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Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
Date Posted:
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Salary Range:
$126-150K
Industry:
Banking/Financial Services/Brokerage
Location:
New York - Downtown/Midtown/Silicon Alley
Description:
My client, a financial services company, is looking to hire for a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. You will be reporting directly to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis and he will be pushing down various project related roles from his overflow for you to handle.
80-90% project based work across the various groups
i.e. 30% Management Reporting Re-forecasting for a particular point in time that will be presented to the board of directors(coordinate with all parties across the firm, explain variances, actuals vs. budgeted, etc…)
i.e. 20%Business Analysis Diving into any area on an ad hoc basis…identifying key business drivers from a strategic standpoint that may help in an acquisition process
i.e. 30% Budgeting working on budgeting, business planning and forecasting for the entire firm. You will have access to all senior management in all areas and all LOB's and subsidiaries will consolidate into you.
10-20% Project Management for Systems
i.e. Working with the Hyperion Systems administrator in a project management function making sure that everything is running smoothly, all projects with Hyperion are up to speed and where they need to be, all of the information is correct, etc…
Job Details
Position objectives include providing analysis, forecasting, budgeting and management reporting support to their business units and to Finance management. This position will be the "right hand person" to the Director of Finance. This person should have good technical skills to support their planning systems, ideally Hyperion. Involvement in various special assignments will also be required.
- Provide analytic support to business planning senior management.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of analytical tools and models (margin analysis, strategic planning, compensation) that aid in financial planning and analysis.
- Develop project plans around new models and financial systems initiatives.
- Develop clear reports identifying key areas for attention in respect of expense variances to budgets and forecasts…this will be a big area of focus. They want someone who is innovative who can look at things and identify where can they (i.e. improve, save $$, provide more analysis, etc…)
- Assist in developing the strategic plan and annual budget.
- Experience in management reporting
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with 6-8 years experience in financial modeling required.
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