Acuity Brands, Inc

Finance Operations Manager

Acuity Brands, Inc • $95K — $115K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
  • MBA or CPA preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in accounting or financial analysis
  • Knowledge of US GAAP
  • Intermediate skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and consolidation tools (e.g., Hyperion, OneStream)
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities
  • Experience with analyzing and forecasting income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow

Responsibilities

  • Own the monthly and quarterly rolling forecast processes and manage timelines
  • Automate and standardize forecast processes and reporting workflows
  • Partner with Business and Finance Leaders to align operational and financial goals
  • Respond to ad hoc financial requests and perform financial analysis
  • Enhance processes using Better Smarter Faster (BSF) tools and participate in related events
  • Review reconciliations to expenses and forecasts and adjust outlooks as needed
  • Maintain system structure for accurate reporting and forecasting

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with regular onsite presence in Atlanta, GA
  • Opportunity to lead process transformation in Financial Operations
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams for holistic decision support
  • Access to Better Smarter Faster (BSF) tools for process improvement
  • Focus on forward-looking analysis and strategic business support
  • Potential for personal and professional growth within the finance function
Full Job Description
Job Summary

The Manager - Financial Operations is responsible for the execution, accuracy, and continuous improvement of forecast operation processes, including rolling forecasts, automation adoption and enhancement, and ensuring alignment with Business and Finance leadership expectations and data integrity. This role is designed to lead and transform processes focused on delivering timely, standardized, and scalable financial solutions to support across the finance function to provide clear financial outlooks. The Manager enhances team processes, tracks team outputs, and supports the resolution of recurring process challenges. By ensuring the integrity of finance processes and data, the Manager enables Strategic Finance Advisors (SFAs) and Finance Operations to focus on forward-looking analysis and business decision support. While maintaining core responsibilities, the Manager of Financial Operations prioritizes and manages multiple planned and time-sensitive requests from leadership and cross-functional teams to provide financial data supporting strategic decision-making activities.

Candidates must be local to the Atlanta, GA area. This position follows a hybrid schedule and requires regular onsite presence in Atlanta, GA. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

  • Own the forecast operating rhythm of monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts, as well as the annual target process, including managing timelines, business partnerships, and data governance.
  • Automate and standardize recurring forecast processes and reporting workflows to improve accuracy, scalability, and speed of decision support.
  • Partner with the Business and Finance Leaders to provide pertinent data and analytical outlook to establish Operational and Financial goal alignment and drive toward results.
  • Respond timely and thoughtfully to adhoc financial requests and perform necessary financial analysis.
  • Improve processes utilizing Better Smarter Faster (BSF) tools and participate in Finance and business partner process events.
  • Review group specific reconciliations to expenses and forecast and coordinate with the appropriate teams to adjust outlooks accordingly to ensure an accurate forecast.
  • Perform occasional maintenance of system structure to enable accurate reporting and forecasting.


What we are looking for in you
  • Attention to detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project and be able to manage multiple requests at a time.
  • Collaboration: Works well with a range of people from across the business.
  • Curiosity: Seeks better ways forward and drives execution to improve visibility.
  • Analytical Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it; exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights
  • Communication: Ability to communicate clearly across multiple channels of communication (verbal, email, Microsoft).
  • Self-Starter: Ability to work independently as well as in a team. Ability to drive analysis and projects to completion with limited supervision.
  • Pace: Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
  • MBA or CPA a plus
  • 5 years+ of accounting or financial analysis experience
  • Conceptual understanding of US GAAP
  • Intermediate Technical Skills (Excel, PPT, PowerBI, consolidation tool (e.g. Hyperion, OneStream), Oracle)
  • Strong modeling skills
  • Experience analyzing and forecasting all three financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow)
  • Ability to travel for business as needed


About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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