Finance Manager

First For A Reason

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

Provides financial support to senior management for enterprise wide level review. Protects and monitors company assets and analyzes operating results. Supports senior management and regional management in forecasting, budgeting and month end review.

Major Responsibilities

• Facilitates the production of weekly, monthly, year-to-date and year-end financial reporting, including variance and trend analysis of results to budget, prior year and forecast. Facilitates monthly forecasting efforts and the annual budgeting process for all operational/functional units.
• Provides analytical support to all levels of management across operational/functional units; including ad-hoc reporting and problem solving. Establish & continuously improve key performance indicators to support commercial and operational performance
• Both reporting, forecasts and insights support senior executives for communication to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensures the integrity of financial reporting software including working with external consultants and performing ongoing testing.
• Partner with HR and functional leaders to manage SG&A, related HC, STIP
• Lead and assist in training/mentoring Financial Analysts.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education or Certifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
• CPA, CMA, or MBA desirable

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• 5+ years experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with all levels of management.
• Highly organized, deadline oriented, possess high attention to detail.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law.