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Finance Business Partner

Cook Group

Bloomington, IN

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Board Meeting, Business Administration, Business Skills, Business Support, Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Channel Strategies, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Decision Support, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Emerging Technology, English Language, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Strategy, Financial Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Incentive Programs, Leadership, Manufacturing Cost, Market Segmentation, Marketing, Materials Analysis, Metrics, Operational Expenditure (OPEX), Operational Strategy, Performance Analysis, Power Amplifier, Power BI, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss Analysis, Program Evaluation, Reconciliation, Reporting Dashboards, Revenue Growth, Root Cause Analysis, Sales, Standard Costing, Strategic Analysis, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Variance Analysis, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Bloomington, IN
POSTED
30+ days ago

Overview

The Finance Business Partner 1 acts as a strategic partner globally to our Sales and Marketing departments. The role combines financial planning and analysis, data-driven decision support and process improvement to help drive revenue growth, margin expansion, and operational efficiency to elevate finance impact to the business.

Responsibilities

Strategic Performance Analysis & Insight Generation

 

  • Leverage deep knowledge of global strategy and financial objectives to evaluate performance, forecasts, and plans, ensuring financial results align with organizational priorities.
  • Conduct root-cause analyses to explain not only what changed in financial performance but why; identify drivers across revenue, margin, operating expenses, and commercial metrics. Design, build, and continuously enhance data models, dashboards, and visualizations (e.g., Power BI) to enable self-service insights, faster decisions, and greater transparency.
  • Analyze financial results and performance trends, clearly communicating key variances and underlying drivers to stakeholders.
  • Assess historical profitability and commercial performance by market, channel, customer segment, and product portfolio, and recommend optimization actions.
  • Deliver proactive, data-driven financial insights and recommendations that guide senior leadership’s strategic and operational decisions.
  • Distill complex financial analyses into concise recommendations, highlighting risks, opportunities, and actionable next steps.

 

Forecasting, Planning & Close Support

  • Lead end-to-end forecasting for assigned business units—producing revenue, margin, and expense projections—and perform data-driven variance analysis to boost forecast accuracy and deliver actionable insights, leveraging automated data-integration and reporting tools.
  • Drive monthly and quarterly close cycles, supplying timely financial analysis, forecast updates, and key management metrics with exceptional accuracy.

 

Commercial Programs & Incentive Analysis

 

  • Evaluate sales-incentive compensation programs to measure effectiveness, financial impact, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Pinpoint and execute process-improvement and automation initiatives that streamline financial workflows, strengthen data integration, and upgrade reporting.
  • Design and deploy solutions with Power Query, Power Automate, advanced Excel, and emerging AI technologies to cut manual effort, raise accuracy, and accelerate insight generation.
  • Modernize FP&A by introducing new tools, broadening data accessibility, and continuously enhancing dashboards and analytics to boost efficiency, scalability, and decision quality.

 

Collaboration & Projects

 

  • Act as a support to other Finance team members sharing best practices and guidance, as relevant.
  • Leads or supports projects or workstreams that require coordination across stakeholders.

 

Data Integrity & Executive Reporting

 

  • Safeguard data integrity by reconciling and validating financial information in partnership with Accounting and Operations; apply expertise in management (internal, business-line) vs. statutory (external, compliance) reporting and in standard costing within a manufacturing environment.
  • Develop and deliver insightful financial analyses and presentation materials for executive leadership, board meetings, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

 

  • Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years strategic finance experience, supporting key business leaders and initiatives.
  • CPA, CMA, MBA, or other applicable advanced certifications preferred.
  • Strong business acumen and proven ability to rapidly develop a deep understanding of commercial functions—revenue drivers, pricing levers, demand planning, operating-expense structures, and workforce cost components.
  • Advanced analytical mindset, strong business curiosity, and enthusiasm for leveraging modern analytics, automation, and visualization tools to amplify Finance’s impact.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (English); able to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives and influence stakeholders at all levels.

 

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Cook Group