Senior Finance Manager

Patterson Companies, Inc.•Saint Paul, MN

About The Position

Patterson isn't just a place to work, it's a partner that cares about your success. One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first, always advancing, and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization. The Sr. Finance Manager will be responsible for financial planning and analytical support of Patterson Companies. Responsibilities include leadership of the Corporate FP&A team, financial forecasting and planning process, preparing and providing interpretation of financial results, interpreting trends and variances, business leadership by providing critical financial insight for decision making, and merger and acquisition support. This role will focus on team development, cross-functional collaboration and communication, and process execution, accuracy and continuous improvement. Essential Functions To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Finance and/or Accounting
8+ years of experience, with 3+ years of experience leading a team.
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
Strong knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Development Demonstrate strong accountability for and leadership of the Corporate finance team, including people selection, development, coaching and retention. Work proactively to create and sustain engaged teams. Support Senior Leadership with reporting, data, analysis, and ad hoc requests. Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative, and constantly changing environment. Supervises team and provides direction, including hiring, discipline, conducting performance reviews and termination decisions.
Business Partnership Work closely with the business segment/department leadership teams to understand the business and help drive execution to achieve the objectives and targets of its business strategy. Create a compelling vision for finance within the business, based on an aligned business and finance strategy and communicate that vision with relevant parties. Act as an effective spokesperson for the business to optimize connectivity across functions, operations, and management. Builds relationships across the organization. Perpetuate a culture of teamwork that promotes mutual trust and respect, high levels of commitment, and maintain morale among the teams which we support.
Financial Management Responsible for overseeing the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes for the total company, as well as building and supporting the budget and forecast for all Corporate departments (IT, Operations, Digital, HR, Finance, Legal, Regulatory and Compliance). Monitor ongoing results to ensure growth and alignment with the business strategy. Supports potential new business activity and issue resolution. This includes support of acquisitions (valuation/due diligence), business transactions, and ongoing value realization monitoring of new business and initiatives. Develop, implement, and manage a program of financial analysis to evaluate business results. In particular, work to improve the business analysis and forecasting tools (P&L, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet modeling). Hold self and others accountable for continuous improvement and delivering results. Maintain process documentation and records to support key areas. Serve as a liaison with accounting and audit regarding policies and procedures over accounting and control processes and other significant Business Unit matters. Implement key functional projects and initiatives.
Process Improvement Review and assess current procedures for efficiency gains. Partner with IT, Business Intelligence and business functions to build strong processes through collaboration, design, testing and analysis. Support other team members in identifying and driving process improvement. Research and identify software solutions that could streamline existing processes.