We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Arden Hills, Minnesota. This role is pivotal in driving financial strategy and providing insightful analysis to support decision-making across the organization. If you have a strong background in financial planning, reporting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, we encourage you to apply.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and distribute comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages, including consolidated profit and loss statements, variance analyses, and key performance metrics.<br>• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, working closely with leadership and department heads to align financial goals.<br>• Evaluate performance trends, including cost drivers, revenue patterns, and segment profitability, to uncover actionable insights.<br>• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and modeling for capital investments, pricing strategies, and other strategic initiatives.<br>• Support integration efforts for new business acquisitions, ensuring alignment in financial reporting structures and forecasting models.<br>• Collaborate with operational, sales, and purchasing leaders to translate business activities into meaningful financial insights.<br>• Work with the Accounting team to ensure accurate month-end accruals, account classifications, and consistent reporting practices.<br>• Develop and implement improvements to financial planning and analysis processes, tools, and templates.<br>• Assist in preparing financial presentations for board meetings, lenders, and other external stakeholders.
<p>We are looking for an Operations Specialist to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Contract to Hire position requires a dynamic individual with a strong background in food and beverage operations, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to foster a collaborative work environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering exceptional service while ensuring compliance with operational standards and policies.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Support the Director of Operations in managing food and beverage services to ensure efficiency, high standards, and profitability.</p><p>• Supervise, train, and mentor team members to meet quality standards while addressing employment actions such as hiring, promotions, and disciplinary measures.</p><p>• Oversee scheduling and labor planning, ensuring adequate staffing levels for events based on ticket sales and projected demand.</p><p>• Manage catered events from setup to teardown, coordinating with hourly staff, culinary teams, and guests.</p><p>• Monitor compliance with alcohol service policies throughout events and address any issues to maintain 100% adherence.</p><p>• Utilize historical sales and purchasing data to identify trends and optimize cost of goods.</p><p>• Program and manage the point-of-sale system to ensure accurate financial reporting and inventory tracking.</p><p>• Inspect operations regularly to uphold established quality standards and identify areas for improvement.</p><p>• Prepare and submit required reports accurately and on time.</p><p>• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, vendors, and external stakeholders to positively represent the venue.</p>
We are offering an opportunity for a VP/Director of Finance in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The individual will be responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting aspects of the organization. The role involves engagement with multiple departments, ensuring the organization's goals are met and new initiatives are properly funded. <br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br>• Plan and implement systems that fulfill the department's mission and goals efficiently and effectively.<br>• Provide leadership and day to day management of finance, accounting, tax, audit, business technology, risk management, purchasing, budgeting, financial reporting, and analysis, investment analysis, and management.<br>• Assure monthly financial statements provide an accurate picture of current financial conditions of the Organization consistent with generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP), nonprofit law, and organizational policy.<br>• Conduct internal audits to assure compliance and maintain business and financial records in accordance with financial accounting and reporting systems, controls, accountabilities, legal, tax, and audit parameters.<br>• Conduct financial and business analyses of potential new ventures and develop funding models and implementation plans.<br>• Manage all financial activities including cash flow management, investment management, analysis of capital projects, asset sales, and the safeguarding of all assets.<br>• Oversee the development of the annual operating budget, including all department and subsidiary budgets.<br>• Lead the decision-making process for real estate and major lease and buy activities.<br>• Communicate regularly with the audit/finance committee and the board of directors.<br>• Drive employee engagement and organizational performance by improving employee line of sight to strategic goals.<br>• Establish and implement finance and business technology efforts that effectively communicate and support organizational mission, goals, and strategic vision.<br>• Establish and maintain constructive and effective relationships with audit.
