Operational Finance Manager

Position Overview: Drive Performance and Operational Efficiency at AmeriVet. This is a high-impact, highly visible role responsible for driving the financial performance and growth plans in partnership with our Field Ops, Marketing, and Recruiting teams. As a key finance partner to the Sales, Operations, Marketing, and regional leadership teams, this role demands exceptional financial acumen, strategic insight, and meticulous attention to detail to drive informed decisions. You will play a critical role in supporting profitable growth and operational efficiency across the region through cross-functional collaboration and a relentless focus on process improvement.

Key attributes for success in the role demand for someone who is exceptionally driven, possesses high-grit, and loves to influence through relationship and analysis. The successful candidate will possess outstanding expertise in operational finance and complex financial modeling, coupled with a strong tenacity and eagerness to challenge the status quo through persuasive collaboration and best in class FP&A analysis. You will be directly responsible for improving forecasting accuracy, elevating reporting capabilities, outlining KPIs, and driving superior operational communication of financial results in a fast-paced, highly competitive environment.

The ideal candidate will have a background in hospitality, human health management, pet care, or retail with prior background working in private equity or investment banking desired but not required. Advanced excel modelling skills, prior ops finance experience, and superior FP&A competency is required – i.e. this is not a developmental opportunity. The successful candidate will leverage their hands-on experience and a strong business acumen to act as a key financial partner across the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Strategic Financial Planning and Modeling

• Architect and own complex, highly dynamic financial models to forecast and plan revenue and gross margin through clear KPIs. You will be working with Field Ops, Recruiting, and Marketing to connect the dots and recommend a financial forecast that creates clarity and energy and that connects operational driver with expense drivers (e.g., labor, utilization, volume).
• Serve as a Thought Partner and Co-Pilot to our Field Ops Leaders. Proactively identify and champion opportunities for operational efficiency, process automation, and cost-reduction, transforming data into tangible, actionable financial strategies. You will be the "voice" of Field Ops by owning, preparing, and leading performance management reviews – whether there is a Monthly Business Review, a Ops Weekly Call, or a Productivity discussion, you are the thought partner and process owners to bring teams together into effective discussions.
• Develop and refine cutting-edge methodologies and models in partnership with the SVP of Finance and CFO to dramatically improve the forecasting accuracy of critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). In addition, conduct sophisticated ad hoc scenario, sensitivity, and competitive analyses to support high-stakes operational and financial decision-making by the Executive Team.

2. Advanced Forecasting and Performance Reporting

• Maintain, rigorously improve, and automate high-stakes weekly revenue forecasting models, ensuring uncompromising consistency and accuracy to provide the executive team with an actionable, forward-looking view of performance.
• Source, prepare, and synthesize large, complex data sets for weekly and monthly operational reporting, ensuring crystal-clear, executive-ready accuracy for senior management.
• Identify subtle trends, variances, and inflection points in revenue, labor, and other key drivers with a sense of urgency to support proactive, high-impact management action.
• Transform reporting processes and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability in delivering insightful financial analytics.

3. High Impact Collaboration and Partnership

• Tenaciously collaborate across all departments (Operations, Sales, HR) to capture timely and accurate non-financial data for seamless integration into sophisticated revenue, labor, and profitability models.
• Act as a highly persuasive and strategic bridge between finance and operations, ensuring complex financial information is distilled and communicated in clear, actionable terms that drive operational accountability.
• Partner closely with regional and executive operators to deliver targeted, dynamic analysis in response to high-priority operational requests, often under tight deadlines.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of progressive finance experience, including a minimum of 1-2 years producing professional, client-ready work in a high-stakes setting and a minimum of 3 years of Ops Finance experience. We value people that come with a growth mindset and a desire to propose different framework of thought so we would welcome, but not require, professionals from Private Equity, Investment Banking, Management Consulting.
• Proven track record of success in highly competitive, rigorous, and demanding work environments.

Technical and Financial Skills

• Outstanding, demonstrative proficiency in building complex 3-statement, operational, and valuation financial models in Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint for communicating complex financial narratives to executive leadership.
• Experience with advanced analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake) and enterprise planning systems (e.g., Workday Adaptive, Hyperion, Anaplan, SQL) is highly preferred.
• Deep understanding of operational P&L components and how to translate operational drivers into financial metrics.

Key Attributes for Success

• Extreme Drive and Tenacity: A self-starter with a demonstrable sense of urgency, relentless persistence, and an uncompromising commitment to hitting critical deadlines and performance goals.
• High Grit and Resilience: The ability to thrive under pressure, maintain composure in high-stakes situations, and possess an unwavering focus on problem-solving through significant challenges.
• Transformative Mindset: An innate eagerness to challenge existing processes and a proactive vision for improving and automating financial operations.
• Exceptional Analytical and Communication Skills: The ability to not only identify key financial drivers but also to translate those complex, quantitative results into clear, concise, and persuasive recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.

At AmeriVet, we're committed to your growth, development, well-being, and success. We empower team members with the resources, support, and opportunities needed to thrive in their careers and make a lasting impact in our communities.

Here's what you can expect when you join our team:

• Tailored development programs, mentorship, and career pathing to help you achieve your unique goals.

• Competitive pay, performance bonuses, 401(k) matching, and student loan assistance to foster your financial well-being.

• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and mental health resources to support your overall well-being.

• Generous paid time off and holidays, because your personal time matters.

• A supportive, collaborative environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

Please note: Any Benefits listed above apply to full-time employees. 

At AmeriVet, your unique skills and passion are celebrated, and every team member has the tools to thrive. Our people-focused approach is centered on helping you grow in your career while making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.