Senior Manager Finance

ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING, INC; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic finance leader to join their Electronics Controls team. This remote position offers the chance to partner with leadership, providing crucial financial insights and driving strategic initiatives. You will play a key role in analyzing performance, developing financial models, and guiding the annual planning process. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, this role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to make an impact. Join a company that values diversity and offers a collaborative atmosphere where your contributions will truly matter.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and advanced technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial analysis and reporting for the Electronics team.
• Develop financial models and assist in strategic planning.

Skills

Partnership Building

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Multi-tasking

Technical Skills (Excel, PPT, PowerBI)

US GAAP Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or CPA (Preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Oracle/OneStream

Job description

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic finance leader to support our Electronics Controls and Engineering teams within our Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls segment. This experienced finance professional will be the strategic financial thought partner to the Electronics Leadership team and will oversee the analysis, reporting, planning and closing processes. He/she will also provide day-to-day support for the Electronics team. Responsibilities include: participating in the strategic planning of the Electronics business by offering financial insights and recommendations, partnering with the business to identify various options for funding strategic initiatives and evaluating investment opportunities, partnering with business leaders to help understand trends in the business, and driving process improvements and productivity (financial and non-financial). This is a remote position with opportunities for on-site collaboration across our Electronics footprint.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Understand and identify top-line growth drivers and margin expansion; develop and drive action plans for the business. Prepare and review key performance indicators and assist with Root Cause Countermeasure process (RCCM). 25%
• Develop and present scenario modeling to better identify and understand gaps to Target/3-year strategy planning. Develop financial models to assist with planning, forecasting, and other analysis. 25%
• Provide business insights and guidance to the annual planning process for Sales, Cost of Sales, Operating Expenses, and Capital investments. 25%
• Drive the monthly Operating Expense and Capital roll-forward forecast processes to create insightful variance analysis proactively. 5%
• Drive the connection with matrix Finance teams to understand related results. Develop monthly analysis of performance and present financial results to Electronics Leadership. Participate in quarterly prioritization meetings to ensure that strategic initiatives achieve growth targets. 15%

Skills, Education and Experience (Required to Perform Essential Functions)

• Actively strives to build strong partnership with business leader
• Ability to lead and drive (directly or indirectly) to achieve results
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Sales, Operations, etc.
• Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it
• Provides practical solutions to problems; participates in and leads various discussions/meetings to mitigate issues
• Ability to communicate clearly across multiple channels of communication (verbal, email, PowerPoint presentations).
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Advanced Technical Skills (Excel, PPT, PowerBI, Oracle/ OneStream or other ERP experience)
• Strong understanding of US GAAP
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Experience (minimum experience required)

• 6 to 8 years

Preferred Education (i.e. type of degree)

• MBA or CPA preferred

Preferred Experience (i.e. industry experience)

• Manufacturing

Travel Requirements

Domestic and/or International - 0% - 25%

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at [phone]. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.

The range for this position is $100,700.00 to $181,200.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.