Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: 
-  Manage the local team of 2-3 FAs supporting close, budgeting, forecast, and reporting 
-  Monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and ad-hoc reporting support. 
-  Responsible for the execution of the monthly financial close, journal entries, accurate financial reporting of expenses, and hiring plans 
-  Drive analysis of cost trends and articulate related cause and effect to managers 
-  Work closely with Controllership team to coordinate compliance with US GAAP, ensure that the relevant financial control processes are used and appropriate audit trail maintained at all times 
-  Build and maintain positive relationships with various parts of the business to understand their needs and/or requests, and challenge methodologies to ensure balance between shareholders, customer and business partner expectations 
-  Continuously identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes to increase efficiency and accuracy in the operational planning processes 
-  Provide insightful and actionable monthly reports comparing actual trends against budget and forecast assumptions 
-  Build presentation content for Monthly Business Review of key metrics and expense drivers 
 Experience and qualifications required: 
-  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance 
-  Passionate about business and the related performance 
-  8+ years of finance experience with exposure to different areas (business analysis, accounting, FP&A, etc.) 
-  Experience with financial systems such as Anaplan, SAP[, BW, etc. is a plus 
-  Strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record to partner effectively with all functions and levels within the organization 
-  Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
-  Ability to multi-task and manage timelines 
-  Ability to perform in a matrix organization with multiple partners with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity 
-  The ideal candidate will have outstanding technical skills with spreadsheets, presentations, along with proven financial analysis capabilities