Sr. Manager, Corporate Finance

Interstate Batteries•Dallas, TX

11d

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Corporate Finance provides enterprise-level leadership, oversight, and accountability for financial planning and analysis, consolidated financial reporting, and key finance processes for the IB enterprise. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury, this role owns the enterprise annual operating plan (AOP) process and critical executive deliverables, drives FP&A systems and finance transformation, and provides treasury oversight. The role leads and develops several direct reports and is the enterprise owner for AOP accountability and oversight, consolidated financial reporting, Board of Directors deck management, Capital Committee management, FP&A systems, finance transformation, and treasury oversight. It provides cross-functional leadership for enterprise financial planning and reporting deliverables, including AOP, forecasting, five-year planning, and executive reporting. The role supports planning and reporting for the approximately $2B-revenue IB enterprise and presents financial plans and key business insights to the FLT and, as needed, the ELT.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
At least 7 years of professional finance experience.
Ability to lead complex, cross-functional planning and reporting processes and hold stakeholders accountable for high-quality deliverables.
Strong enterprise-level business acumen and ability to anticipate the financial impact of business decisions, strategic initiatives, and operational trends.
Strong executive communication, presentation, and financial storytelling skills, including experience preparing materials for senior leadership and Board-level audiences.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support capabilities, attention to detail, and a rigorous approach to financial integrity.
Success leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams and influencing stakeholders across functions.
Continuous improvement mindset and ability to manage competing priorities, complex projects, and tight deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Progressively responsible experience in financial planning and analysis, enterprise reporting, or corporate finance.
Experience driving process improvement, transformation, and adoption of financial systems or analytics tools.
Experience with SAP.
Experience working with large data sets and planning/reporting platforms such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Own enterprise accountability and oversight for the annual operating plan (AOP), ensuring an integrated process, clear milestones, cross-functional alignment, disciplined challenge of assumptions, and timely delivery of enterprise-level outputs.
Provide oversight of enterprise financial reporting and analytics, including consolidated monthly results, CFO and Controller reporting, Monthly Business Review materials, quarterly financial bridges, and reporting to Finance leadership.
Manage the Board of Directors deck process, timeline, narrative, financial analysis, and cross-functional inputs in partnership with the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury and Executive Leadership Team.
Lead Capital Committee management, including coordination of the review process, financial materials, decision support, and follow-up on capital requests and related actions.
Guide and manage the team member responsible for FP&A system effectiveness, data integrity, reporting capabilities, process consistency, and adoption across Finance and business partners, including maintaining working knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and planning tools.
Guide and manage the team member leading continuous improvement, artificial intelligence, and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, insight generation, controls, and scalability of financial planning and reporting.
Provide enterprise oversight of the financial planning cycle, including AOP, monthly forecasting, enterprise five-year planning, CAPEX planning, and risks and opportunities (R&O); establish standards and hold cross-functional partners accountable for deliverables.
Oversee enterprise financial reporting and planning deliverables, ensuring clear explanations of performance, trends, risks, and opportunities and providing recommendations to Finance leadership.
Oversee treasury processes and deliverables through the Treasury Manager, including cash flow reporting and forecasting and processes supporting management and planning of enterprise cash balances.
Oversee and prioritize ad hoc financial analyses and special projects requested by Finance leadership, ensuring rigorous analysis and clear recommendations.
Maintain executive-level visibility into financial performance, key business drivers, and emerging risks; translate complex financial information into concise, actionable insights for senior leaders.
Provide financial oversight and decision support for key cross-functional partners and enterprise initiatives, including CAPEX and other strategic investment decisions.
Lead, coach, and develop direct reports; set priorities, clarify decision rights, and build a high-performing team aligned with the company’s Purpose & Values.
Present financial plans and key business insights to the FLT and, as needed, the ELT.