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Waylin Partners

Director - FP&A

Waylin Partners, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Waylin focuses on providing leading private equity firms with best-in-class finance, accounting, and data analytics services to optimize and automate back-office functions of portfolio companies.

Description Waylin Partners, a leading provider of FP&A and accounting consulting services, is looking for a Director who is passionate about providing solutions to complex problems. At Waylin, you will be working directly with other experienced professionals to deploy FP&A and accounting solutions to enhance processes and bottom-line results at our client's portfolio companies. Specifically, your function at the client businesses will include:

Translate complex questions into data-driven analyses to allow leaders to make informed decisions

Lead finance/accounting teams during interim roles or times of need

Structure and guide modeling efforts that drive strategic recommendations to key stakeholders

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with teams across the portfolio company and private equity firm

Transform data into useful information tailored to leadership needs through excel and other data visualization tools

Manage more junior consultants and guide production of required deliverables

Specific Examples of Workstreams

Lead the budgeting process, preparing monthly forecasts, creating variance analyses and explanations

Lead the preparation of monthly performance reports, financial analysis, and evaluation of historical trends. Continuously seek to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of the forecasting and close process

Provide business intelligence with financial results and key performance indicators to facilitate decisions

Prepare and maintain various daily/weekly/monthly operational efficiency reports

Assist in process improvements, cost reduction, automation, and system upgrades

Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with leaders and teams across the portfolio company

Manage special projects and ad-hoc requests from senior management such as cash flow forecasts, SKU/customer profitability, operational reporting, etc.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or any other quantitative field.

10+ years of experience in Consulting, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, or Public Accounting

Advanced Excel user with the ability to produce dynamic financial models

A thorough understanding of financial statements and 3-statement modeling

CPA or CFA designations are a plus

Seniority level Director

Employment type Full-time

Job function

Finance, Strategy/Planning, and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Business Consulting and Services, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals, and Financial Services

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

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