We are seeking a proactive finance leader to join the team supporting Marketing & Communications. As a finance business partner this person will cultivate strategic operational partnerships in order to drive strategic and financial thought leadership and successfully complete the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes.
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Strategic Partnerships
Highly motivated finance leader who easily cultivates effective relationships with senior executives and staff both inside and outside the Finance organization
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a "peer" with business leaders in global and regional function
Make decisions with limited guidance, usually within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to drive rigorous, fact-based recommendations to senior management, while supporting syndication with stakeholders across the organization
Acquire and maintain a deep understanding of the strategies, priorities and issues of the business functions, globally
Collaborate with business leaders to quantify the financial impacts of operational risks and opportunities. Successfully apply insights learned to the planning and forecasting processes
Strong executive presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior executives and external business partners
Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
Finance
Cross-functionally partner with other global functions to lead the annual budget, quarterly forecast and month end close process
Partner with Functional / Regionals finance teams to understand and prepare commentary regarding variances, business drivers and influence forecasting assumptions
Partner with functional stakeholders to create detailed business cases and supporting financial models, when necessary
Superior analytical and problem solving skills with superb attention to detail, ability to drive complex financial modeling and analysis with thoroughness and accuracy to quantify impact of investments and explain viability of new business models
Qualifications
8-10 years of finance experience with progressively increasing responsibilities
Consulting or corporate strategy experience preferred
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly communicate results with senior level executives
Ability to lead diverse, cross functional, global teams to solve complex, ambiguous problems required
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree from top tier academic institution preferred
Advanced level of Excel and PowerPoint required
Experience with a complex financial system (e.g., Hyperion, TM1, etc.) is preferred
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