Finance Manager, Financial Planning – Analysis

KellyServices

. Lead annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly outlooks, and weekly pacing analysis .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • Michigan • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $120,075 - $160,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, with a strong foundation in accounting principles and experience in forecasting and analyzing seasonal or calendar-driven businesses. Proficient in utilizing AI tools for financial workflows and building automated reporting dashboards in Power BI.

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Advanced Financial ModelingTM1 ExperiencePower BI Dashboard DevelopmentAI Tools in Financial WorkflowsContract Profitability Analysis

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Hard Skills

Financial PlanningForecasting CyclesVariance AnalysisDriver-Based ForecastingAccrualsReconciliationsMargin AnalysisData Integrity StandardsChange ManagementBudget Management

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationAccountabilityTalent Development

Tools & Technologies

TM1Power BIWorkday Financial ManagementPeopleSoftAI Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

MBACPA

Industry Keywords

FP&AFinanceStaffingWorkforce SolutionsProfessional Services

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly outlooks, and weekly pacing analysis
Lead annual capital planning and manage capital requests through approval and forecast integration
Own forecast inputs and model integrity across demand, fill rate, job mix, hours, bill rates, pay rates, spread, and new business impacts
Track new business and white-space growth opportunities
Analyze daily and weekly activity to provide early performance insight
Build seasonal assumptions and dynamic scenario models for district wins and losses, renewals, calendar changes, fill-rate swings, and rate changes
Hold operational leaders accountable as active planning participants
Partner with Record to Report and business teams to ensure accurate, timely month-end results
Deliver volume, rate, calendar-timing, one-time-item, and structural-trend variance analysis
Develop Education KPIs and analyze pay-to-bill relationships, rate-card compliance, margin leakage, and pay-rate impacts
Support pricing, proposal, contract profitability, and investment decisions
Run monthly operations reviews and follow up on action plans
Apply AI tools to variance commentary, anomaly detection, forecasting support, and data preparation
Pilot Education-specific AI use cases
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and automated reporting
Serve as Education FP&A lead across TM1, Workday, and PeopleSoft, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy
Standardize and document processes and partner with Finance Transformation and IT on systems initiatives
Partner with the Education Strategic Finance Business Partner, BU President, and leadership team on planning, executive and board materials, and decision support
Direct finance analysts, develop talent, manage capacity, and flag capacity risks
Collaborate with Finance Transformation, the Growth Office, and other business-unit finance teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
7–9 years of progressive FP&A or finance experience, including ownership of planning and forecasting cycles
Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, including driver-based forecasting for volume- and rate-driven businesses
Experience forecasting and analyzing a seasonal or calendar-driven business
Hands-on experience with TM1 or a comparable enterprise planning platform
Experience building dashboards or automated reporting in Power BI
Demonstrated, hands-on use of AI tools in financial workflows
Solid accounting foundation, including accruals, reconciliations, and close
Experience supporting contract-based or rate-card pricing structures, including pay/bill and margin analysis
Working knowledge of financial controls and data integrity standards
Experience in a matrixed organization, partnering with business leadership
Clear communication skills for translating financial concepts to non-finance audiences
Change management experience
MBA or CPA a plus
Workday Financial Management and PeopleSoft experience preferred
Staffing, workforce solutions, or professional services background preferred
Experience supporting pricing or contract profitability analysis preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position
Benefits focused on total well-being
Opportunities to grow expertise and capabilities professionally and personally
Inclusive, caring, and collaborative work environment