Sr Manager, Finance

Overview

ViaPath is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Finance to join our expanding team. This role will lead end-to-end cost oversight, including capital and expense analysis, monthly reporting, variance analysis, and budgeting. The ideal candidate will enhance stakeholder understanding through data-driven insights, support quarterly forecasts and annual planning, and provide key analysis on headcount trends, spend, and return on invested capital (ROIC). This position also plays a critical role in driving process improvements and supporting financial excellence and compliance across the organization.

 

This position is based out of our Falls Church, VA headquarters office and follows a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Evaluate business results and serve as a functional expert to the business to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.
• Monitor expenditures and recommend appropriate course of action when issues are identified.
• Participate in monthly close activities, including leadership meetings and financial reviews, to ensure integrity of financial results and appropriate management visibility.
• Perform monthly financial reporting, analysis of results, identification of issues, trends, and variances to plan, forecast, and prior year; provide insights to business partners and other stakeholders that help draw connections between financial ratios and metrics to drive action and business results. Provide key insights and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
• Forecasting & Planning
• Participate in periodic forecasting and annual budgeting processes. Coordinate with functional partners to incorporate approved changes and discuss risks and opportunities.
• Leverage planning system to drive efficiency and centralize projections. Adhere to delivery timing documented in master planning timeline.
• Annually review planning templates to ensure accuracy. Modify and improve as needed.
• Prepare briefings and presentations that succinctly summarize results and illustrate key findings.
•  Direct Support to Operations Org
• Serve as financial lead to the Operations organization. Perform in depth financial analysis and analytics on financial and operational data. Prepare detailed reports and analysis.
• Liaise with department heads, review monthly results and discuss pending changes.
• Coordinate with operations leaders and data team to improve financial acumen and review. Assist in the ongoing buildout of new systems and tools to facilitate.
•  Capital Project Oversight and Operations
• Oversee capital project approvals and project setup.
• Participate in regular reviews of new project requests and confirm requisite approvals are in place.
• Report out on projects spend. Perform variance analysis to budget. Alert key stakeholders to approaching budget limits.
• Prepare contract-level ROIC reporting and analysis. Drive enhancements, and coordinate with other functional areas to expand the number of analyzed contracts.
• Coordinate with accounting on project close activities.
• Team Leadership and Development: Coach your two direct reports, foster continuous improvement, innovation, and best practices.
• Special Projects: Take on additional assignments and initiatives that advance both departmental and organizational objectives within the finance department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.  MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of related work experience in Finance; leadership experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a supervisory or management role responsible for overseeing a team.
• Familiarity with Planning tools (Adaptive Insights, Hyperion, Vena, etc.) and ERP systems. Working knowledge of D365 is a plus.
• Proficiency with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau or other) required.
• Advanced expertise in Excel. Experience manipulating large, complex data sets to identify financial trends and downstream implications of proposed financial changes.
• Ability to work directly with business leaders in a collaborative manner.
• Self-starter that has demonstrated a proactive approach to managing multiple deliverables and dependencies across different functions and geographic locations.
• Team player with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to interact effectively with C-Suite level leadership.
• Outstanding aptitude to build relationships with stakeholders