Manager Finance

About the role

Position Summary: Vallen's FP&A Manager is an individual contributor responsible for performing financial budgeting, forecasting/planning, reporting and analysis to support impactful decisions of the leadership teams. They fulfil a key role in creating financial models to help improve the company's financial performance, accelerate its growth, and drive decision making processes.   Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Monitor, analyze and report actual performance against budget/forecast/PY. Develop and prepare thoughtful matrices and reports for operations and regions. Prepare monthly reporting packages. Provide pro-active support to business leaders following distribution of monthly results. Assist business leaders in deep dive review of operational areas. Develop and direct profitable growth-driven reporting through advanced analytics. Assist business leadership in developing 3-5-year strategy to deliver EBIT performance. Develop analytics to drive gross margin improvement through customer, vendor, and product insights Assist leadership in developing financial forecasting and impact assessment when developing structure strategies for the business. Prepare capex/business cases; control business cases and prepare post investment review. Facilitate budgeting and forecasting process on a total company level. Lead special project analysis as required. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Job Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting coupled with 7-10 years of financial analysis experience. Other relevant experience includes: MBA, CMA preferred Experience with distribution companies and/or manufacturing preferred. Demonstration of strong communication skills, both written and verbal Executive presence to interact with all levels within the organization Strong planning, organizational and execution skills Excellent MS-Excel and PowerPoint Work Environment & Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position. Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities. Long periods of time performing work over the phone and participating in group conference calls. Specific vision abilities are required by this job and include close vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to distinguish color on computer monitors. Frequently required to sit and/or stand. Frequently required to speak/present in front of others. May be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds The work environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. #LI- REMOTE Vallen Benefits Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance for Single, Employee + Spouse or Children & Family Coverage 401K with discretionary company match of $.50 on the $1.00 up to 6% of pay - (US positions only) Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents Employer-paid Short Term & Long Term Disability Benefits and Parental Leave (and any leave required under federal, state and local laws) Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts                                                                                                                                                  Paid Time Off (Vacation & Sick Days) - 80-160 hours of vacation time based on seniority, accrued each month and pro-rated from date of hire. 40-56 hours of sick time per year based on seniority and advanced upon hire. Paid Time Off (Holidays) 8 Scheduled Holidays plus 2 Floating Holidays                                                                                                                                    Employee Assistance Program Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building Tuition Reimbursement Program Employee Referral Program Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement (based on position) Employee Discounts through BenefitHub Advancement Opportunities Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws We accept applications on an ongoing basis.