Your Impact

As a Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in driving financial visibility, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making across the organization. Partnering closely with Finance and Operations leadership, you will oversee forecasting, budgeting, KPI reporting, and financial analysis focused on SG&A expenses and shared service operations. Your insights and leadership will help optimize costs, improve reporting capabilities, and support business performance through data-driven recommendations. This role requires a proactive, solutions-oriented leader who can influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions constructively, and drive continuous improvement across the business.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting processes for SG&A expenses, including fleet, shared services labor and benefits, software, facilities, insurance, and other operating costs.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial reporting tools, dashboards, and analytics that support operational and financial decision-making.
• Partner with Finance leadership during month-end close activities, providing detailed variance analysis and actionable insights against budget and forecast.
• Prepare and deliver accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for executive leadership and business partners.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), identify trends, investigate variances, and recommend strategies to improve operational performance and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Data Analytics, and other cross-functional teams to support reporting, forecasting, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage and coordinate deliverables and projects with the India-based Finance team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with business objectives.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to senior leaders by providing financial guidance, answering complex business questions, and supporting strategic planning efforts.
• Lead ad hoc financial analysis, reporting projects, and process improvement initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Drive accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement across financial planning and reporting processes.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or a related finance leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and operational performance analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, large data set analysis, pivot tables, nested formulas, and complex reporting functions.
• Experience with Power BI and Salesforce strongly preferred.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning/Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, or similar ERP and financial planning systems.
• Strong project management skills with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of translating complex financial data into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations and collaborating across multiple departments and stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills with the ability to effectively engage senior leadership.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work independently while maintaining a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo constructively and drive continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making.

Hybrid position located in Paso Robles, California