Manager, Finance

Owens & Minor•Mechanicsville, VA

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 350+ facilities across the US and 22,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates. The Finance Manager leads the financial analysis for the PPE (Gloves, Facial, Apparel) product categories within Products & Healthcare Services (P&HS), the company’s largest business unit (BU), and is a key business partner and advisor to cross-functional leadership (including Finance, Marketing, Sales / Commercial, Accounting, and BU leaders), providing guidance and support to manage the performance of the BU product categories. The Finance Manager is responsible for strategic planning, annual budgeting, financial forecasts, and financial analyses, including: scenario planning, financial modeling, variance analyses, program / initiative performance tracking vs. targets, return on investment analyses for capital expenditures and other projects, trend analyses, tracking of key performance indicators, quantification and tracking of risks & opportunities, and other ad hoc analyses. Owns the product category financial forecasting cycle, in close collaboration with Executive Leadership, Commercial Finance, Marketing, Operations, Corporate FP&A, & Accounting, including: Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly forecast cycles; Annual budget process; Strategic Long-Range Plan process; CapEx and strategic investment prioritization, planning, & tracking Prepares financial presentations in collaboration with functional leaders, including monthly / quarterly business reviews, performance scorecards, initiatives trackers, and profitability models Prepares financial analyses and presentations for the Senior Management Team Routinely assesses and communicates financial and operational performance trends (historical and forecasted), using appropriate metrics to identify areas of risk / opportunity, propose key actions / strategic initiatives, and quantify & forecast results / strategic implications Proactively evaluates results, monitors current & past trends, and recommends actions to ensure the team achieves their commitments in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, profitability, working capital and capital expenditures. Identifies and quantifies opportunities to improve financial performance and develops strategic financial analyses for presentation to the Manufacturing, Sourcing, Distribution, Commercial, Marketing, and Finance leadership. Prepares financial and business-related analysis and research in such areas as pricing models, scenario planning, financial and expense performance, rate of return, performance optimization, etc. Works closely with the Accounting team to ensure all aspects of the financial close process are orderly, and contributes toward the accuracy of the financial results as reported in the company financial statements. Change agent: encourages new ideas, processes and approaches. Champions and enables a culture of multidisciplinary problem solving, teamwork, flexibility, execution, quality and effective communication. Responsible for standardization of reporting across product categories, including gathering requirements from the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) Performs additional duties as directed.

Requirements

Four-year undergraduate degree required. MBA highly preferred.
7+ years of related experience, including a position of similar scope and impact.
Preferably has been part of a world class FP&A organization and has shown sustained career progress.
FP&A experience, including business partnership with senior executive leadership, highly preferred.
Highly analytical & personable with strong written & verbal communication skills
Thrives in a highly collaborative team environment, and will be known as a superb financial change agent
Must have proven corporate financial analysis skills, including a knowledge of financial business plans, processes, and systems (Hyperion Planning, Essbase, SAP, & PowerBI experience preferred)
Expert knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint)
Ability to influence senior leadership and have the ability to effectively balance support and challenge
Proven ability to assess needs, identify issues, recommend alternatives and implement change
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and implement complex financial projects
Strong ability and experience managing and performing multiple concurrent tasks
Excellent verbal and written communication skills – able to communicate financial concepts to non-financial audiences
Ability to plan & coordinate completion of tasks in a multi-deadline environment
Ability to work independently and as a team leader
Ability to lead and direct the work of others – providing coaching and mentoring
Ability to travel, up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare distribution and/or manufacturing experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Owns the product category financial forecasting cycle, in close collaboration with Executive Leadership, Commercial Finance, Marketing, Operations, Corporate FP&A, & Accounting, including: Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly forecast cycles; Annual budget process; Strategic Long-Range Plan process; CapEx and strategic investment prioritization, planning, & tracking
Prepares financial presentations in collaboration with functional leaders, including monthly / quarterly business reviews, performance scorecards, initiatives trackers, and profitability models
Prepares financial analyses and presentations for the Senior Management Team
Routinely assesses and communicates financial and operational performance trends (historical and forecasted), using appropriate metrics to identify areas of risk / opportunity, propose key actions / strategic initiatives, and quantify & forecast results / strategic implications
Proactively evaluates results, monitors current & past trends, and recommends actions to ensure the team achieves their commitments in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, profitability, working capital and capital expenditures.
Identifies and quantifies opportunities to improve financial performance and develops strategic financial analyses for presentation to the Manufacturing, Sourcing, Distribution, Commercial, Marketing, and Finance leadership.
Prepares financial and business-related analysis and research in such areas as pricing models, scenario planning, financial and expense performance, rate of return, performance optimization, etc.
Works closely with the Accounting team to ensure all aspects of the financial close process are orderly, and contributes toward the accuracy of the financial results as reported in the company financial statements.
Change agent: encourages new ideas, processes and approaches. Champions and enables a culture of multidisciplinary problem solving, teamwork, flexibility, execution, quality and effective communication.
Responsible for standardization of reporting across product categories, including gathering requirements from the Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
Performs additional duties as directed.