Financial Manager III _ USA

About the Role
The client is reinventing retail through innovation, scale, and local impact. As a Finance Manager - Distribution Finance, you will play a critical leadership role supporting Distribution & Replenishment operations across a complex, national supply chain. This role blends strategic finance, analytics, and people leadership to drive performance, enable transformation, and deliver measurable business results.

You will partner closely with operations, accounting, and enterprise teams to enhance visibility into financial performance, identify opportunities, and guide decision making at senior levels.

Key Responsibilities:
Financial Leadership & Strategy
* Lead consolidation and analysis of P&L forecasts, annual operating plans, and long range outlooks.
* Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans; translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
* Develop and evaluate financial models to quantify benefits, risks, and tradeoffs for strategic initiatives.
* Build a deep understanding of distribution center (DC) cost drivers, profitability levers, and P&L interdependencies.
Analytics, Reporting & Transformation
* Identify reporting gaps resulting from system and process transformations; design actionable dashboards and standardized reporting.
* Drive process & reporting optimization within department and field locations
* Serve as a subject matter expert during new WMS and financial system integrations, identifying enhancement and automation opportunities.
* Lead complex ad hoc analyses, including scenario modeling, root cause analysis, and performance diagnostics.
* Drive disciplined projection and forecasting processes across DCs and provide expert troubleshooting support.
Business Partnership & Influence
* Act as a trusted finance partner to operations leaders by delivering timely, accurate insights that support data driven decision making.
* Communicate complex financial information in a clear, concise manner tailored to different audiences.
* Support change management initiatives through strong project management, communication, and process control.
People & Talent Development
* Lead, coach, and develop a high performing finance team; build bench strength and identify high potential talent.
* Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
* Contribute to integrated talent management and succession planning efforts.

Cost Optimization & Value Creation
* Identify cost reduction and productivity opportunities across the distribution network.
* Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate tracking of savings, cash flow impacts, and vendor driven initiatives. 

Qualifications
Education & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
* 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3+ years in people management.
* Experience supporting operations, manufacturing, or supply chain environments preferred.

Technical & Analytical Skills
* Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and P&L analysis expertise.
* Strong systems and analytics background; experience with Hyperion Essbase, SQL, and large data sets.
* Advanced proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Word.

Leadership & Professional Skills
* Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial insights to operational outcomes.
* Highly organized, structured thinker able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
* Proven ability to develop processes from the ground up in fast changing environments.
* Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; comfortable influencing senior leaders.
* Self starter with high initiative, sense of urgency, and bias for action.