Finance Manager – Distribution & Transportation

Chamberlain Group • Oak Brook, IL

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About The Position

The Finance Manager serves as the finance lead and business partner for Chamberlain Group’s Distribution and Transportation function, supporting its business and financial objectives across eight North American facilities. The role builds and maintains financial models to monitor and forecast the function’s key metrics and results.

The position leads annual budget development and monthly financial forecasting, analyzes overhead spending and productivity project results, and advises senior leadership on variance drivers, opportunities, and risks. It also provides analytical reporting on transportation spend, monitors and communicates KPIs, supports monthly operational reviews, and helps improve finance processes, forecast quality, risk management, and internal controls. The role supports inventory control cycle-counting initiatives at Distribution Centers and requires extensive travel across North America, up to 50% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 7 years of financial support experience in a manufacturing or distribution organization.
• Working knowledge of ERP financial systems, such as SAP, and data analysis.
• Ability to work and manage relationships in a matrix corporate environment.
• Outstanding written and oral English communication skills.
• Ability to travel extensively in North America, up to 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Business Administration, CPA, or CMA.
• Experience with activity-based costing and financial forecast development.
• Experience developing and presenting complex financial data in Microsoft Excel.
• SAP experience.
• Proficiency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance lead and business partner for the Distribution and Transportation function across eight North American facilities.
• Build and maintain financial models to monitor and forecast key metrics and results.
• Lead development of the yearly budget and monthly financial forecasts.
• Oversee and analyze monthly overhead spending and cost-reduction project results; identify variance trends and drivers, and advise senior leadership of forecast opportunities and risks.
• Provide value-added analytical reporting on transportation spend, including ad hoc requests, to explain cost changes and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Maintain and communicate KPIs to support effective business decision-making.
• Assist with monthly operational reviews and other recurring deliverables.
• Assess and manage process improvements to reduce finance process cycle times, improve forecast quality, and enhance information provided to leadership.
• Support the Distribution and Transportation function in strengthening risk and internal-control awareness and continuously improving risk management and control processes.
• Support inventory control cycle-counting initiatives at Distribution Centers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Participation in a short-term incentive plan, subject to applicable plan terms and policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager