Financial Planning & Analysis, Assistant Vice President
Who we are looking for
Why this role is important to us
Assistant Vice President 2 (AVP),
CCG Business
Central FP&A & CAO organization
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages for business and finance leadership.
- Lead preparation of financial analyses, variance commentary, expense walks, and management reporting materials.
- Analyze financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
- Support senior management reviews through high-quality presentations and executive summaries.
- Collaborate with business leaders to understand key financial drivers and performance metrics.
Headcount & Workforce Analytics
- Lead headcount reporting and workforce analytics across the CCG organization.
- Provide detailed commentary on workforce movements, including hiring, transfers, attrition, productivity initiatives, and organizational changes.
- Support implementation and ongoing enhancement of the Adaptive Headcount Planning solution.
- Partner with Finance, HR, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment between workforce plans and financial objectives.
Planning, Forecasting & Strategic Support
- Support annual budget, quarterly outlook, monthly forecast, and long-range planning processes.
- Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
- Evaluate risks and opportunities impacting forecasts and financial results.
- Partner with business leaders to support growth initiatives, resource planning, and expense management strategies.
Central FP&A & CAO Reporting & Analytics
Core Management Reporting
- Prepare and analyze the
Monthly Flash Report
, providing executive-level financial insights and key performance highlights.
- Support preparation and review of the
Quarterly Flash Report
, including variance analysis and performance drivers.
- Develop and maintain the
Full Year Flash Report
Financial Analysis & Close Support
- Own and maintain the
Swing List
, identifying significant financial movements and explaining key variances.
- Prepare and manage the
Close Working File
supporting monthly close and management reporting activities.
- Develop detailed
Variance Commentary
explaining actual versus forecast, budget, and prior-period performance.
- Perform analysis and reporting of
Market Adjustments
Executive & Investor Reporting
- Support development of analytics and financial content for the
Investor Relations Deck (IR Deck)
.
- Prepare and analyze
Index and FX reporting
, highlighting market movements and impacts on business performance.
- Support preparation of the
CEO Flash
Cost & Vendor Analytics
- Perform
Indirect Expense Allocation Analysis
, ensuring transparency and accuracy of allocation methodologies and financial impacts.
- Coordinate and manage
Vendor Reporting
Business Performance Monitoring
- Prepare and support
Mid-Month ANNR & Flows Reporting
, providing timely business performance insights.
- Maintain and manage the
Forecast Tracker
, monitoring forecast assumptions, updates, risks, and opportunities.
- Maintain and manage the
Budget Tracker
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and enhance reporting processes across all Central FP&A & CAO deliverables.
- Drive data quality improvements and increase the effectiveness of management reporting and decision support.
Process Improvement & Automation
- Utilize existing tools, documentation, and methodologies to improve FP&A processes and reporting efficiency.
- Lead initiatives focused on automation, digitization, and standardization of financial reporting and planning processes.
- Partner with technology and data teams to improve reporting capabilities and self-service analytics solutions.
- Develop and maintain process documentation and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
Stakeholder Partnership & Special Projects
- Build strong relationships with business leaders, Finance, CAO, HR, Accounting, and operational stakeholders.
- Act as a trusted financial advisor and primary point of contact for analytical support and ad hoc business requests.
- Support enterprise-wide initiatives, strategic projects, and business transformation efforts.
- Lead special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
Accounting & Close Partnership
- Partner with Accounting to support monthly and quarterly close activities.
- Support accrual calculations, expense reviews, allocations, and reconciliation processes.
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness of financial data used for reporting and forecasting.
- Recommend process automation and operational improvements to enhance close efficiency.
Governance & Capability Building
- Ensure compliance with corporate finance policies, controls, and governance standards.
- Promote best practices, consistency, and standardization across FP&A and management reporting deliverables.
- Support knowledge management, documentation, and operating model enhancements.
- Complete all mandatory and role-specific learning requirements.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to senior management.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem- solving capabilities with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to operate independently and manage multiple priorities across business-facing and enterprise finance responsibilities.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing and including the ability to influence without direct authority.
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
- Strong PowerPoint skills with the ability to create executive-level presentations and storytelling materials.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on automation, simplification, and value creation.
- Strong project management, organizational, and change management capabilities.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- 10-15+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, Finance, Accounting, Audit, Business Finance, or Operations, preferably within Financial Services or Asset Management.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong accounting foundation with demonstrated FP&A and business partnering experience.
- Proven experience supporting both business-unit finance and centralized finance/business management functions.
- Hands-on experience with planning, forecasting, and reporting systems, including:
- Oracle / Essbase / SmartView
- IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)
- Adaptive Planning (preferred)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with reporting automation, process transformation, dashboard development, and data-driven decision support is strongly preferred
Work Requirement
- 4 days a week
- As per the role requirements
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