Finance Manager
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Overview
Job Description
Finance Manager
Position: Finance Manager
Location: Onsite – Salt Lake City, UT
Schedule: Full-time
Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000
Job Summary:
NOW CFO is representing a well-established beverage distribution company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, in search of a Finance Manager. This company is in a period of growth and is investing in its finance department to match it’s growth.
This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for a finance professional who wants to do more than maintain a system, they want to build one. The Finance Manager will partner directly with the Controller and Senior Leadership to bring structure, financial visibility, and analytical horsepower to a distribution environment that is ready to invest in its finance foundation. If you have a strong FP&A background and are energized by the opportunity to create processes from the ground up, this role is built for you.
Role Focus:
This role focuses on financial planning, analysis, and business decision support.
Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across the organization
- Build and maintain financial models to support business decision-making
- Develop management reporting and KPI dashboards for leadership
- Perform ad hoc analysis to support strategic and operational decisions
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making
Financial Controls & Process Development
- Partner with the Controller to enhance financial processes and controls
- Support the development of scalable financial reporting and planning processes in partnership with the Controller and senior leadership
- Identify inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement across the finance function
Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare and analyze P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting in partnership with the Controller
- Conduct cost analysis and profitability analysis by product, route, and customer
- Track freight and delivery cost metrics including cost per case and cost per delivery
- Perform variance analysis and provide clear explanations to leadership
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5–8+ years experience in FP&A or finance roles with demonstrated business partnership experience
- Demonstrated ability to build or improve financial processes and controls - not just maintain them
- Strong financial modeling skills in Excel
- Attention to detail with a high standard for accuracy
- Ownership mentality - self-directed, accountable, and proactive
- Intellectual curiosity and initiative - someone who asks why, not just what
- Hands-on approach - comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a lean finance team
- Confident communicator who works effectively across departments, with vendors, and alongside executive leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modeling, scenario analysis)
- Experience with Sage Intacct
- Power BI or comparable data visualization experience
Culture Fit
A strong fit for this role is someone who collaborates effectively with leadership, thrives in a growing and evolving environment, and uses data to drive thoughtful decision-making. This position operates in a business-casual environment with a results-oriented culture that values direct, candid communication.#IND2
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