility and financial planning processes

Executive Reporting & Financial Insights

  • Prepare:
    • board presentations,
    • KPI dashboards,
    • monthly reporting packages,
    • executive summaries
  • Deliver clear variance analysis and commentary
  • Translate complex financial data into actionable business insights
  • Ensure reporting accuracy and GAAP/IFRS alignment

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Partner with:
    • operations,
    • sales,
    • product,
    • and executive teams
  • Align financial strategy with operational execution
  • Support fundraising and investor-related initiatives
  • Mentor and review work from financial analysts and junior team members

Controls & Process Improvement

  • Strengthen:
    • forecasting workflows,
    • reporting processes,
    • and internal controls
  • Support:
    • audits,
    • due diligence,
    • and compliance initiatives
  • Improve reporting scalability and financial visibility
  • Drive automation and operational finance improvements

✅ Required Experience & Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in:
    • corporate finance,
    • FP&A,
    • investment banking,
    • or strategic finance
  • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets expertise:
    • scenario modeling
    • financial forecasting
    • consolidations
    • macros
    • sensitivity analysis
  • Strong experience with:
    • NetSuite
    • SAP
    • Oracle
    • or similar ERP systems
  • Proven experience preparing:
    • executive reporting
    • financial models
    • board presentations
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA, CFA, or CPA
  • Experience supporting:
    • M&A transactions
    • fundraising
    • investor relations
    • capital allocation initiatives
  • BI dashboard experience:
    • Power BI
    • Tableau
    • Looker
  • Background in:
    • SaaS
    • professional services
    • multi-entity organizations

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You combine strategic thinking with hands-on financial analysis
  • You can simplify complex financial insights for leadership
  • You are highly analytical, detail-oriented, and organized
  • You thrive in fast-paced business environments
  • You enjoy influencing business decisions through data
  • You are comfortable presenting to executives and stakeholders

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Update forecasts and review financial variances
  • Build and refine investment and forecasting models
  • Prepare board and executive reporting materials
  • Analyze cash flow, liquidity, and operational performance
  • Meet with department leaders to align forecasts and goals
  • Review analyst work and provide mentorship
  • Identify financial risks and opportunities proactively

In short:
You help leadership make smarter financial and strategic decisions through accurate forecasting, rigorous analysis, and executive-level financial insights.

📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Forecast accuracy within target variance ranges
  • Timely delivery of executive and board reporting
  • ROI and effectiveness of capital allocation decisions
  • Quality and clarity of financial insights
  • Operational efficiency improvements in finance processes
  • Positive executive feedback on strategic support and reporting

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

  • High visibility with executive leadership and decision-makers
  • Exposure to strategic finance and capital planning initiatives
  • Opportunity to influence company growth and financial direction
  • Blend of hands-on modeling and strategic advisory work
  • Leadership and mentorship opportunities
  • Strong career growth into:
    • Director of Finance
    • VP Finance
    • Strategic Finance Leadership

🧪 Interview Process

  • Initial Phone Screen
  • Video Interview with Recruiter
  • Practical Financial Modeling Exercise
  • Client Interview with CFO / Executive Team
  • Offer & Onboarding

👉 Apply Now

If you:

  • enjoy financial modeling and strategic analysis,
  • thrive in FP&A and corporate finance environments,
  • can translate numbers into actionable business decisions,
  • and want direct exposure to executive leadership,

this role is a strong fit for you.

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