Finance Manager Cover Letter Example

I manage an $85 million operating budget and a team of five analysts for Brightwater Consumer Goods' western division, owning the monthly close and the quarterly forecast our VP of Finance presents to the board. I'm applying for the Finance Manager role at [Company name] because I want that same ownership over a P&L with more moving parts.

I cut our month-end close from nine business days to five by restructuring the close calendar and moving three reconciliations to a mid-month cadence, and our forecast variance has held under 3% for six straight quarters. I also caught a vendor contract renewal that would have added $240,000 in unbudgeted freight costs before it reached next year's plan.

I build our forecasting models in Excel and Adaptive Insights, review journal entries in NetSuite, and coach my analysts through their first full close cycle instead of only checking their work after the fact. Two of the three analysts I have managed have since been promoted into senior roles.

I would welcome a conversation about the budget and team [Company name] needs managed, and I am glad to walk through my close calendar and forecast model at an interview. Thank you for your time.