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Financial Manager Job Description Template

Finance · Hybrid · Exempt · Full-Time

A free, editable financial manager job description template — job summary, essential functions, required and preferred qualifications, and a pay-range example to replace with your own. Use it to prefill the generator, tailor it to your organization, and download a formatted Word doc or PDF.

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Job Summary

Turns financial data into decisions. Leads budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for the business — partnering with department leaders to control costs, evaluate investments, and keep the company on plan.

Essential Functions

  1. Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts across departments
  2. Analyze monthly results, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions
  3. Build financial models to evaluate investments, pricing, and strategic initiatives
  4. Partner with operations and sales leaders on cost control and margin improvement
  5. Oversee cash flow planning and working capital management
  6. Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in line with GAAP
  7. Mentor and develop members of the finance team

Qualifications

Required:

  • 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including FP&A or financial management
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; ERP experience (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle)
  • Strong analytical judgment and the ability to communicate financial concepts to non-finance leaders
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Preferred:

  • CPA, CFA, or MBA
  • Experience leading or mentoring a finance team

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required; CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred

Pay range example: $110,000–$150,000 per year (adjust to your market and experience)

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15 states require a pay range

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8

also require a benefits description

1

also require an application deadline

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