Finance Operations Manager

Job Title: Finance Operations Manager

Company: Strive Well

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: CEO, Strive Well

Travel: Limited travel may be required based on business and portfolio needs.

Compensation: $70,000–$74,000 annually

Strive Well is seeking a highly analytical, organized, and business-minded Finance Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day financial operations, reporting, forecasting, and financial visibility across its growing portfolio of health and wellness brands, including SWTHZ and STRONG Pilates.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this position will serve as Strive Well's primary internal point person for day-to-day finance and will work closely with external accounting and strategic finance partners.

This is a hands-on role for a finance professional who has mastered the fundamentals and is ready to take broader ownership within a growing, multi-location organization. The Finance Operations Manager will ensure leadership has accurate, timely, and actionable financial information while improving consistency and discipline across budgeting, forecasting, cash management, reporting, and financial operations.

• Manage monthly financial reporting across Strive Well, its portfolio brands, and individual locations.
• Maintain studio-level and consolidated P&L reporting.
• Prepare budget-to-actual reporting and provide clear variance analysis and commentary.
• Monitor revenue, labor, operating expenses, EBITDA, cash contribution, and other key financial KPIs.
• Identify financial trends, risks, opportunities, and performance gaps and communicate actionable insights to leadership.
• Provide the CEO with recurring financial reports and clear insights into overall business performance.
• Partner with Studio Leaders, Regional Leaders, the Director of Operations, and other operational leaders to improve financial performance.
• Manage the annual budgeting process and maintain rolling financial forecasts throughout the year.
• Develop and maintain a practical 13‑week cash forecast.
• Maintain visibility into cash balances, upcoming obligations, and liquidity requirements.
• Build scenario models to support operational, investment, and growth decisions.
• Oversee day‑to‑day accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
• Coordinate payment workflows, approvals, and recurring financial obligations.
• Maintain schedules for debt, capital expenditures, rent, royalties, taxes, and other major obligations.
• Coordinate routine lender reporting, banking administration, and financial information requests.
• Maintain organized financial records, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate the monthly close process with Strive Well's external accounting partner.
• Review monthly financial statements and investigate inconsistencies, discrepancies, and unexpected variances.
• Work with external accounting partners to resolve coding, classification, and reporting issues.
• Maintain day‑to‑day administration and organization of Quick Books or other financial systems.
• Build and maintain financial and operational dashboards across the Strive Well portfolio.
• Connect financial results with operational metrics, including memberships, leads, sales, retention, utilization, labor, and studio performance.
• Develop studio‑level reporting and financial benchmarks that provide operational leaders with greater visibility into performance.
• Build financial models for new studios, business initiatives, investments, and growth opportunities.
• Support evaluation of new locations and expansion opportunities.
• Prepare financial analysis and recommendations for the CEO to support business and capital allocation decisions.
• Organize financial information required for refinancing, acquisitions, investments, due diligence, and…