Financial Consolidation Planning Coordinator Product Lead - Vice President
Financial Consolidation Planning Coordinator Product Lead - Vice President
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$ 123500 - 205000
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Join our Finance Data & Platforms Team as a key leader supporting finance stakeholders during critical accounting close cycles. You are good at problem solving critical thinking adaptability and effective communication (both verbally and written) with knowledge/understanding of finance and the reporting cycles around monthend and quarterend as well as detail oriented structured and organized to ensure no lapse in process steps/prompt communication with the stakeholders. You are able to think beyond raw data and understand the underlying business context and opportunities hidden in data and excel in customer service and are diligent in timely correspondence with stakeholders. If this sounds like you this is the role for you!
As the Financial Consolidation & Planning Coordinator Product Lead Vice President in the Finance Data & Platforms Team you will be the primary contact for data and metadata inquiries in Essbase cubes ensuring seamless communication between finance teams and system administrators. Your role includes managing hierarchy changes data retrievals and validations as well as conducting daily meetings to coordinate critical business day processes forecast submissions and maintain reporting hierarchies. By driving continuous improvement initiatives you will enhance the efficiency of financial consolidation and reporting workflows. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential along with an understanding of Essbase financial cubes.
Job responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contactfor finance stakeholders facilitating effective communication and collaboration between finance teams and system administrators to support financial consolidation and reporting processes through Essbase
- Conduct daily meetings with Planning & Analysis (P&A) teams to coordinate critical business day processes manage the forecast and budget submission calendar facilitate scenario snapshots and define taxonomy and hierarchy mappings.
- Maintain Essbase management reporting hierarchies such as local charts of accounts cost centers/LOBs and KPIs
- Develop and maintain clear documentationfor financial processes and requirements ensuring accessibility and understanding for all stakeholders involved in financial planning and analysis.
- Demonstrate a strong client service focus promptly addressing queries and providing deliverables to finance stakeholders while supporting the development and validation of financial analytics solutions.
- Monitor and evaluate financial processes and analytics applications identifying opportunities for improvement and driving initiatives to enhance efficiency and data accuracy and oversee daily reconciliations address data validation/system performance issues champion process automation in collaboration with internal technology teams and eliminate manual tasks and establish sustainable repeatable processes for supporting P&A enhancing business.
- Collaborate with Finance and P&A teamsto identify new business needs and translate them into comprehensive business requirement documents for enhancements.
- Coordinate the implementation of enhancements and new applications working closely with Essbase development teams to ensure alignment with business objectives and minimal disruption to existing processes.
- Conduct training sessions and workshopsto empower team members and stakeholders enhancing their understanding and effective use of financial systems and analytics tools.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline financial consolidation and reporting workflows enhancing the efficiency of MonthEnd/ QtrEnd/ YearEnd close processes.
- Possess strong leadership skills a deep understanding of financial consolidation processes and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
Required qualifications capabilities and skills
- Bachelors degreein Accounting Financial Planning or Management Information Systems.
- 7 years of experienceas a power user of Essbase cubes with expertise in Hyperion Essbase addins such as Dodeca and Hyperion SmartView for data analysis and troubleshooting.
- Strong financial acumenin planning budgeting and reporting cycles with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements effectively.
- Advanced understandingof financial statements including P&L and Balance Sheet hierarchies as well as alternate hierarchy management and nonfinancial metrics like KPIs.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal to engage effectively with finance stakeholders senior management and peers.
- Proven leadership and people management skills with experience in mentoring and guiding teams to drive process improvements and achieve stakeholder satisfaction.
Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills
- MBA in Finance or Accountingis a plus.
- Familiarity with advanced business analysis tools such asAlteryx Tableau and SQL Server
- Familiarity with other OLAP solutions onprem / cloud
- Proficiency inadvanced Excel functions and macrosfor effective data manipulation.
- Familiarity withOracle Essbase Calc scripts Report Scripts MDX and ASO/BSO outline managementis highly advantageous.
- Prior experience working with financial institutions specifically supporting consumer banking such as credit cards home lending and auto LOBs FP&A teams.
Candidates must be able to physically work in our offices fulltime 5 days) as early as March. The specific details and timing will be determined and communicated by direct management.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
