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Finance Manager Jobs in Mount Prospect, IL at Constellation Search Group
Title: Finance Manager
Company: Constellation Search Group
Location: Mount Prospect, IL
Constellation Search Group is looking for a Finance Manager for a full-time direct hire position. Reporting to the Director of FP&A, this role is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management while providing oversight of general accounting principles. The Finance Manager acts as a strategic business partner to operational and commercial leaders, delivering insights to drive decision-making, profitability, and sustainable growth. This position involves hands-on financial planning and analysis while ensuring alignment with the local Accounting team for accurate and timely financial information.
Responsibilities:
- Lead annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning processes for the assigned business unit.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support pricing decisions, margin analysis, cost initiatives, and strategic projects.
- Analyze monthly financial results against budget and forecast, identifying variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Prepare monthly management reporting, KPIs, and variance explanations for leadership review.
- Support scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and ad-hoc business cases as needed.
- Partner with Sales leadership to support pricing, volume forecasting, rebate programs, commissions, customer profitability, and margin optimization.
- Collaborate with Warehouse and Supply Chain teams on inventory planning, slow-moving and obsolete inventory analysis, freight costs, and working capital optimization.
- Monitor and analyze operational KPIs including volume, throughput, inventory levels, freight, warehousing costs, and service levels.
- Maintain a strong understanding of general accounting principles (U.S. GAAP and IFRS) and partner with Accounting during month-end close for accurate financial results.
- Assist with audit requests, reconciliations, and internal control activities.
- Manage and support local finance team members, promoting standardization, best practices, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Strong business acumen with analytical and problem-solving skills, balancing strategic thinking and execution.
- Customer-service oriented with a proven ability to partner effectively with stakeholders.
- Clear communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage deadlines and work independently.
- Demonstrates ownership with a proactive, self-starter mindset.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and timely delivery.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, or related roles.
- Prior experience managing or leading analysts is strongly preferred.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, ERP systems, and multi-entity environments.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish or Mandarin is an asset.
Benefits:
A comprehensive benefits package is provided including medical, dental and vision coverage along with a retirement savings plan.
Salary Disclaimer:
Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that different backgrounds and life experiences make our team better. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.
