FP&A Manager
Verano
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Education
Posted on January 26, 2023
Role Summary:
Verano Holdings is a national, vertically integrated operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and retail facilities. The primary focus of the FP&A Manager is to support the Corporate FP&A function and oversee the development of financial reporting & forecasting to help drive profitable growth throughout Verano. The role will provide thought leadership to key stakeholders through all planning processes including periodic forecasting, budgeting, and strategic initiative development. The role will also develop complex financial modeling and interface with department leaders across the business to deliver insightful and action-oriented financial analysis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Support Corporate FP&A function across budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting process
Build detailed forecast models highlighting major assumptions and provide in depth analysis around monthly/quarterly/yearly actuals vs forecasts
Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and incorporate them with internal and external data sources to consistently refine forecast accuracy
Introduce improvements, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary processes and workflows that will enhance the overall operation and efficiency of the finance organization, specifically between business leaders, financial systems, accounting, and planning
Develop variance analysis comparisons against budgets and forecasts and create periodic reporting
Analyze and translate large amounts of financial information and data to help support business decisions
Partner with senior leadership and department heads to help develop short and long-term strategies, with a focus on scaling the business and processes
Analyze cost drivers, identify, and recommend opportunities for cost-effective solutions
Recognize and challenge business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
Conduct ad-hoc analyses, special projects, and perform other duties as assigned by management
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant major required
4+ years’ experience working as a Senior Accountant, Sr. Financial Analyst, or Manager in a publicly traded company or supporting public clients
Knowledge of financial systems and the Microsoft Suite
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving and time management skills
Highly organized and detail oriented
Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and flexible to daily changes
Able to execute and follow through to completion and documentation
Preferred Qualifications:
Progressive accounting/finance experience within public accounting or F500
Experience in manufacturing environment and or consumer packaged goods industry
Experience in Revenue planning, including, but not limited to margin, price & volume analysis
Solid understanding of manufacturing finance, including, but not limited to costing, variance analysis, and profitability drivers
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and broader Microsoft suite
Experience in Hyperion Essbase, OneStream, SAC, or other similar planning platforms
Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Working Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
EEO Statement:
Verano Holdings is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity, and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets, and our communities.
Verano Holdings is a national, vertically integrated operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and retail facilities. The primary focus of the FP&A Manager is to support the Corporate FP&A function and oversee the development of financial reporting & forecasting to help drive profitable growth throughout Verano. The role will provide thought leadership to key stakeholders through all planning processes including periodic forecasting, budgeting, and strategic initiative development. The role will also develop complex financial modeling and interface with department leaders across the business to deliver insightful and action-oriented financial analysis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Support Corporate FP&A function across budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting process
Build detailed forecast models highlighting major assumptions and provide in depth analysis around monthly/quarterly/yearly actuals vs forecasts
Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and incorporate them with internal and external data sources to consistently refine forecast accuracy
Introduce improvements, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary processes and workflows that will enhance the overall operation and efficiency of the finance organization, specifically between business leaders, financial systems, accounting, and planning
Develop variance analysis comparisons against budgets and forecasts and create periodic reporting
Analyze and translate large amounts of financial information and data to help support business decisions
Partner with senior leadership and department heads to help develop short and long-term strategies, with a focus on scaling the business and processes
Analyze cost drivers, identify, and recommend opportunities for cost-effective solutions
Recognize and challenge business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
Conduct ad-hoc analyses, special projects, and perform other duties as assigned by management
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant major required
4+ years’ experience working as a Senior Accountant, Sr. Financial Analyst, or Manager in a publicly traded company or supporting public clients
Knowledge of financial systems and the Microsoft Suite
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving and time management skills
Highly organized and detail oriented
Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and flexible to daily changes
Able to execute and follow through to completion and documentation
Preferred Qualifications:
Progressive accounting/finance experience within public accounting or F500
Experience in manufacturing environment and or consumer packaged goods industry
Experience in Revenue planning, including, but not limited to margin, price & volume analysis
Solid understanding of manufacturing finance, including, but not limited to costing, variance analysis, and profitability drivers
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and broader Microsoft suite
Experience in Hyperion Essbase, OneStream, SAC, or other similar planning platforms
Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Working Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
EEO Statement:
Verano Holdings is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity, and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets, and our communities.