Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Description

• Researches and delivers competitor data, market trends and associated analysis to the leadership team
• Provides insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability
• Utilizes BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance, and creates new reporting and streamlines existing reporting processes
• Communicates results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining of operations
• Identifies business process improvement opportunities, develops solution options, engages with management and stakeholders to align on decisions, implements approved plans, and revises procedures to reflect changes
• Partners with stakeholders and assists in developing, communicating, and achieving of an operation plan
• Completes ad hoc reports or analysis in support of M&A activities, board reports, and special projects, and supports the preparation of various presentations for senior management and the executive teams
• Prepares business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
• Reviews operations and recommends new productivity or cost-saving initiatives
• Leads the preparation of budgets and forecasts, reporting out results, and acting as the analytical engine for the firm
• Provides detailed analysis and observations on cost-center results
• Analyzes actual performance trends, competitive benchmarking, and modeling to develop insights into the company’s performance
• Supports regional plans to ensure alignment with the firm’s strategy
• Communicates to senior management the reasons behind the company, sector, office performance results
• Works with senior leaders to build annual budgets and forecasts
• Produces models to project long-term growth and determine factors that might impact the business
• Evaluates previous budgets and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Analyzes financial and operational results to better understand company performance and recommend cost-saving or profit-generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies
• Analyzes financial information to determine present and future financial performance

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships
• Able to establish credibility and be decisive when supporting company goals and objectives
• Strong quantitative abilities
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of business and management principles
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of BI and reporting tools
• High level of commercial and business acumen
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Resource Systems software
• Able to solve complex problems
• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting and business financial analysis in a mid-sized professional services organization
• Advanced computer software skills, especially in Excel and accounting systems

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance