Manager, Finance & Operations

HarperCollins Publishers•Boston, MA

2d•$100,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is seeking a Finance Manager to join the Harvard Business Impact Enterprise Finance team. This role serves as a strategic finance business partner responsible for financial planning, forecasting, long-range planning, business analytics, and decision support. The Finance Manager will collaborate closely with leaders across the Enterprise business to deliver financial insights that drive profitable growth, operational efficiency, and strategic investment decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and financial acumen, a continuous learning mindset, and a demonstrated ability to leverage generative AI tools to enhance productivity and business outcomes. This individual will effectively influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations and build strong partnerships across a diverse range of stakeholders.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business analysis.
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
Experience partnering with commercial teams and business leaders to support strategic decision-making and drive business performance.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with financial planning, ERP, and business intelligence platforms.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex financial concepts clearly to diverse audiences and influence decision-making across the organization.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting SaaS, professional services, consulting, education, or subscription-based businesses.
Hands-on experience with Workday, Adaptive Planning, OfficeConnect, Snowflake, Tableau, or similar enterprise planning and analytics tools.
Experience working with ERP systems, financial planning platforms, and reporting environments to improve forecasting accuracy, financial visibility, and business decision-making.
Experience leveraging generative AI tools to improve financial analysis, reporting, decision-making, and team productivity.

Responsibilities

Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes, including developing planning templates, timelines, objectives, and parameters while ensuring alignment across key Enterprise stakeholders.
Manage the consolidation of forecast and planning data within Adaptive Planning, monitor business performance against budget and forecast, and identify risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to support business goals.
Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and sales compensation plan modeling to evaluate business initiatives, strategic investments, organizational changes, and revenue growth opportunities.
Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting by analyzing financial results, synthesizing revenue and expense trends, assessing current and future business risks, and communicating key insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Partner closely with Sales leadership to analyze pipeline performance, sales results, revenue trends, and key business metrics, leveraging Workday, OfficeConnect, and other reporting tools to drive data-informed decision-making and improve forecasting accuracy.
Drive continuous improvement across financial planning, reporting automation, data quality, FP&A tools, and business processes by partnering with Corporate Finance and Business Systems teams, leveraging generative AI tools to enhance productivity and outcomes, and leading cross-functional initiatives that support the Enterprise business's strategic priorities.