<p>We are looking for a dynamic Market Leader to oversee and drive growth within the technical and building insulation sector. This role requires a strong focus on team leadership, client management, and market expansion while ensuring safety standards and operational excellence. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, this position offers an opportunity to collaborate across departments and contribute to the company’s strategic vision.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the development and execution of strategies.</p><p>• Manage and mentor team members to achieve performance goals while fostering a culture of safety and collaboration.</p><p>• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key clients, vendors, and industry partners.</p><p>• Drive revenue growth by identifying new opportunities and expanding the customer base.</p><p>• Collaborate with business development representatives and regional sales leaders to promote company products effectively.</p><p>• Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations across all operations.</p><p>• Analyze market trends and competitor activities to inform strategic decision-making.</p><p>• Oversee data entry and account management processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency.</p><p>• Represent the company at industry events and forums to strengthen market presence.</p><p>• Monitor and report on segment performance, providing insights to senior leadership.</p>
We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Financial Analyst to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role focuses on managing selling expenses within the retail sector while partnering closely with senior business leaders to provide actionable insights. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in financial planning and analysis, particularly in retail finance, and a passion for driving process improvements.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze store selling expenses, including labor costs, workforce trends, and occupancy accounting, to optimize financial performance.<br>• Collaborate with Finance team members and Sales Operations leaders to ensure alignment on expense management strategies.<br>• Develop and present business case analyses, identifying trends and providing recommendations based on data-driven insights.<br>• Manage deliverables across Finance and other business units, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.<br>• Drive process improvement initiatives by analyzing existing workflows and implementing enhancements.<br>• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior and executive leadership, communicating financial impacts and insights effectively.<br>• Partner with accounting teams to assess the financial implications of store openings and closures.<br>• Explore profitability drivers within retail FP& A, such as hourly wage impacts and workforce scheduling.<br>• Provide expertise in workforce management, analyzing labor costs and minimum wage impacts.<br>• Ensure adherence to best practices in expense structure management across multi-unit retail operations.
<p>We are looking for a skilled Compensation Analyst to join our manufacturing team in the Twin Cities. This long-term contract position offers an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in compensation strategies and analysis. If you have a strong background in compensation administration and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>Compensation administrator for the Short-Term Incentive Plan </p><ul><li>Run weekly reports for overall bonus incentive eligible participants and upload to vendor. </li><li>Review monthly report for short-term incentive plan participants. Compare with data from finance, address gaps.</li><li>Quarterly, gather employee details for quarterly operations short-term incentive plan.</li><li>Year end, work with finance to validate, QC, and input correct eligible earnings into short-term incentive plan tool.</li><li>Coordinate payment files to regions and local payroll.</li><li>Support the setup of the year-end and initial launches of the short-term incentive plan tool to managers and participants.</li><li>Coordinate the posting of quarterly payment dates.</li></ul><p>Support the Sales Incentive Plan </p><ul><li>Provide quarterly support of the short-term incentive plan tool, in partnership with finance.</li><li>Work with finance to validate, QC, and input correct eligible earnings into tool.</li><li>Assist with annual set-up of plan specifics.</li><li>Coordinate the posting of quarterly payment dates.</li></ul><p>Data analysis and validation </p><ul><li>Support compensation committee and proxy data analysis and presentations. </li><li>Validate merit budgets and salary ranges within Workday and post on intranet.</li><li>Provide requested data regarding Workday variable compensation to finance and internal audit.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented Pricing Analyst to join our services team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role requires a strong analytical mindset and a passion for uncovering actionable insights from financial and market data. The ideal candidate will play a key role in shaping pricing strategies and supporting decision-making through data-driven solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze internal and external data to identify trends and opportunities that enhance strategic rate setting and pricing processes.<br>• Provide support for existing and new data models by validating inputs and conducting detailed analyses.<br>• Create competitive intelligence reports and present findings using clear data visualizations.<br>• Examine historical financial data to develop pricing strategies tailored to specific practice areas and methodologies.<br>• Gather information on key project components to address client pricing requirements and requests.<br>• Assist in the collection and validation of internal data for competitive intelligence and survey reporting.<br>• Contribute to the development of tools, templates, and procedures designed to improve pricing workflows across the organization.<br>• Collaborate with external vendors to confirm and validate data while evaluating investment decisions.<br>• Conduct research and benchmarking on legal pricing trends across various markets and practice areas.<br>• Monitor and report on industry-wide rate trends to inform strategic decision-making.
