Job Description

Corporate Finance Manager – FP&A & Strategic Finance

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours

About the Role

We're hiring a highly analytical Corporate Finance Manager to lead FP&A, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, executive reporting, and strategic finance for a growing U.S.-based business.

This is a high-visibility role for someone who can go beyond reporting the numbers and turn financial data into actionable business insights.

You'll work closely with executive leadership and department heads to improve financial visibility, evaluate growth opportunities, manage planning cycles, and support strategic decision-making.

If you have strong FP&A and corporate finance experience, advanced financial modeling skills, and can confidently communicate insights to senior leadership, this role could be an excellent fit.

FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and rolling forecasts
• Build and maintain long-range financial plans
• Consolidate financial inputs across departments
• Analyze actual performance against budgets and forecasts
• Identify key drivers behind revenue, expense, margin, and profitability changes
• Ensure financial plans align with growth and operational priorities

Financial Modeling & Strategic Analysis

• Build and maintain financial models for:
• Forecasting and scenario planning
• DCF valuations
• ROI analysis
• IRR and NPV calculations
• Investment opportunities
• Pricing decisions
• Headcount planning
• Expansion initiatives
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Translate financial findings into clear recommendations for leadership

Executive & Board Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages
• Build KPI dashboards and management reports
• Deliver budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis
• Provide concise commentary explaining financial performance and business drivers
• Prepare materials for executive, board, investor, and banking discussions
• Present financial insights clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Cash Flow, Treasury & Working Capital

• Monitor cash flow, liquidity, working capital, and burn rate
• Maintain cash forecasting models
• Support treasury activities and banking relationships
• Monitor debt covenants and financing obligations
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital and cash management

Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

• Partner with operations, sales, product, and leadership teams
• Support business cases and strategic initiatives with financial analysis
• Evaluate growth opportunities and investment decisions
• Support pricing, resource allocation, and profitability analysis
• Help department leaders understand the financial impact of operational decisions

M&A, Investors & Corporate Development

• Support M&A analysis and financial due diligence
• Build acquisition and transaction models
• Assist with valuation analysis
• Support investor reporting and capital-raising initiatives
• Prepare financial information and analysis for external stakeholders as needed

Finance Operations & Process Improvement

• Improve budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes
• Identify opportunities for finance automation
• Improve data accuracy and reporting efficiency
• Support ERP and financial systems optimization
• Mentor financial analysts or junior finance team members
• Strengthen financial controls and planning discipline

What Makes You a Strong Fit

• You combine strong financial analysis with commercial thinking
• You can build complex models but also explain the conclusions simply
• You understand the operational drivers behind financial performance
• You're comfortable presenting to executives and senior stakeholders
• You can move between detailed analysis and high-level strategy
• You take ownership and work effectively in fast-moving environments

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking, or a closely related field
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills
• Strong experience with:
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Variance analysis
• Financial statements
• Scenario and sensitivity analysis
• DCF
• IRR and NPV
• Cash flow analysis
• Experience with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Ability to prepare polished executive-level financial presentations
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Nice to Have

• CFA, CPA, MBA, or equivalent qualification
• M&A or transaction experience
• Fundraising or investor relations exposure
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
• SaaS, technology, professional services, or high-growth company experience
• Experience supporting board-level reporting
• Finance automation or ERP optimization experience

What a Typical Day Looks Like

You may start by reviewing financial performance against the latest forecast, investigating key variances, and updating cash flow or KPI models.

Throughout the day, you could meet with department leaders to review budgets, build a scenario model for a strategic initiative, prepare an executive reporting package, or analyze the financial impact of a new investment.

You'll regularly turn complex financial information into clear recommendations that leadership can use to make decisions.

In short: you provide the financial intelligence, planning, and strategic analysis that helps leadership allocate resources and grow the business effectively.

Key Metrics for Success

• Accurate and reliable financial forecasts
• Timely completion of budgeting and planning cycles
• Strong budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual accuracy
• Clear visibility into cash flow and working capital
• High-quality executive and board reporting
• Actionable financial insights supporting business decisions
• Improved efficiency of FP&A and reporting processes
• Leadership confidence in financial analysis and recommendations

Interview Process

1. Initial Application Review
2. Intro Video via Spark Hire
3. Financial Modeling / Strategic Analysis Exercise
4. Client Interview with Finance Leadership
5. Offer & Onboarding

What Happens After You Apply

Right after you apply, you'll receive an email invitation from Spark Hire to record your Intro Video. It's a short, self-recorded video completed on your own time and is the final step needed to complete your application.

Instead of repeating your background across multiple screening calls, you get to introduce yourself once and show hiring teams how you communicate before the first interview. If there's a strong fit, your first live conversation can focus on the role rather than starting from scratch.

Don't overthink it. You can record your responses multiple times, and discarded takes are not shared.

Please keep an eye on both your inbox and spam folder for the Spark Hire invitation.

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