Finance Manager

Transcend Solutions is currently partnering with a client of ours for a Financial Manager in Plano, TexasWork Location: Plano, TX, USAWork Schedule: Hybrid (Mon-Thurs: Plano Legacy office, Fri: WFH)Contract Duration: 12 monthsTop Three Skills:1) Lead business owners and work closely with sales account and marketing teams to collect requirements, analyze information, and develop solutions consistent with business strategies and responsible for managerial and internal use reporting on marketing and sales deduction transactions and provide regular and ad hoc timely, accurate forecasts/reports on Sales (quantity, revenue, forecast), Production-Sales-Inventory (PSI), Sales Deductions (SD), Back Margin (BM), Market Development fund (MDF), Target Plan (TP), Management Plan (MP), el al2) Manage the progress of open marketing programs ensuring the progress amounts are within guidelines of the original approved budget and coordinate with marketing managers to make appropriate budget and contract modifications within Company guidelines3) Develop marketing program tracking method to assist management and marketing managers in providing financial status of the marketing expenditures and review reasonableness of marketing and sales deduction expense forecast and coordinate with marketing managers and vendors on the marketing expense plan and forecastBackground/Experience to qualify for this position, the following minimal background and skill levels are required:• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree Preferred in Finance, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field as preference and 5-10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate job related experience and prior experience in finance role a plus.• Experience in managing financial accounting closing process and management of teams• Experience in developing financial and operational analysis and presentation to management• Experience in establishing policies and procedures and supporting marketing and sales departments• Demonstrated ability to identifying areas of process improvement and managing improvement projects until completion• Experience in business process review and analysis, including financial and operational analysis and audits• Supervisory or management level experience in a related role a plus• The ability to develop tasks and work assignments, based on sometime vaguely defined objectives.• Review and interpret detailed product development, marketing documents and media materials as needed.• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels within and outside the company.• Work independently and in a team environment in order to achieve customer business objectives, personal and team goals and complete assignments within established time frames and specifications.Essential Duties And Responsibilities include the following:Other duties may be assigned. In this position, either directly or through others, the incumbent will:• Determine and make decision on marketing and sales deduction investment activities, lead financing closing and reporting for the Company, which include review of customer and vendor program agreements, and other internal and external reports• Manage the progress of open marketing programs ensuring the progress amounts are within guidelines of the original approved budget and coordinate with marketing managers to make appropriate budget and contract modifications within Company guidelines• Develop marketing program tracking method to assist management and marketing managers in providing financial status of the marketing expenditures• Responsible for managerial and internal use reporting on marketing and sales deduction transactions• Review reasonableness of marketing and sales deduction expense forecast and coordinate with marketing managers and vendors on the marketing expense plan and forecast• Lead business owners and work closely with sales account and marketing teams to collect requirements, analyze information, and develop solutions consistent with business strategies• Provide regular and ad hoc timely, accurate forecasts/reports on Sales (quantity, revenue, forecast), Production-Sales-Inventory (PSI), Sales Deductions (SD), Back Margin (BM), Market Development fund (MDF), Target Plan (TP), Management Plan (MP), el al• Develop and execute marketing expense and sales deduction audits performing process and financial audits, documenting audit findings and implementing of audit recommendations• Manage marketing and sales deduction expense process improvement projects and initiatives through evaluation of current business processes and identification of improvement plan• Responsible for short and long range planning for business• Direct and manage ad hoc projects/reports as assigned by management, leading cross functional teams• Demonstrate strong leadership, presentation, and customer and vendor relationship management skills