Senior Finance Manager

Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Company Description

At Spear, our mission is to help dentists and their teams pursue and achieve “Great Dentistry.” Spear drives dental practice growth by advancing our clients clinical skills, improving their practice management capabilities and enhancing the patient experience by leveraging both our deep dental expertise and our technology forward solutions. We offer holistic solutions that include a full learning management system, a practice consulting service supported by a robust analytics platform and industry experts, and patient engagement tools that complement the normal workflows within a dental practice. In addition, we deliver live, collaborative education led by the brightest clinical and business minds in dentistry through virtual seminars and events, as well as through hands on learning opportunities at our state-of-the-art campus in scenic North Scottsdale.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, FP&A will play a pivotal role in driving financial strategy and decision making within the organization. This individual will be instrumental in leading the finance team and contributing to efforts to ensure accurate reporting.

Job Duties:

Board and Bank Reporting: Own and manage the preparation of board and bank reporting materials, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and relevance to stakeholders.

Recurring Business Analysis: Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly analysis of business performance in partnership with Customer Success, Marketing, and Sales teams to provide insights into operational effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting: Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, working closely with department heads to develop accurate projections. Generate insightful financial reports and presentations to facilitate decision-making.

Business Performance Analysis: Provide real-time analysis of key business metrics, such as campus filling rates, to identify trends, challenges, and improvement opportunities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for enhancing results.

Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis: Evaluate the ROI of proposed business initiatives and investments, ensuring that all decisions are supported by thorough financial analysis and align with organizational objectives.

Team Leadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Ad Hoc Requests: Respond promptly and effectively to ad hoc requests for financial analysis and insights from the CFO, CEO, and VP of FP&A, providing actionable recommendations based on sound financial principles.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a strong leadership and team management role, with the ability to inspire and develop talent.

5-7 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, with a focus on strategic decision support and business partnering

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex financial concepts into clear and actionable insights.

Additional Information

What Spear Offers

As the leader in our industry, we rely on the creativity and expertise of our people to deliver the best for our clients. In return, we invest in our employees by offering a diverse suite of benefits. We believe in offering choice and flexibility to keep our employees and their families healthy and happy today forward.

Great Work/Life Balance - Unlimited time off program along with paid time off for volunteering. We also have shorter meetings times and Core Hours to help support a healthy work life balance for all employees!

Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits - Medical (including your pets!), Dental, & Vision benefits and a 401k with a generous match. We also offer Maternity & Paternity Leave. Additional benefits include Mental Health Day, and the Maven Maternity & Health Joy apps.

Company Sponsored Events - Think costume contests, annual Wellness Day, May the 4th be with you, Friday afternoon "Get Giphy With It", team builders, and 5k’s!

Career Development Pathways - Career development through continuous coaching, training, and on the job learning along with a quarterly review process.

STRIVE Program - Our peer recognition program that helps us celebrate one another's efforts and accomplishments. We like to recognize and reward the most amazing coworkers around!

DE&I - We care about each other and have our Spear Collective groups to support this to ensure everyone feels a strong sense of belonging.

Transparent Communication - We believe in a collaborative and trustworthy workplace with bi-weekly Company Wide All Hands Meetings and weekly 1:1's. We also send out weekly Office Vibe surveys to all employees for insights and feedback - we listen so we can make positive changes!

Spear Education deeply values diversity and what it brings to our communities and our organization.

Everyone is welcomed here, regardless of how you look, your physical abilities, where you come from, when you were born, what you believe in, how you identify, who you love, how you think, and whether or not you have served.

We seek to create a culture where each person feels heard, supported and engaged in a positive, empathetic way.

We are allies in, and advocates for, our shared humanity.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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