IFG is partnering with a high growth, PE backed organization in the northwest suburbs looking for a Finance Manager. This role will come packed with responsibilities to manage the FP&A for the entire company, but also manage a small part of the treasury. 80-90% of the role will be finance/fp&a and the remaining time spent on treasury. This is a high visibility role with the entire organization and to interact with the C-Suite on a regular basis.
Compensation is $120K – $140K base plus a 10% bonus.
Finance & Treasury Manager
The Finance & Treasury Manager is responsible for protecting and optimizing the organization’s cash position by developing and implementing treasury strategies, policies, budgeting processes, and forecasting practices. This position works closely with senior leadership on matters including capital structure, working capital, foreign exchange exposure, interest rate risk, and insurance risk management. The role reports to the designated department leader.
Essential Functions
- Lead the organization’s annual budgeting and forecasting processes, collaborating with leaders across functional areas to ensure financial projections are accurate and to identify, monitor, and forecast key operational and budget performance metrics.
- Manage financial planning and budgeting systems, maximizing their capabilities and identifying opportunities for ongoing improvements and efficiencies.
- Establish and implement treasury strategies, processes, policies, and budgets designed to optimize cash management while maintaining appropriate financial controls and safeguards.
- Oversee and perform daily cash management activities to ensure sufficient liquidity and support ongoing business operations.
- Lead the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of policies related to capital structure, working capital, treasury operations, cash management, foreign exchange, interest rate exposure, and insurance risk.
- Collaborate with senior Finance and Treasury leadership and the Chief Financial Officer to develop and implement borrowing, investment, foreign exchange, treasury, financial risk management, and corporate finance strategies that align with organizational objectives.
- Work closely with Accounting to ensure cash activity, financing arrangements, and other financial transactions are accurately and appropriately recorded.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key banking partners and stay informed about banking industry developments and trends to support effective treasury and financing decisions.
- Create and maintain dashboards that provide senior management with timely and consistent reporting on cash management performance, key performance indicators, and other significant financial metrics.
- Prepare financial analyses, including return-on-investment assessments for significant capital expenditures, and collaborate with functional leaders to improve the accuracy and quality of these evaluations.
- Train, develop, and supervise a junior financial analyst who will support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities.
- Participate in operational benchmarking initiatives, including studies involving transportation, disposal, purchasing, process operations, and network optimization.
- Participate in relevant industry committees, associations, and professional groups as needed.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve operational processes and efficiency.
- Perform other related responsibilities as assigned by senior management.
Education & Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of Finance experience.
- Demonstrated experience in financial analysis.
- Experience managing budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong knowledge and experience applying analytical methods.
- Experience collaborating with managers and employees across an organization.
- Understanding of organizational operations and business functions.
- Experience training, developing, and managing employees.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of business processes and financial operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using enterprise budgeting and financial planning software, including NetSuite or similar platforms.
- Experience with budgeting and financial planning tools within NetSuite or comparable systems.