Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

At Aeris, we are at the forefront of the IoT revolution, connecting more than 70 million cellular IoT devices globally in our IoT Platform Services via our telecom operator partners and enterprise customers, providing cutting-edge SaaS solutions that enable businesses to harness the power of connected devices. Our largest industry segments are Automotive, Utilities and Transport & Logistics, using eSIM technologies. Headquartered in Chicago with offices around the world, Aeris is the preeminent IoT software company globally powering critical projects across energy, connected vehicles, transportation, retail, healthcare and more. 
 

As Manager of FP&A on the Finance team you will work with senior Finance leaders as well as non-finance stakeholders to understand the story behind the numbers, develop a robust and repeatable approach to budgeting, and improve forecasting across the business. You will have direct interaction with leadership and will influence the success of the company through a recurring continuous improvement approach.
 

Responsibilities:

• Leverage a cross-functional FP&A approach to monitor the business and to identify and execute on opportunities for operational improvement.
• Support the development of long-term financial planning and incorporate company strategy into financial projection models
• Establish culture of data-driven decision making by leveraging depth of financial experience to challenge inputs, assumptions, and thought processes as appropriate
• Maintain normalized financials (QofE and adjusted NWC) as a basis to communicate the economic reality of the business to senior leadership
• Leverage variance analysis to identify performance trends and think critically to develop recommendations for operational improvement
• Perform scenario analysis of financial outcomes based on a range of operational levers impacting the business
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for leadership and Board of Directors
• Leverage technology to build scalable processes supporting insightful and robust reporting
• Work cross-functionally to improve data integrity and to ensure systems interface properly with relevant tools
• Provide analytical and execution expertise on M&A transactions from pre-acquisition due diligence through post-acquisition integration
• Partner with VP Finance & Corporate Strategy on components of larger operational improvement initiatives while leading smaller initiatives independently

Qualifications:

• Track record of continuous progression in a finance or accounting function, performing financial analyses and budgeting / forecasting
• 7-10+ years of total experience, with 5+ years of experience in corporate finance, public accounting, or consulting
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or Business is preferred, MBA preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective in communicating financial matters to non-finance people
• Experience or interest in technology industry preferred

Aeris walks the walk on diversity. We are a brilliant mix of varying ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and professional/personal/military experiences – and that’s by design. Different perspectives are essential to our culture, innovative process and competitive edge. Aeris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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