Maritime Finance Leader: Strategy, Forecasting & Ops Insights

The Pasha Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pasha Group seeks a Finance Manager, West Coast Maritime, to lead forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis for a key maritime division. You will partner with operations, procurement, and accounting to drive profitability, accuracy, and actionable insights in a fast-paced environment.

You will develop financial models, ROI analyses, and reporting tools while guiding a team and aligning with company standards of excellence and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance-related field.
• 5+ years of financial analysis, modeling, budgeting, and forecasting experience.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience required.
• Strong understanding of financial and accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Experience supporting billing, collections, accounting, and operational finance functions.
• Ability to extract, analyze, and interpret data from multiple systems and reporting sources.
• Intermediate Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead Financial Forecasting: Manage and present accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial projections with detailed variance analysis.
• Drive Budgeting & Planning: Lead planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities for the West Coast Maritime division.
• Deliver Business Insights: Partner with operational leaders to review KPIs, monitor performance, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop Financial Models: Build pricing analytics, profitability models, and scenario analyses for new and existing clients.
• Support Strategic Decisions: Perform ROI analysis and sensitivity modeling to support investment and operational decisions.
• Enhance Reporting Tools: Improve reporting processes, analytics, and financial platforms that support better visibility and decision-making.
• Oversee Financial Operations: Provide guidance and escalation support for billing, collections, accounts payable, payroll, cash management, and related activities.
• Partner with Procurement: Support cost-control efforts through RFP oversight, vendor evaluation, and cost-trend analysis.
• Maintain Financial Integrity: Track and communicate financial and operational metrics to support accurate reporting and business analysis.
• Improve Processes: Identify opportunities to streamline financial workflows, improve reporting efficiency, and strengthen operational controls.
• Lead Administrative Teams: Manage and support assigned union administrative employees in alignment with the collective bargaining agreement.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with operations, procurement, accounting, finance, and leadership teams to support division goals.
• Apply Financial Perspective: Translate operational challenges into clear financial insights and practical recommendations.
• Influence Business Outcomes: Provide data-driven analysis that supports profitability, performance, and process improvement.
• Communicate Financial Performance: Present trends, forecasts, risks, and recommendations to business leaders.
• Support Organizational Growth: Adapt to changing priorities while maintaining financial discipline, accuracy, and operational alignment.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

The Pasha Group seeks a Finance Manager, West Coast Maritime, to lead forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis for a key maritime division. You will partner with operations, procurement, and accounting to drive profitability, accuracy, and actionable insights in a fast-paced environment.

You will develop financial models, ROI analyses, and reporting tools while guiding a team and aligning with company standards of excellence and integrity.