Job Description
A successful FP&A senior manager for the Digital Insights & Structured Finance operating unit will aid in the development and execution of high quality management reports, investment plans and operating model strategies to maximize the value of the business.
Ensure close connection between operational actions and financial results and forecasts
Provide business management team with reporting, performance diagnostics and insights that highlight the impacts of operational decisions (e.g., hiring, pricing strategies, investments, etc) on financial performance
Ensure regular cadence of high-quality, timely, credible and insightful reporting related to key business drivers
Liaise with accounting and global business services functions to ensure management reporting is accurate and fit for decision-making
Adapt corporate financial planning cycles to business operating cycles
Balance support for quarterly and annual planning cycles with transparent, rolling, interactive financial models that enable executive-level investment decision-making (e.g., go/no-go on multi-phased investment) as well as variable adjustments to financial forecasts (e.g., sales outperformance/COGS) on an ongoing basis
Develop cost efficiency strategies to ensure maximum allocation of capital towards investment and/or improved business margins
People management
Attract, train, retain top talent in Finance department.
Influence, motivate and collaborate with other Finance team members, in support of cross-functional business initiatives and to ensure streamlining of finance business support processes
Provide active leadership to both the finance and business teams, developing and championing excellence and change processes (people process systems)
Special projects
Able to manage cross-functional and cross-team initiatives
Organize and execute project plan with influence over peers and indirect reports
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Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Proactive, strategic thinker
Strong analytical and project management skills
Superior problem solving skills with ability to communicate effectively with executive management
Must be detail oriented, ensuring accuracy and quality of reporting and other deliverables
Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
Ability to provide constructive and robust challenge to business management
Ability to work effectively with other functional areas to understand the operational and cultural issues relevant to achieving superior results
Hyper client focused with tenacity to resolve issues and conflicts
High energy individual with enthusiasm for business partnering with multiple stakeholders
Ability to work in a dual reporting matrix environment
Ability to work with key stakeholders across time zones
Qualifications and Experience
7+ years in business strategy or finance role
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or engineering