Strategic Finance Manager

Confidential Jobs; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs in Cleveland, OH seeks a Strategic Finance Manager who can bridge financial analysis with business strategy to help leadership act on growth opportunities. You’ll build stress-tested models, partner with senior leaders on business cases for new initiatives, and lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning with precise, decision-ready insights.

The role requires strong presentation skills, a CPA is a big plus, and comfort managing multiple strategic priorities without

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CPA a plus).
• 4+ years in finance, FP&A, or strategic finance.
• Strong financial modeling skills with business judgment.
• Ability to present findings to non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build financial models that stress-test strategic options.
• Partner with executive leadership on business case development.
• Lead or support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Analyze performance data to surface trends for leadership.
• Contribute financially to M&A evaluation, due diligence, and integration planning.
• Create presentations making complex info accessible to non-finance leaders.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Operations, and business unit leaders.
• Improve FP&A processes to sharpen speed and accuracy.

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Strategic analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Job description

Numbers tell a story, we need someone who can read it, shape it, and help leadership act on it. We're looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to bridge the gap between financial analysis and business strategy as we plan our next stage of growth.

In this role, you'll spend your time:

• Building financial models that stress-test strategic options, not just track historical performance
• Partnering directly with executive leadership on business case development for new initiatives
• Leading or supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning efforts
• Digging into business performance data to surface trends leadership needs to know about
• Contributing financial perspective to M&A evaluation, due diligence, and integration planning
• Building presentations and materials that make complex financial information accessible to non-finance leaders
• Working cross-functionally with Accounting, Operations, and business unit leaders to keep planning grounded in reality
• Looking for ways to sharpen and speed up the FP&A process itself

You're a strong fit if you have:

• A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field a CPA is a big plus
• Public accounting background, also a big plus
• 4+ years in finance, FP&A, or strategic finance
• A knack for financial modeling that goes beyond spreadsheets into real business judgment
• The communication skills to present findings to people who don't live in Excel all day
• Comfort managing several strategic priorities without losing precision

The practical details:

Hybrid role based in Cleveland, OH. You'll work closely with senior leadership from day one; this isn't a role where your analysis sits in a folder; it's one where it shapes decisions.