Senior Financial Planning Analyst

• Come join Wolters Kluwer Global Business Services (GBS), a global organization where you collaborate with team members around the globe to provide services to Wolters Kluwer business units in the areas of technology, sourcing, procurement, legal, finance, and human resources. These global centers promote team collaboration using best practices around a specific focus area to drive results and enhance operational efficiencies. There is a constant endeavor to benchmark against best-in-class industry standards to improve the quality of deliverables, increase cost savings, enhance productivity, and reduce time to market for products and applications.
  
  As a Sr. Financial Analyst, you will provide financial oversight and support of major IT spend. Support includes monthly financial and operational reporting on key initiatives, provide input for the annual budget, and assist in the three-year business development planning process. This position reports to the GBS Finance Manager/Director with dotted line support of an IT Executive and/or a Global IT Business Relationship Manager for one of WK s Business Units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Accountable for partnering with Senior IT Executives including GBS CIO with performance tracking for the IT key projects and initiatives
  • Report monthly financial results, analyze and interpret financial information pertaining to the IT key spend and initiatives to Global WK Divisions
  • Understand business issues and can advise concerning business policy, resource allocation, and business operations to improve financial performance
  • Participate in the monthly financial close process via submission of accruals and other necessary journal entries
  • Prepare forecasts and evaluate corresponding efficiencies, productivity, and other initiatives, as applicable
  • Assist in developing the creation of annual budget and three-year Business Development Plan, detailing cost expectations, along with supporting strategic and tactical plans
  • Participate and recommend efficiencies and opportunities for process improvement within given responsibility

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Accountable for partnering with Senior IT Executives including GBS CIO with performance tracking for the IT key projects and initiatives
  • Report monthly financial results, analyze and interpret financial information pertaining to the IT key spend and initiatives to Global WK Divisions
  • Understand business issues and can advise concerning business policy, resource allocation, and business operations to improve financial performance
  • Participate in the monthly financial close process via submission of accruals and other necessary journal entries
  • Prepare forecasts and evaluate corresponding efficiencies, productivity, and other initiatives, as applicable
  • Assist in developing the creation of annual budget and three-year Business Development Plan, detailing cost expectations, along with supporting strategic and tactical plans
  • Participate and recommend efficiencies and opportunities for process improvement within given responsibility
  • Additionally, 7+ years of experience in finance; Education in Finance, post- graduation certification is welcome