Finance Planning & Analytics - Vice President

To support SMBC Americas' business growth strategy, SMBC Finance is executing a major initiative to review and enhance critical Finance processes within its US operations, including financial planning, reporting, and data management. Work with core Finance teams and other key colleagues (Technology, Risk, Compliance, etc.), primarily focusing on resource (headcount and expense) strategy and reporting including, driver based reporting, forecasting and scenario modelling. Key responsibility include supporting team to build an enhance compensation framework and integrating client analytics to reporting. The Associate or Vice President will be responsible for supporting and independently managing headcount and expense reporting process including actuals, forecasting and budgeting process.

• Work with key stakeholders to enhance and build compensation framework and headcount and expense review process
• Help set up monthly actual and forecast management reporting process by working with businesses, stakeholders and internal teams
• Support scenario analysis and help set up resourcing strategies and initiatives
• Identify, challenge and communicate risks and impacts to management team while considering business implications and dependencies.
• Perform gap assessment, critical analysis and set up projects/initiatives to drive results
• Work with stakeholders and management to identify opportunities for process improvements and look at results for reasonableness
• Support team's end-to-end delivery of key mandates
• Develop constructive relationships within and outside the team, including communication of key messages and updates to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner and managing client expectations and determining actions to improve services, as necessary

• Minimum of 5 years experience in lead expense and HC related roles in financial services or related industries.
• Experience with supporting change and reporting transformation efforts
• Background in reporting and analysis, compensation and expense framework, headcount strategies and related modeling experiences
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively build and manage relationships with team members and colleagues at decision making levels
• Proven track record in setting up and executing key headcount and expense initiatives including driver based reporting
• Collaborative and demonstrated ability to manage a team in dynamic environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel applications

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.