Manager, Finance

Role Summary: As a team member on the corporate Finance and Analysis team, the Functional Finance Business Partner will be responsible for providing business partner support for leaders and leadership team members for the global business functions.

Responsibilities :

• Provide focused support as the functional finance business partner to ensure that all stakeholders are fully aligned to promote achievement of functional financial goals and result
• Be the functional CFO within the respective functions
• Support and ownership of activities related to accounting close, forecast and annual operating plan and functional strategy for respective functions
• Complete full range of financial analysis, including variance analysis, opportunity / risk analysis and the identification and communication of action-oriented solutions to Senior leadership
• Identify, analyze and execute opportunities for enhancing financial controls, cost containment, financial efficiencies and productivity enhancement
• Prepare and distribute analytical reviews of departments and global chargebacks from business units, explain variances, and make recommendations for the achievement of performance objectives
• Ensure that monthly global chargebacks are tracked and reconciled between the global business unit P&Ls and corporate departments and that business unit forecast reflect realistic expectations of future investment requirements
• Support capital investment process by providing leadership and necessary analysis to facilitate gate reviews and preparing asset, liability, P&L, and cash flow projections
• Coordinate financial activities with those of the other Global functional team members to ensure that total corporate financial results are accurately and timely analyzed and reported
• Educate functional management on relevant accounting, forecasting and annual operating plans
• Assist with special projects, coordinate presentations, participate in Leadership Meetings and provide financial consultation and education on strategic initiatives

Requirement:

• Finance and Accounting related experience
• Able to effectively communicate, interact, engage and carry influence with C level and senior level leadership
• Prior experience with Global and GAAP accounting strongly preferred
• - Prior leadership experience preferred; ability to coach / mentor 1-2 analysts
• Can do attitude with the ability to constructively challenge the status quo and the experience to recommend and implement solutions to drive results
• -Able to multi-task in high pressure, time-constrained situations, as well as influence when and where appropriate
• - Extremely high attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to package and present information in an effective and efficient manner to C level leadership and Board of Directors
• - Successful experience in a matrix reporting environment
• - Able to gain the trust and confidence of the leadership while maintaining the necessary control and transparency around the results
• - Knowledge of BPC, Hyperion / Essbase, SAP, Oracle or other ERP software preferred
• - Controls, and making the necessary changes to upgrade systems, policies and procedures
• - MBA in Finance or CA in relevant field and 10years relevant experience in Manager role