Finance Manager, Cross Border FP&A

Description

We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This role is uniquely positioned at the intersection of strategic finance and artificial intelligence - you will own core FP&A responsibilities while simultaneously championing an AI-first approach to transform how the finance function operates. The ideal candidate is both a strong finance manager and a passionate advocate for leveraging AI/ML to drive efficiency, accuracy, and strategic insight at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis (Core FP&A)

- Own end-to-end financial planning processes including annual operating plans, long-range forecasts, and monthly/quarterly business reviews

- Develop and maintain financial models to support revenue forecasting, cost optimization, and scenario planning

- Partner with business leaders to provide actionable financial insights, variance analysis, and recommendations that influence strategic decisions

- Prepare executive-level financial narratives, bridge analyses, and KPI reporting packages

- Drive the monthly close process from an FP&A perspective - ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and insightful commentary

- Identify risks and opportunities through deep-dive analysis and proactive financial monitoring

AI-First Finance Transformation

- Define the AI Vision for FP&A:
Develop and execute a roadmap to embed AI/ML capabilities across the FP&A function - from forecasting and anomaly detection to automated reporting and natural language insights

- Build & Deploy AI Solutions:
Identify, pilot, and scale AI-powered tools (e.g., predictive forecasting models, intelligent automation, generative AI for narrative generation) that reduce manual effort and improve decision quality

- Champion an AI-First Mindset:
Evangelize the use of AI across the broader finance organization; lead training sessions, create playbooks, and establish best practices for AI adoption

- Automate & Optimize:
Identify repetitive, low-value tasks within FP&A workflows and design AI/automation solutions to eliminate them - freeing up capacity for higher-order strategic work

- Data Strategy & Governance:
Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to ensure clean, accessible, and well-governed data pipelines that power AI models

- Measure AI Impact:
Define success metrics for AI initiatives (e.g., forecast accuracy improvement, hours saved, cycle time reduction) and report progress to leadership

Driving AI Capability Across Finance

- Serve as the AI subject matter expert within the finance organization - staying current on emerging AI/ML technologies and their applicability to finance use cases

- Build a community of practice around AI in finance; mentor peers and junior analysts on AI tools and techniques

- Collaborate with engineering, data science, and product teams to co-develop AI solutions tailored to finance needs

- Contribute to the development of AI governance frameworks, ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI in financial decision-making

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree

- 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience

- MBA, or CPA

- Knowledge of SQL/ETL

- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)

- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results

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