Managing annual/continual financial planning activities for product areas, providing business rationale and decisions for all month-end financial performance and forecasting, conducting reviews and analysis on product financial performance, consumption/demand planning, budgeting, billing, trends, and exception reports
Reporting efficiency, analytics and strategy - including, but not limited to - location strategy, span of control, reporting and analytics
Creating financial business cases supporting business initiatives
Reporting on and monitoring key metrics, driving data quality initiatives across the product area, and helping define future needs of the product area
Developing and tracking performance metrics, creating presentations, and generally providing financial analysis on a variety of topics to senior management
Performing variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and presenting commentary to senior managers, explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets
Helping design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management
Enhancing controls and streamlining processes, introducing automation where possible
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a subject of a technical nature
3+ years of work experience in Financial Services, and/or accounting/controller background
Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint
Proficiency with data mining/gathering and manipulation of data set and inquisitive, enthusiastic and diligent, and capable of challenging peers
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly and ability to create ad hoc reporting for senior management
Proven track record for executing on special projects / assignments, often with little lead time or information with highly motivated and able to thrive and think clearly under pressure and tight deadlines
Team player with the ability to be respected as a trusted partner for the Business, Finance, and FP&A Teams