Operations Finance Manager

CJ Logistics America; Des Plaines (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

PTO

Job summary

CJ Logistics America is seeking an Operations Finance Manager to partner with the operations finance team. The role focuses on high-level reporting, data analytics, and translating operational activities into financial strategies.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and building business cases for cost improvements across warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; an MBA is preferred.
• 6–9+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including budgeting processes.
• Operational & industry knowledge in logistics or supply chain is a major plus.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and AI tools; SAP experience preferred.
• Korean language is preferred; strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Build complex financial models and variance reports for key accounts.
• Govern budget and forecast templates across warehousing, transport, and freight.
• Conduct monthly business reviews and variance analyses against plans.
• Partner with site leaders to coach on cost controls and improvements.
• Collaborate with operations, accounting, and finance teams on analytics.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Cost modeling

Data analytics

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools (Gemini/Claude)

SAP

Job description

At this time, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support for work authorization.

Operations Finance Manager

CJ Logistics America is seeking an Operations Finance Manager to join our finance team. Reporting to the Director of Operations Finance, this role serves as a key financial partner supporting company growth through high-level reporting, data analytics, and operational performance insights. In this position, you will identify and execute cost-improvement opportunities for our operations team and customers, translating complex operational activities into actionable financial strategies.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Culture: You’ll work with a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Impact: Every day presents new opportunities to grow, lead, and make an impact across our business units.
• Salary: Your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. We anticipate this role to pay a base salary between $103,000 - $110,000 per year, but actual base pay will depend on the successful candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
• Schedule: Ability to work a flexible schedule to support deadlines or cross-functional collaboration; typically your schedule will be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

What You’ll Do

• Financial Planning & Modeling: Lead comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes; build complex financial models and variance reports for key accounts to support executive stakeholders.
• Template Optimization & Governance: Own the governance, optimization, and accuracy of budget and forecast templates across warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding business lines.
• Business Reviews & Variance Analysis: Participate in monthly business reviews and conduct rigorous variance analyses comparing actual financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and historical baselines.
• Operational Finance Partnership: Serve as a financial business partner to facility operators, coaching site leaders on cost controls and helping build business cases for continuous improvement projects.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with operations, accounting, and business unit finance teams to understand cost drivers, business structures, and operational logistics trends.
• Strategic Issue Escalation: Proactively identify financial issues, recommend performance-enhancing strategies, and present findings to leadership.

What You Bring to the Table

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; an MBA is preferred.
• Experience: 6–9+ years of progressive financial planning & analysis (FP&A) experience, including deep involvement in budgeting processes.
• Operational & Industry Knowledge: Direct experience working alongside operations teams; logistics/supply chain industry experience is a major plus.
• Technical Mastery: Advanced understanding and proven use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and AI tools (Gemini/Claude). SAP experience is preferred.
• Language Skills: Bilingual proficiency in Korean is preferred.
• Soft Skills & Mindset: Excellent communication and presentation skills (experience presenting to senior leadership is a plus), creative problem-solving ability, and a collaborative, cross-functional approach.

What's In It for You

• Comprehensive Benefits: Full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), Life insurance, tuition assistance, PTO and MORE!
• Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement within a growing company with a performance record that continues to climb.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Work from our Des Plaines, IL corporate office 4 days per week with hybrid flexibility built around business needs.
• Strategic Role: A Salary, Exempt position offering high visibility and direct interaction with site leaders and executive management.

CJ Logistics About Statement

At CJ Logistics America, we know that we do our best work when we have an inclusive and diverse team, where we can draw on our different life experiences to help us deliver innovative solutions for our customers. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity, and an inclusive workplace. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only when they check every box. So if you think you might be a good fit for the role, but don't necessarily meet every single requirement on the job posting, we still encourage you to apply.

CJ Logistics delivers integrated and multimodal logistics services, connecting every corner of the world via air, sea and land. As a lead logistics partner (LLP), third‑party logistics provider (3PL) and supply chain consultant, we help customers leverage supply chain management as a competitive advantage, reducing total system costs, transforming business processes, improving service and facilitating growth and change. With a focus on social responsibility and sustainability through growth with customers and communities, we prioritize the wellbeing of the end consumer, our customers and our employees. CJ Logistics is responsible for the North America region, specializing in solutions for regulated industries such as food and beverage, consumer‑packaged goods, healthcare and medical supplies, and tire and automotive.

CJ Logistics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidmitive Action employer. We prohibit discrimination and or/harassment of any type, including but not limited to discrimination and or harassment based upon race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy or relation medical conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental status, veteran and/or military statue, disability (physical or mental) medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, political affiliation, domestic violence survivor status, marital status, or other characteristics prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Additionally, CJ Logistics participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.