Finance Manager - Remote

GXO Logistics•Remote, OH

65d•Remote

About The Position

As Finance Manager, you will serve as a primary contact for regional operational performance and develop solutions and strategies for complicated or unique situations. You will partner with project managers and executives across the company to track project spending, provide reporting, evaluate project returns, and support operational and financial performance. The role supports large startup and capital projects and uses financial and operational data to help leaders manage budgets, forecasts, targets, and profitability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, or equivalent related work or military experience.
At least 5 years of experience in financial analysis, financial or strategic planning, accounting, and/or budgeting.
Solid working knowledge of Oracle Projects.
Experience evaluating systems of internal control.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and analytic software; ability to collect database information, use software to gather data for modeling, and make meaningful use of the data.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and/or CPA certification.
Background in logistics, transportation, warehousing, or distribution.
3 years of project management experience.
Knowledge of functional areas including operations, marketing, sales, pricing, project management, human resources, and IT.
Thorough knowledge of financial monitoring and control, general ledger, and accounts payable processes and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to develop and prepare capital and operating budgets.
Ability to monitor budgets, identify problem areas, and make appropriate recommendations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present clean, organized, thorough information and data appropriate for the intended audience.

Responsibilities

Partner with project managers across the company to track and manage spending for large startup and capital projects.
Work with executives and teams to obtain required data from disparate sources.
Use Oracle Projects to enhance reporting capabilities and operational and financial KPIs to manage project spending.
Manage the project reporting lifecycle, from project creation requests through project closures.
Design and deliver standard reporting for vertical leaders using tools such as Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle ERP, and Oracle ePBCS.
Help ensure profitability targets are met; evaluate potential return on invested capital for proposed projects and convert pricing models into operational forecasts, targets, and budgets.
Oversee the authority for expenditure process.
Create templates and deliverables for operational and financial KPIs.
Identify methods to monitor performance against original assumptions and develop detective controls and predictive indicators.