Sr. Manager, Corporate Finance

Interstate Batteries•Dallas, TX

10d

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 Interstate Batteries 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 enterprise planning and reporting cycles, including AOP, monthly forecasting, five-year planning, CAPEX planning, and risks and opportunities. It oversees consolidated monthly results, executive reporting, Board of Directors materials, Capital Committee processes, and treasury deliverables. The Sr. Manager also provides financial decision support for cross-functional partners and strategic investments, prioritizes special analyses, and translates financial performance, business drivers, and emerging risks into actionable insights for senior leaders. The position leads, coaches, and develops several direct reports, sets priorities, and builds a high-performing team. It supports financial planning and reporting for an approximately $2 billion revenue enterprise and presents financial plans and business insights to the FLT and, as needed, the ELT. Travel is required up to 15%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
At least 7 years of professional finance experience.
Demonstrated 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.
Demonstrated success leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams and influencing stakeholders across functions.
Experience driving process improvement, transformation, and adoption of financial systems or analytics tools.
Continuous improvement mindset and ability to manage competing priorities, complex projects, and tight deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
Regular verbal communication and auditory tasks; specific vision requirements include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to travel up to 15%.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Progressively responsible experience in financial planning and analysis, enterprise reporting, or corporate finance preferred.
Experience with SAP is desirable.
Experience working with large data sets and planning/reporting platforms such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

Own enterprise accountability and oversight for the annual operating plan (AOP), including its integrated process, milestones, cross-functional alignment, assumption review, and timely delivery of enterprise outputs.
Oversee 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 review coordination, financial materials, decision support, and follow-up on capital requests and related actions.
Guide the team member responsible for FP&A systems and planning tools, including system effectiveness, data integrity, reporting capabilities, process consistency, and adoption across Finance and business partners.
Guide 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.
Oversee enterprise financial planning cycles, including AOP, monthly forecasting, five-year planning, CAPEX planning, and risks and opportunities; set standards and hold cross-functional partners accountable for deliverables.
Oversee enterprise financial planning and reporting 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 enterprise cash balance management and planning.
Prioritize and oversee ad hoc financial analyses and special projects requested by Finance leadership, ensuring rigorous analysis and clear recommendations.
Maintain executive-level visibility into financial performance, business drivers, and emerging risks, translating complex financial information into concise, actionable insights for senior leaders.
Provide financial oversight and decision support for 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.