Manager, Business Financial Analytics

About World Fuel

World Fuel is a global leader in energy, logistics, and sustainability solutions, serving customers across aviation, marine, land, and government markets.

We're looking for a highly analytical, business-minded finance leader to join our North America Land organization as Manager, Business Financial Analytics.

This role serves as a strategic finance partner to senior business leaders, translating financial data into actionable insights that drive profitable growth, operational excellence, and better decision-making across the organization.

If you enjoy building financial strategies, leading high-performing teams, improving business performance, and partnering directly with commercial and operational leaders, this is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, North America Land, you will lead financial planning, business performance analysis, forecasting, and decision support activities for a large and dynamic business segment.

You will oversee a team of finance professionals while partnering closely with leaders across Sales, Operations, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Services to drive performance, improve profitability, and support strategic initiatives.

This is a highly visible leadership role with direct exposure to executive leadership and meaningful influence on business strategy.

What You'll Do

Business Partnership & Performance Leadership

• Serve as a trusted finance advisor to business and operational leaders.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations that drive growth, profitability, and operational performance.
• Develop business cases, pricing analyses, investment evaluations, and strategic recommendations.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, performance scorecards, and financial metrics.
• Lead business reviews with senior leadership and support strategic decision-making.
• Partner on growth initiatives, capital investments, and M&A evaluations as needed.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead annual planning, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver timely financial reporting, variance analysis, and business performance insights.
• Improve forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Develop and enhance financial models, reporting tools, and forecasting methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with corporate planning and reporting requirements.

Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Lead business analytics initiatives focused on customer profitability, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
• Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and executive-level analytics.
• Leverage Power BI, Tableau, Oracle, and other technologies to improve decision support capabilities.
• Drive automation, standardization, and process improvements across finance operations.
• Improve data quality, reporting consistency, and business visibility.

Financial Governance & Controls

• Support strong financial controls, compliance, and risk management practices.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Services teams.
• Support audit readiness, SOX compliance, and risk mitigation activities.
• Identify and address key financial and operational risks.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals.
• Create development plans and succession opportunities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Build organizational capability and strengthen finance business partnership skills across the team.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, business analytics, accounting, or related disciplines.
• 3-5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, business partnering, and reporting experience.
• Experience supporting senior leadership through financial analysis and strategic decision-making.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving change.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience in energy, logistics, transportation, distribution, or related industries.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Oracle, and enterprise planning tools.
• Continuous improvement, automation, and process optimization experience.

What Makes You Successful

You are someone who:

• Thinks strategically while remaining hands-on.
• Uses data to influence decisions and drive action.
• Builds trusted relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Enjoys solving complex business problems.
• Balances financial rigor with commercial thinking.
• Develops people and builds strong teams.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving business environment.

Why Join World Fuel?

• Influence key business decisions across a growing organization.
• Partner directly with senior operational and commercial leaders.
• Lead a talented finance team and help shape its future.
• Drive meaningful business performance improvements through analytics and insight.
• Join a collaborative organization committed to operational excellence, innovation, and growth.