The Manager of Forecasts and Budgeting leads the company's financial forecasting and budgeting processes, ensuring accuracy, analyzing performance variances, and collaborating with senior leadership.
Job Summary:
As the Manager of Forecasts and Budgeting at CFGI, you will own the company’s consolidated financial forecast and play a key role in driving visibility into performance through timely analysis. The ideal candidate is a hands-on financial professional with strong analytical skills, deep modeling expertise, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Consolidated Financial Forecast
· Lead the development and ongoing monthly maintenance of the company’s consolidated financial forecast, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow projections. This currently includes six international subsidiaries with associated intercompany, foreign exchange, and consolidating adjustments.
· Ensure forecast accuracy and consistency.
· Develop and continuously improve the company’s financial modeling framework and forecasting tools to support decision-making.
· Analyze forecast variances and provide insights into key drivers of performance.
Monthly Flash Reporting
· Own the monthly flash reporting process to estimate key financial metrics (revenue, margins, EBITDA, cash, KPIs, etc.) prior to the completion of the full accounting close.
· Leverage early operational and financial indicators to produce reliable and actionable flash forecasts.
· Partner with accounting and FP&A to ensure timely and accurate reporting that informs leadership decisions.
Internal Management Forecasting Oversight
· Manage the internal forecasting process across business units and functional departments.
· Work with line-of-business leaders to build, refine, and review departmental forecasts and assumptions.
· Integrate departmental forecasts into the consolidated view and support preparation of monthly management reporting packages.
· Provide guidance to business partners on forecasting best practices and model integrity.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
· 6+ years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, or financial analysis roles. Experience in investment banking or private equity preferred.
· Proven experience building and maintaining complex three-statement financial models (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow).
· Strong understanding of corporate financials, forecasting methodologies, and variance analysis.
· Advanced Excel skills.
· Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
· Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
Top Skills
Excel
CFGI Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
One Lincoln Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA, United States, 02111
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