Finance Operations Manager

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

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

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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