Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Title: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: IL-Springfield

Springfield, IL

• ID:2025-3720
• Category: Accounting/Finance

Overview

Frontdoor is reimagining how homeowners maintain and repair their most valuable asset – their home. As the parent company of two leading brands, we bring over 50 years of experience in providing our members with comprehensive options to protect their homes from costly and unexpected breakdowns through our extensive network of pre-qualified professional contractors. American Home Shield, the category leader in home service plans with approximately two million members, gives homeowners budget protection and convenience, covering up to 23 essential home systems and appliances. Frontdoor is a cutting edge, one-stop app for home repair and maintenance. Enabled by our Streem technology, the app empowers homeowners by connecting them in real time through video chat with pre-qualified experts to diagnose and solve their problems. The Frontdoor app also offers homeowners a range of other benefits including DIY tips, discounts and more. For more information about American Home Shield and Frontdoor, please visit frontdoorhome.com .

Responsibilities

Summary: (Virtual/Fully Remote)

Manages staff within the company's financial analysis area. May provide members of management with financial information or projections. Assists with the evaluation of current and proposed financial plans and policies including one or more of the following activities: company planning, functional planning, profitability analysis, cost analysis, or management services and recommends changes that will drive the organization's growth and / or profitability

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation, review and ongoing monitoring of budgets, forecasts, strategic plans and other financial or operational data to assist management with current and long range planning

• Manages work to align budget and strategic plans

• Serves as a resource in evaluating financial issues and providing the necessary solutions and recommendations.

• Recommends methodologies for analyses, design and implemention of strategic analyses

• May manage a small team of financial analysts

• Assist in writing complex business rules to provide additional reporting capabilities

• Review financial or operational data and related analyses

• Provide support for integrating mergers or acquisitions

• Perform standard ad hoc reporting and analysis as required

• Design, develop and deliver analytical training for FP&A personnel

• May assume other duties as applied

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of finance and accounting processes and principles

• Demonstrated knowledge of financial statement analysis, including income statement, balance sheet and cash flow impacts

• Demonstrated ability to accurately model the financial aspects and outcomes of business issues using spreadsheets and/or other applicable tools

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial modeling

• Strong presentation, verbal and written skills are a must as the individual will be expected to participate in communications with senior management and the broader organization

• Highly-motivated, self-starter with strong project management skills, prioritization skills and the ability to multi- task and manage competing priorities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to learn new systems and processes quickly

• Ability to understand financial and related operational data, synthesize results, then develop and prioritize actionable insights and recommendations to make intelligent operational decisions driving efficiency and cost savings

• Ability to work well independently and in collaboration with others

• Consultative and collaborative approach with demonstrated ability to act as a true business partner

• Ability to teach or supervise financial and operational analyses techniques and skills

Preferred Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Experience with data visualization and business intelligence applications

• Strong knowledge of Financial Planning & Budgeting applications (Jedox, Hyperion or equivalent)

• Knowledge of JDE or equivalent accounting software

Physical Role Requirements: Be seated at a computer intermittently for up to eight hours a day. Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects. Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers and phones. Repetitive motions using hands and digits; such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching and typing during your normal working environment.

Minimum Education, Licensure and Professional Certification requirements:Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Economics or Math required, MBA preferred, CPA or other professional qualification preferred

Minimum Experience required: 5+ years in the Financial Planning (preferably with TM1)

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Job LocationsUS-IL-Springfield

ID2025-3720

CategoryAccounting/Finance

TypeFull Time

CompanyAHS American Home Shield Corp