JOB DESCRIPTION
Join our team as a Finance & Business Management – Planning & Analysis , Associate in the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) to provide strategic financial analysis along with forecasting, budgeting, timely reporting, and development.
The Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Finance team sits within the CAO. We are comprised of finance professionals across the globe who are accountable for managing the expense components of the CAO function, ensuring a sound control environment, measuring performance, providing value-adding analyses, and presenting information and ideas to senior management within CAO, to the major lines of business, and to the various Firm-wide finance teams who roll up the results of the entire Corporation.
Job responsibilities:
- Consolidation and management reporting of CAO Financials
- Financial Budgeting, reporting, forecasting and analysis for various groups under CAO.
- Analyze variances, trends, risks and opportunities, performance against budget/forecast/targets, key business drivers and sensitivities
- Prepare presentations for senior management, including quarterly and annual business reviews
- Own and understand all facets of the CAO P&L including current year budget and actuals reporting
- Assist in the development of management reporting and improve the financial reporting and business analysis framework
- Support ad-hoc financial analysis in support of key functional areas of the business and opportunities to scale efficiencies
- Partner with key stakeholders in the CAO
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Bachelor's degree in business related discipline – accounting or finance preferred
- 5+ years’ experience with concentration in financial planning and analysis
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, with proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint
- Ability to think outside of the box, identify problems & find cost efficient solutions
- Ability to analyze data, process information and work under minimal supervision
- Sound judgment and independent decision making are required
- Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment and prioritize projects accordingly
- Communication skills - Ability to communicate succinctly and efficiently, comfortable interacting with senior business/Corporate leaders
- Organizational ability - Ability to handle numerous deliverables simultaneously, many with critical deadlines. Candidate must be comfortable with frequently changing priorities