Job Responsibilities:
- Develop, create and execute a strategic vision for the upgrade of our infrastructure, the automation of our processes and the optimization of our operating models
- Partner with Firmwide Financial Analysis on the design, build and roll-out of future forecasting and MIS platforms, including the rollout of Anaplan and other forecasting applications
- Partner with P&A leadership to understand and eliminate finance process pain points through automation while improving the overall control environment
- Lead strategy for data modeling and path and collaborate and motivate the organization to align and execute
- Define objectives and key results (OKRs) to measure success / failure across transformation projects (including in cost benefit terms)
- Partner and collaborate effectively with stakeholders, especially LOB CFOs, LOB/Corporate P&A, Controllers and Corporate Technology
- Communicate the strategy, effectively, across the organization and influence stakeholders to align with objectives
- Influence and lead critical design decisions
- Establish a product roadmap and coordinate the build / rollout of new products across the organization
- Establish change readiness program to ensure the smooth rollout of new products across the organization.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Technology, Mathematics, Engineering or related majors; advanced degree preferred
- 15+ years of finance and/ or MIS Systems experience in a complex financial organization; Finance, Transformations and Planning & Analysis experience preferred
- Outstanding analytical and presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated the ability to deploy new technologies and influence appropriate business process changes
- Understanding of Finance technology and in particular MIS Systems and planning tools
- Proven ability to think “outside the box” and come up with innovative solutions to deliver improvements in Finance productivity at scale
- Proven ability to act independently with excellent decision-making skills
- Proven ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple projects and initiatives at same time
- Strong leadership skills with experience working in a demanding global environment
- Demonstrated experience with strategic planning, issue resolution and negotiation
- Ability to identify and mitigate risk based on company and industry guidelines
- Ability to be strategic and forward-thinking in approach to organizational structure and process improvements
- Superior verbal and written communication especially with senior level management
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- Leadership experience over geographically distributed team a plus
- Process re-engineering skills a plus
- Financial Planning experience preferred