Finance Manager

Our client, a growing private equity backed professional services company, is seeking a Finance Manager to serve as the primary finance partner to a Division President. This is a highly visible role offering full ownership of the division's P&L, strategic planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. The ideal candidate is more than a traditional FP&A professional. This individual will act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, helping drive growth, profitability, and operational performance through data driven insights and actionable financial recommendations. Responsibilities: Partner directly with the Division President and leadership team to drive financial performance and strategic decision-making. Own the division's budgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning processes. Provide comprehensive P&L management, including revenue, margin, and profitability analysis. Deliver weekly and monthly variance analysis, identifying business trends, risks, and opportunities. Develop financial models, dashboards, and KPIs to improve visibility and decision-making. Support strategic initiatives through financial analysis, business case development, and performance tracking. Collaborate with operations and sales leadership to enhance forecasting accuracy and drive accountability across the business. Evaluate performance across regions, markets, customer segments, and service lines to identify areas for growth and optimization. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. 4+ years of FP&A or strategic finance experience. Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting expertise. Advanced proficiency with business intelligence tools and financial reporting platforms. Private equity backed company experience is highly desirable. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.