What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis position at Valence?
Core Responsibilities
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- Prepares all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial packages for submission to the company’s lenders and owners; collaborates with internal finance leadership and other stakeholders to facilitate alignment on lender submissions
- Leads preparation of financial slides for monthly earnings call presentations and quarterly board meeting presentations
- Prepares the bi-weekly cash flow forecast and presents key findings and variances to CFO and VP of Finance; leads bi-weekly discussion with private equity owners to explain variances and address questions
- Continuously assesses opportunities to improve the forecasting process and accuracy and effectively implements the process enhancements
- Drives monthly analysis of financial results and develops consolidated summary of key operational drivers and variances through engagement with the operating site finance teams and corporate accounting
- Facilitates company-wide forecast and budget process across all corporate and site teams through preparation of templates and models, consolidation of site-level forecasts/budgets, and preparation of summary analysis and reporting to the company’s senior leadership
- Builds and distributes weekly reporting on AR balances across all sites, helping to drive better collections behavior
- Drives continuous process improvements in collaboration with IT, resulting in time savings across both corporate and site finance teams that can be repurposed for other value-add initiatives
- Identifies value-add projects that support overall finance objectives and manages resources to complete the projects
- Supports ad hoc analyses from finance and site leadership
- Demonstrates consistent willingness to learn more about the business and proactively support learning through engagement with the corporate leadership team and site teams
- Develop and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial data
Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- CPA or CMA certification preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, or accounting
- Prior experience managing people preferred
