Finance Manager

Finance Manager for a growing 3PL, Warehouse/Distribution company

Responsibilities:

• The Finance Manager (Finance Business Partner), will be based in El Segundo, CA. The position will work closely with Operations, Accounting and AP, and the Billing Specialist Teams of assigned locations and facilities

• They will create and own Weekly Forecasts for assigned sites by independently utilizing Accounting systems to monitor and track Revenue/Expenses as they are incurred

• Ability to lay out detailed assumptions and effectively bridge variances from Budget to Forecast, and Forecast to Actual

• Proactively participate in New Business pricing (RFP’s) and provide necessary financial input that should be included in the pricing model, such as, not limited to, relevant market cost data, labor rates and productivities, accounting treatment on Revenue/Costs, propose proper rate structure to mitigate the company’s risk

• Prepare Investment Proposal’s for new investments (CapEx, Lease Commitments), analyzing ROI, FCF, NPV, Payback Period of a new customer contract, that will be presented to Senior Management for approval

• Participate and lead month end close activities for responsible sites, actively working and communicating with Accounting teams, and ensuring correctness/accuracy of P&L figures

• Drive annual Budget process, a bottom’s up approach, by working closely with Operations and Commercial teams to build a solid, detailed set up assumptions using historical/future anticipated trends, and following through with pertinent team members that commitments are kept and delivered on a timely basis

• Work directly with Operations to create and implement tools to track pertinent KPI’s, including, but not limited to, hourly tracking, volume, productivity, key contractual parameter’s

• Identifies trends and developments within the Operation and various profit/cost centers and presents the findings and recommended improvements to senior management

• Conducts special studies to analyze complex financial actions and prepares recommendations for policy, procedure, control, or action

• Prepares timely and accurate reports, plans, and forecasts for internal and external constituents

• Evaluates complex profit plans, operating records, and financial statements

• Establishes databases of pertinent information for use in analyzing future plans and forecasts

• Makes recommendations to management regarding cost saving or profit generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies including the ROI

• Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, acquisition activity, new business planning, trended future requirements, government requirements, and operating forecasts

• Has knowledge of and can apply commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the finance and accounting field

• Responds well to questions

• Participates in meetings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university

• Five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Access, MS Word, software and ERP business applications such as Oracle, SAP, Anaplan, NetSuite etc

• You must be authorized to work for any employer in the US

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively

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