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Finance Manager: Facts, Skills, and Next Paths

A Finance Manager oversees financial planning, reporting, and analysis to guide business decisions. Day-to-day work includes preparing budgets, forecasting revenue and expenses, and analyzing variances between actual and planned results. Managers also ensure compliance with regulations and improve financial processes using tools like ERP systems and spreadsheet models.

Core responsibilities include managing cost accounting systems, publishing profit-and-loss statements by service line or product, and supporting capital investment decisions through ROI and NPV analysis. For example, at Amazon, Finance Managers partner with operations teams to influence strategic direction and drive investment decisions for high-growth businesses like Sub Same Day delivery. At Northrop Grumman, they work on financial systems that support revolutionary defense technologies.

The median salary for Finance Managers is approximately $138,302. The most frequently requested skills in current job postings are Analytics & Reporting (80%), Forecasting (70%), and ERP Systems (50%).

$104,927 – $184,261

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21 adjacent paths

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$104,927 – $184,261

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48% avg. match

Avg. Match Score

38.4 shared skills

Shared Foundation

Live market pulse· updated 10d ago

Salary (live)

$104,927 – $184,261

median $138,166

Hiring now

10+ recent postings

Who's hiring

Axon, Cherry Bekaert, Base-2 Solutions

The Skill Blueprint for Finance Manager

The core competencies employers ask for. Use them to strengthen your resume, spot gaps, and compare related career options.

In demand right nowAnalytics & Reporting · 80%Accounting · 80%Forecasting · 50%Analytics · 50%Innovation · 50%Security · 40%Strategy · 40%Recruitment · 40%

Microsoft Office

technical

Compliance

technical 20% of live postings

Financial Analysis

technical

Process Improvement

strategic 20% of live postings

Where Else Can Finance Manager Skills Take You?

Build toward this role and you may be building toward several others. Explore the paths that share the same foundation.

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Senior Financial Analyst

49 shared skills · Finance

60%

−$5kLateral shift

2

Accounting Manager

48 shared skills · Finance

53%

−$15kCareer change

3

VP of Finance

42 shared skills · Finance

50%

+$111kCareer change

4

Tax Analyst

36 shared skills · Finance

49%

−$38kCareer change

5

FP&A Manager

59 shared skills · Finance

49%

−$42kCareer change

6

Investor Relations Manager

34 shared skills · Finance

48%

+$124kCareer change

7

Director of Program Management

39 shared skills · Project Management

48%

+$90kCareer change

8

Financial Planning Analyst

46 shared skills · Finance

48%

−$8kCareer change

9

Tax Manager

35 shared skills · Finance

47%

+$7kCareer change

10

Director of Market Research

35 shared skills · Research

47%

+$118kCareer change

11

Benefits Administrator

30 shared skills · HR

47%

−$72kCareer change

12

Internal Auditor

29 shared skills · Finance

46%

−$28kCareer change

13

Junior Financial Analyst

27 shared skills · Finance

46%

−$42kCareer change

14

Executive Vice President

39 shared skills · Executive

45%

+$230kCareer change

15

Logistics Manager

29 shared skills · Operations

45%

−$35kCareer change

16

Product Operations Manager

36 shared skills · Product

45%

−$23kCareer change

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Director of Project Management

45 shared skills · Project Management

45%

+$56kCareer change

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Director of Finance

34 shared skills · Finance

45%

+$27kCareer change

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Why People Explore Finance Manager

High Impact Visibility

Finance Managers sit at a critical intersection in the organization. Your work directly ties to key business metrics — making your impact visible across teams and to leadership.

Resume Signal

The skills behind Finance Manager — Analytics & Reporting, Forecasting, ERP Systems — give you concrete language for resumes, interviews, and adjacent roles.