As a Vice President within the Firmwide Financial Controllers group, you will oversee prioritization and project management of a diverse portfolio of initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and maintaining a robust control environment. You will play a leadership role and will be instrumental in fostering collaboration across teams and leveraging technology to propel the organization forward.
Job responsibilities:
- Manage transformation projects and oversee the entire portfolio of initiatives for Firmwide Financial Control
- Collaborate closely with technology and data science teams, as well as business process owners within Firmwide Financial Control and other Controller teams to stand up PWGs and drive momentum
- Stay informed about governance processes, industry trends, and new capabilities
- Oversee the communication and dissemination of use cases, progress, and success stories across the organization through monthly forums, newsletters and business reviews
- Manage a small team while also influencing the broader organization by serving as a thought leader who drives cross-functional collaboration
- Bring a risk and control mindset to guide evolution of Data Products while maintaining the integrity of our processes
- Build the framework and tracks project success metrics such as cost, feature and functionality, and reliability
- Work with teams to define and challenge product requirements, create detailed specifications, and prioritize features based on customer impact and business value
- Serve as a subject matter expert providing guidance and insights to internal teams and consumers
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Strong finance background with 7+ years of experience, an understanding of the controller role, accounting, and month-end processes
- Track record of successful change management and a passion for driving impactful change
- Strong organizational skills and program management experience
- Flexible mindset and demonstrates curiosity
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Leadership skills to bring people together and guide them towards common goals
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience with Databricks or similar data engineering and analytics platforms is a benefit