Field Finance Manager

Sci Corp; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance firm in Tampa is seeking a Field Finance Manager to oversee cemetery and funeral home financial transactions. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in managing financial processes. Responsibilities include collaborating with accounting personnel, training managers, and ensuring compliance with financial controls. This role offers full-time employment with travel requirements of 30% - 40%.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience required.
• Experience managing small scope projects.
• Industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with accounting to address exceptions.
• Investigates and mitigates financial fraud.
• Analyzes issues affecting market Operating Profit.
• Supports new location setups.
• Conducts transaction oversight and analysis.
• Conducts Field SOX Control oversight.
• Trains Market Manager and Location Manager.
• Performs fraud review and analysis.
• Assists with new business acquisitions.
• Manages location comparability and operating status.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Strong knowledge of Funeral Home and Cemetery operations

Financial analysis and modeling skills

Understanding of financial acumen and principles

Ability to build trusting business relationships

Professional verbal and written communication skills

Public Speaking

Ability to self-manage and prioritize workload

Advanced Excel data modeling skills

Proficient MS Office Suite skills including PowerPoint

Education

Bachelors degree in Finance, Math, Business or related discipline

Job description

Overview

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The Field Finance Manager works with Market Directors, Location/General Managers and Office Managers/Coordinators to ensure cemetery and funeral home revenue, expense and cash transactions are understood and being reported according to corporate policies and procedures. This includes working with financial statements, key controls and other cemetery and funeral home financial processes training in addition to training for corporate financial/accounting initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with SCI’s accounting personnel to ensure funeral home and cemetery accounting transaction exceptions are addressed in the short-term with an eye on long-term process improvement to minimize exceptions.
• Collaborates with corporate security and corporate fraud & emerging risks personnel to investigate and mitigate funeral home and cemetery financial fraud.
• Partners with FP&A to analyze the underlying transactional issues affecting market Operating Profit and cash flow performance.
• Works with market leadership to support new location set ups, AOR/structure changes and comparable/non-comparable changes.
• Conducts funeral home and cemetery transaction oversight and analysis to ensure understanding, accuracy and to identify process improvement opportunities
• Conducts Field SOX Control oversight to ensure understanding, compliance and to identify process improvement including review of field assessment and RAAS audit results.
• Conducts Market Manager and Location Manager Training including SOX controls, PN AN Worksheet Usage, financial statements and other reports
• Performs fraud review and analysis as needed
• Collaborates with Business Development to assimilate new business acquisitions as needed.
• Provides management and oversight of location comparability status, location operating status and location roll-up structure (Mega, Market, Territory, BU and Division)
• Potentially leads and manage one or more Analysts

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Math, Business or related discipline required

Experience

• 6 to 10 years of experience required
• Experience managing small scope projects
• Industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong computer skills
• Strong knowledge of Funeral Home and Cemetery operations
• Financial analysis and modeling skills
• Understanding of financial acumen and principals
• Ability to build trusting business relationships with a variety of personnel
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Public Speaking
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize workload to meet competing deadlines for self and staff
• Advanced Excel data modeling skills
• Proficient MS Office Suite skills including power point

Work Conditions

Work Environment

• Work indoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• Standard business dress is required

Work Postures

• Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 12 hours per day

Physical Demands

• Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, computers and phone usage

Work Hours

• Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
• Must be able to travel 30% - 40%

Postal Code: 33603

Category (Portal Searching): Finance and Accounting

Job Location: US-FL - Tampa

Job Profile ID: F00287

Time Type: Full time

Location Name: Tampa Care Center, Tampa, FL