Zep Inc. · 23 hours ago
Manager, Finance
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expZep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers. The Manager, Finance will provide analytical support to the CFO and Senior Director of FP&A, driving budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes while partnering with various functional leaders to enhance business performance.
AutomotiveChemicalCleaning ProductsConsumer GoodsIndustrialLogisticsManufacturingRetail
Responsibilities
Provide thought leadership and play a key role in driving actionable analysis and management reporting across the total enterprise and business units by ensuring proactive communication between key stakeholders to understand drivers and levers of performance at a detailed operational level, anticipating the next steps of analysis in advance, and developing strategies to pursue information to a meaningful conclusion
Provide in-depth analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual performance versus budget and / or forecast and prior year by decomposing revenue, cost, and margin variances between key drivers such as volume, price, inflation, mix, unusuals, etc. to enhance leadership understanding of business results and actions to improve
Partner with Director, Finance to evaluate and design enhancements for current data, reporting, and systems processes/capabilities to better meet the needs of business leadership and the business unit finance teams. Partner with IT and project teams to align on data strategy and centrally deploy reporting to ensure consistency, repeatability, and efficiency
Serve as the owner of consolidated Price and Inflation reporting at the company and business unit level. Partner with key contacts in Supply Chain / Procurement to understand operational drivers of cost fluctuations in materials, labor, and overhead versus standard by commodity and business unit. Inform leadership of emerging trends and help identify actions and levers to improve. Track implementation of pricing programs and partner with the business units to identify drivers of variances and corrective actions
Lead and oversee the creation of standard monthly and quarterly reporting for the FP&A team which also supports and informs the CFO, Private Equity group, and Lenders
Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
5 - 10 years of progressive experience in a combination of Financial Planning & Analysis, Operational Finance, Commercial Finance, and / or Manufacturing Finance
Experience with executive communication / reporting to the senior leadership team of a company. Prior experience in Investor Relations or working in a related capacity desired
High level of expertise in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
Experience with SAP, Planful, Business Objects, and Workday or similar desired
Experience with building complex financial models
Intellectual curiosity that seeks to understand the commercial and operational drivers of business performance beyond the numbers
Analytical nature and possesses a strong attention to detail
Self-starter
Strong interpersonal skills and works well in a team environment
Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience working in a privately owned company a plus, but not required
Company
Zep Inc.
Zep Inc., is a leading specialty chemical goods company selling a wide variety of high-performance products that help professionals and prosumers clean, maintain and protect their assets.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-07-01Acquired
2007-11-01IPO
Leadership Team
Amy Hahn
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Gerard
Division CFO
Recent News
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