Strategic Finance & Operational Excellence, Senior Manager

Spaulding Ridge is an advisory and IT implementation firm. We help global organizations get financial clarity into the complex, daily sales, and operational decisions that impact profitable revenue generations, efficient operational performance, and reliable financial management.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe all business is personal. Core to our values is our relationships with our clients, our business partners, our team, and the global community. Our employees dedicate their time to helping our clients transform their business, from strategy through implementation and business transformation.

Spaulding Ridge is looking for a high-caliber, hungry, and intellectually curious Senior Manager, Strategic Finance & Operational Excellence to operate as a true athlete across finance, strategy, and operations. This is not a traditional FP&A role. You will be a core thought partner to leadership, owning critical initiatives across financial and operational planning, financing, M&A and global business performance. You will help build and scale a modern, AI-enabled finance function, partnering with teams in the U.S., Canada, and India. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, builds trusting relationships with senior leaders, and is energized by solving complex problems that directly impact company trajectory.

This leader will work day-to-day with several P&L leaders to drive operational efficiency, financial performance, and strategic execution, while also partnering closely with the COO & CFO on broader company objectives. This individual will act as a delegate and representative for the practice in financial and operational discussions across the firm and with corporate functions.

Success in this role requires strong financial acumen, executive-level communication skills, exceptional stakeholder management, and the ability to lead complex initiatives in a fast-growing, consulting-driven environment.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

Finance

• Own planning cycles leading business planning & analysis for quarterly forecasts and annual financial plan for several business areas totaling $50M revenue

• Drive operational rigor across forecasting, backlog management, utilization , pipeline conversion and delivery performance through standardized KPI governance & operating cadences

• Build scalable management reporting and executive operating rhythms that connect financials, GTM, delivery and people metrics into actionable decision-making

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