Finance Lead

Responsibilites

• Responsible for the financial and strategic operations of the supported function
• Maintain management performance metrics
• Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives
• Establishing rapport and credibility with functional business partners
• Provide financial support to FP&A director and senior finance leadership and/or participate in special projects as required, such as long term planning, resource allocation, strategic development projects, corporate requests, presentations to management
• Own and manage initiatives from start to finish
• Prepare financial reports and analysis to support business objectives
• Act as finance liaison for functional managers.
• Conduct analysis activities to improve business results
• Make recommendations for mitigating risks and overcoming challenges
• Regularly review actual performance to plan, identify gaps, update forecasts, and recommending actions to course correct performance
• Provides strategic decision support by gathering business intelligence and conducting financial analyses
• Drive financial planning and budgeting process by developing financial models
• Incorporate identified risks and opportunities into financial forecast/ plans
• Assist in Building financial plans/ budgets and the development of functional 3 year strategic plans
• Create forecast and be responsible for occupancy cost

Qualifications for financial lead

• 8 years experience in Finance/Accounting or BA/BS with 4 years of Finance/Accounting Experience
• Strong financial planning, analysis and forecasting skills, and experience creating and managing to business plans.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills, demonstrates ability to communicate with any level
• Advanced PC skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Access
• Compilation of monthly financials (P&L, B/S, Free Cash Flow, Indirect Spend, ) and first level analysis for monthly reviews by Finance & Operational Leaders
• Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
• 5+ years relevant work experience ideal