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Senior finance manager requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in senior finance manager job postings.
Sample senior finance manager requirements
  • CPA or CMA certification
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in finance and accounting
  • Experience in financial planning and analysis
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP
Sample required senior finance manager soft skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Leadership and team management abilities
  • Ability to analyze complex financial data and provide insights
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Senior finance manager job description example 1

General Dynamics senior finance manager job description

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) is a Global Aerospace and Defense Company. Every day, people around the world depend on our products for their safety and security. We are looking for a talented and motivated individual who wants to be part of a fast-paced culture driven by Honesty, Transparency, Trust, and Alignment as a Senior Manager, Finance. This is an in-person position located at our Home Office in St. Petersburg, Florida.

This role will lead the financial reporting function for consolidated GD-OTS including primary responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting of actuals to GD Corporate (CHQ); consolidation and review of 24 ledgers and management of the GD-OTS Home Office ledger (IHO). Liaison between IHO finance and location accounting managers regarding all matters related to financial reporting. This is a highly visible role with significant growth opportunities in a strategic business unit of a Fortune 100 Company.

+ Lead the Home Office consolidation team responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for all of OTS by ensuring all deadlines are met, review submissions for accuracy, assigning and reviewing work performed by the reporting team, and other related responsibilities. Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.

+ Serve as a liaison with CHQ and business units to coordinate timely financial reporting including, performing evaluation of BU submissions for completeness and accuracy.

+ Provide guidance on technical accounting issues and questions to business units and locations. Comprehensive ability to analyze complex financial information concisely, and present conclusions and recommendations as needed.

+ Identify and implement process improvements to the financial reporting procedures, including development of a training curriculum across all of OTS, identifying and implementing opportunities for automation and other efficiencies.

+ Coordinate with the IT systems group on the implementation and ongoing maintenance of financially signification systems (ERP, Fixed Asset System, Lease Accounting software, etc.)

+ Implement and lead key initiatives such as implementation of new accounting standards across OTS, ad-hoc financial analysis requested by senior leadership (historical cost trends, variance analysis, etc.), and other key initiatives.

+ Lead, develop, and coach staff members to improve accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness of the financial close process, and to enhance their professional development.
+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related fields.

+ 5-7 years of managerial experience with 7+ years of individual contributor experience in finance or accounting.

+ CPA designation required.

+ Strong knowledge of US GAAP

+ Working knowledge of ASC 606 and ASC 842 preferred

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience prioritizing competing demands and managing the workload of a team.

+ Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, IFS, OneStream, project management, training, etc.


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Senior finance manager job description example 2

Google senior finance manager job description

Minimum qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

+ 14 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.

+ Experience in team building and development.

+ Experience extracting insights from data and presenting it to an audience.

Preferred qualifications:

+ Experience supporting an engineering, technology project, or research and development (R&D) investment portfolio.

+ Experience building financial models of large scale programs including identifying, assessing, and controlling for uncertainty and risk.

+ Ability to communicate clearly and influence senior leadership.

+ Exceptional problem solving ability combined with impeccable business judgment.

+ Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional communication skills.

Financial Analysts ensure that Google makes sound financial decisions. As a Financial Analyst, your work, whether it's modeling business scenarios or tracking performance metrics, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. Excellent at working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to address big picture challenges.

You are both a manager and a mentor, providing financial leadership and analytical support to partners of the core Finance team as well as giving your own team the support they need to become financial experts. You'll keep management informed on key financial metrics and work to improve financial operation practices throughout your region.

The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.

+ Develop deep understanding of computing hardware and systems domain, think strategically, develop an economic point of view, and communicate with executives and cross-functional working group members.

+ Build strong relationship with senior TI partners.

+ Manage and guide more junior team members in delivering impactful results and building their career success and define inputs for financial modeling of new products to understand financial and economic impacts and risks.

+ Provide executive management with clear insights into drivers of business and financial performance based on risks, detailed modeling, and understanding of Technical Infrastructure technology and lead financial and strategic planning of hardware and software programs via formal Business Planning and regular Business Reviews.

+ Collaborate with and manage cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, Operations, Product Finance, Corporate Finance, Accounting, etc.) to provide end-to-end financial support for Google's infrastructure technology investments.
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Senior finance manager job description example 3

CVS Health senior finance manager job description

The Senior Manager of Specialty FP&A will lead a team of 3-4 analysts and will report to the Director of Specialty Finance. As an FP&A manager you will lead and support the Specialty Pharmacy business unit at CVS Health in budgeting, modeling, forecasting and variance analysis. This role will also provide executive support to the Enterprise Specialty Pharmacy team.You must be able to work individually with moderate level of guidance. To be successful you will need to possess strong interpersonal and communication skills to lead discussions and work as part of a collaborative team. These efforts will span across various departments to deliver on key enterprise initiatives. The role will need to promote a culture of innovation, challenging the status quo, and development amongst the team. Key Activities Include• Ownership of key inputs into the annual operating plan and quarterly forecasting, in particular key drivers of volume for the Specialty Pharmacy business.• Assists in the preparation of monthly financial packages to be presented to senior management• Develops integrated revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and ensures financial data accuracy• Owns the budget and forecast database administration team• Identifies trends and developments in competitive environments and presents findings to senior management• Assists in the creation of an annual operating budget and annual strategic plan with financials• Carries out special financial planning and/or analysis of projects of varying nature and complexity which may include: financial metrics, process improvement initiatives, competition, etc• Manage and oversee the development of team talent and providing continuous training/ learning opportunities, striving for a high-performance, sustainable organization that meets its strategic and operational goals and objectives
Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

Minimum: 75,400

Maximum: 158,300

Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.

Required Qualifications

7 or more years of Finance and/or Accounting experience1 or more years of management and/or supervisory experience

COVID Requirements

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.

You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry• 5+ years of Microsoft Excel experience using functions such as PivotTables, VLookup, Filters, etc.• 2+ years leadership experience• Working knowledge of SQL • Microsoft Access experience• Ability to build strong relationships with other teams within the company and be able to adapt to change• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.

Business Overview

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.
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Updated March 14, 2024

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