Finance Business Partner

Position: Finance Business Partner, Distribution

Location: Memphis, TN – Fully Onsite in the office.

Travel: Up to 10%.

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Vice President/General Manager, Distribution

Hyperion Solutions is a leading provider of components, parts, and solutions for the vertical transportation industry. Through its portfolio of brands, Hyperion supports elevator OEMs, independent service providers, and other customers across the elevator aftermarket.

The Finance Business Partner for Distribution will serve as a key finance business partner to Hyperion’s Distribution business, growing Torin, ZZIPCO, and Vator’s market share brands. This role will serve as a right hand to the General Manager and provide leadership input across functions within the distribution sector. This role will be responsible for finding short-term and long-term strategic efficiency and EBITDA opportunities and providing analytical input for the team to make better operational decisions.

The ideal candidate is an analytical finance professional with strong operational experience, who can interact with business leaders, translate financial data into actionable insights, and support initiatives that improve profitability, cash flow, and strategic growth across the Distribution platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnership & Decision Support:

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Distribution leadership, providing financial insight to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Build business cases to evaluate capital investments, operational initiatives, and growth opportunities.
• Analyze product economics and sales deal profitability, including pricing, margin impact, customer profitability, and return on investment.
• Partner with commercial and operational leaders to evaluate financial trade-offs and support data-driven decision-making.

Strategic Projects & Operational Analysis:

• Partner with the business to evaluate the financial risks and benefits of diversifying Hyperion’s supply chain.
• Support analyses related to vendor concentration, tariffs, freight, sourcing alternatives, lead times, inventory investment, and margin impact.
• Assist with ad hoc strategic finance projects, including scenario analysis, operational improvement initiatives, and product line reviews.

Financial Planning & Forecasting:

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve P&L forecasts for the Distribution business, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, and key financial drivers.
• Lead budgeting and forecast processes for the Torin, ZZIPCO, and Vator brands in partnership with business leaders and corporate finance.
• Analyze monthly performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year, identifying key drivers of variance and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare financial reporting packages and executive-level summaries that clearly communicate performance, risks, and opportunities.

Cash Flow & Working Capital:

• Support the 13-week cash forecast process for the Distribution business, including cash receipts, vendor payments, inventory purchases, and other operating cash flow drivers.
• Analyze working capital trends, including inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and identify opportunities to improve cash conversion.
• Partner with business and finance leaders to improve forecast accuracy and visibility into near-term liquidity needs.

First-Year Success Looks Like:

• Work with the distribution leadership to develop a 2–3-year EBITDA growth road map.
• Enhanced partnership between Finance, Commercial, Operations, Sourcing, and Distribution leadership
• Improved forecast accuracy and visibility into key Distribution financial drivers
• A consistent budgeting and forecasting cadence across Torin, ZZIPCO, and Vator
• Clear reporting that identifies performance trends, risks, and opportunities
• Stronger business case discipline for investments, sourcing decisions, and growth initiatives
• Improved insight into working capital trends and near-term liquidity needs

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred but not required.
• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, or a continuous improvement type role.
• Experience supporting a distribution, manufacturing, industrial, or supply-chain-driven business preferred.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including P&L forecasting, business case development, cash flow forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Strong understanding of revenue, gross margin, working capital, inventory, and cash flow drivers.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with ERP, BI, or planning tools preferred.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment.

Desired Competencies:

• Business partnership
• Analytical rigor
• Strategic mindset
• Data-driven
• High accountability
• Financial acumen
• Strong communicator
• Cross-functional collaborator
• Continuous improvement mindset

Benefits:

At Hyperion Solutions, Inc., we understand that our employees are our most valuable asset. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits package, opportunities for advancement and a positive work environment that recognizes initiative and enables personal growth.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.