Finance Manager

Finance Manager

In addition, this role will be a key stakeholder in M&A Integration, responsible for managing and improving contracts, invoices, and accounts payable, and recommending actions to improve the financial performance of individual integration projects as well as the overall Great Plains Region (GPL). The Finance Manager will coordinate and participate in the design, testing, implementation, and review of complex manual and automated financial and accounting systems and processes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Review budget estimates, assumptions, create and maintain budget tracker
• Manage the vendor invoice process
• Manage Regional Financial team
• Identify Material variances, investigate root causes and recommend actions
• Maintain current and forecasted cost data when compared to budgeted costs
• Manage monthly forecast, financials
• Create and maintain monthly M&A financial scorecards
• Create financial summaries, scorecards and communicate effectively with key stakeholders
• Recommend changes to the estimation factors, cost categories and other elements to improve budgeting process and reduce variances
• Work collaboratively with corporate finance and other key stakeholders to execute the required and financial processes
• Performs other duties as needed

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• Five years of professional experience as an accountant, auditor, OR valid Certified Public Accountant certificate with at least three years of professional experience as an accountant or auditor
• Experience managing projects spanning multiple projects and/or programs involving people, technology and process integration
• Insurance, brokerage and/or financial services industry experience
• Experience with infrastructure implementations or application data conversions and software delivery lifecycle

Job Requirements

• Strong spoken verbal and written communication skills
• Expert experience with Microsoft Office software tools with proficiency in:
  • MS Excel: ability to perform data analysis and reporting operations such as create pivot tables, charts with secondary axes, and use other data formatting and lookup functions
  • PowerPoint: ability to create PowerPoint slides with embedded tables and /or charts: able to create a simple reporting or persuasive presentation
  • SharePoint/O365: ability to navigate and upload/download data, collaboration tools and us of version history functions
  • MS SmartView
• Proficient with Oracle
  • Organized and detail oriented, with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities concurrently

Work Environment

Work can be performed in the office, remotely or in a hybrid environment.

Join a Winning Team at HUB International

When you join the team at HUB International, you become part of the 5th largest global insurance broker, providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. Becoming a part of HUB means that you thrive in an entrepreneurial and fast paced team environment supported by over 12,000 professionals in 450 offices across North America. You will be able to actively contribute to our track record of year over year growth fueled by innovative new products and services, mergers and acquisitions, and a great team of people. As part of our talent engine, you will exemplify our strong core values which drive our unique corporate culture. HUB’s entrepreneurial spirit is evident in our people, products and philanthropic initiatives and we are passionate about our talent!