Finance Manager

NOW CFO; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NOW CFO is seeking an FP&A Analyst to strengthen planning, forecasting, reporting, and business intelligence efforts. The role emphasizes building robust financial models, analyzing performance, and delivering actionable insights to guide leadership decisions.

The candidate should be analytical, detail-oriented, and curious, with the ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations, collaborate with executives, and drive continuous improvement across finance, operations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, accounting, business analytics, or related roles preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience working with business intelligence platforms, dashboards, and data visualization tools.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational information into actionable business insights.
• Experience collaborating across departments and working with senior leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop program-level financial models for new and existing initiatives.
• Own volume forecasting processes and refresh forecasts regularly based on business performance and changing conditions.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key drivers impacting financial results, forecasts, and budgets.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
• Produce recurring financial reporting packages and performance dashboards for leadership.
• Develop ad hoc financial analyses to support business questions, investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting outputs.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial analysis and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Develop operational reporting and analysis that connects business activities to financial performance.
• Partner with department leaders to define KPIs and measurable business outcomes.
• Analyze operational trends, productivity metrics, and program performance to support decision-making.
• Provide insights that drive operational efficiencies and process improvements.
• Serve as a key liaison with BI and data partners to ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and dashboard effectiveness.
• Translate business requirements into reporting and analytics solutions.
• Validate BI outputs and reporting prior to distribution.
• Champion self-service reporting capabilities and help reduce manual reporting processes over time.
• Maintain conference financial books and reconcile conference-related financial activity.
• Manage conference rotation schedules and associated financial planning requirements.
• Support financial forecasting and volume planning related to conferences, programs, and member initiatives.
• Analyze conference and program performance to support future planning and investment decisions.
• Prepare financial and operational materials for leadership, Board of Managers, committee, and member meetings.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, concise, decision-ready presentations and briefing materials.
• Coordinate inputs from finance, operations, and program stakeholders to support key organizational discussions and decisions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Excel proficiency

BI dashboards

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

Business intelligence tools

Dashboards tools

Job description

The FP&A Analyst plays a key role in supporting the organization's financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business intelligence initiatives. This position is responsible for developing financial models, analyzing operational and financial performance, producing meaningful reporting, and providing data-driven insights that support strategic decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and intellectually curious, with the ability to translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business recommendations. This role requires strong financial acumen, technical aptitude, and the ability to collaborate effectively with leadership, operational teams, members, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop program-level financial models for new and existing initiatives.
• Own volume forecasting processes and refresh forecasts regularly based on business performance and changing conditions.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key drivers impacting financial results, forecasts, and budgets.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Produce recurring financial reporting packages and performance dashboards for leadership.
• Develop ad hoc financial analyses to support business questions, investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting outputs.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial analysis and provide recommendations to leadership.

Operational Analysis & Business Insights

• Develop operational reporting and analysis that connects business activities to financial performance.
• Partner with department leaders to define key performance indicators and measurable business outcomes.
• Analyze operational trends, productivity metrics, and program performance to support decision-making.
• Provide insights that drive operational efficiencies and process improvements.

Business Intelligence & Data Management

• Serve as a key liaison with business intelligence and data partners to ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and dashboard effectiveness.
• Translate business requirements into reporting and analytics solutions.
• Validate BI outputs and reporting prior to distribution.
• Champion self-service reporting capabilities and help reduce manual reporting processes over time.

Conference & Program Financial Support

• Maintain conference financial books and reconcile conference-related financial activity.
• Manage conference rotation schedules and associated financial planning requirements.
• Support financial forecasting and volume planning related to conferences, programs, and member initiatives.
• Analyze conference and program performance to support future planning and investment decisions.

Leadership & Meeting Support

• Prepare financial and operational materials for leadership, Board of Managers, committee, and member meetings.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, concise, decision-ready presentations and briefing materials.
• Coordinate inputs from finance, operations, and program stakeholders to support key organizational discussions and decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, accounting, business analytics, or related roles preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience working with business intelligence platforms, dashboards, and data visualization tools preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational information into actionable business insights.
• Experience collaborating across departments and working with senior leadership preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Naturally curious and data-driven problem solver.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational skills and follow-through.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Ability to balance detailed analysis with big-picture thinking.
• Professional, collaborative, and team-oriented approach.