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F inancial managers are businesspeople who are responsible for the financial well-being of the institutions they work for, including companies, municipalities, universities, or other institutions. Together with their team members, financial managers analyze, understand, and report on everything to do with the finances of their institution. They also help others understand what all those numbers and statistics mean.