Being a FinOps Manager

A FinOps Manager is someone who...

Manages the function, the FinOps team and their outputs to ensure they are meeting expectations, and proactively raises and makes changes where they are not.

Proactively identifies improvements and efficiencies for finance functions, and works with their partners to prioritise them.

And then designs and runs bespoke financial processes that match what their individual partners’ need.

Communicates and documents those processes in a way that makes it easy for others in the team to succeed.

What makes a great FinOps Manager?

Over-communicates with partners and the team on what they’re working on (and what they’re not!)

Doesn’t wait around to be told what to do - get’s immediately stuck in

Never sticks with the ‘way things have always been done’

What you’ll likely be working on...

Managing delivery of Finance and Ops tasks across your partners, typically 3-4 at the same time!

Managing the day-to-day tasks, while pushing forward priority projects to transform their businesses

Working directly with founders/CFOs as a trusted part of their team - in their office or online

Managing the month-end process - including review of working papers, journals and draft financials

Reporting to founders/ board on financial performance and position each month

Managing, reviewing and supporting the FinOps Associates, coaching them to improve business processes and developing their own knowledge and understanding

Building bespoke reporting for other areas of the business

Project managing improvement and system implementation projects

What they don’t do

Know the answer to every possible question

Make payments from a partner’s bank account directly

Avoid having difficult conversations

Work without boundaries being always responsive to every partner

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