Financial Planning and Analysis Director jobs in Chicago, IL

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Responsibilities:

• Leadership over Americas FP&A processes including reporting, planning and forecasting.
• Lead development of annual budget (AOP) and long-range plan (LRP) including partnering with region and service line finance teams.
• Lead development of monthly and mid-year forecasting.
• Identification, production, and analysis of key financial metrics (KPI’s).
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes.
• Prepare monthly Management reporting packs and be prepared to speak to leaders about key risks, opportunities and business drivers.
• Analyze costs, understanding variances against forecast, budget and prior year; a strong candidate will understand how to research and describe variances to various levels of management, and will constantly evaluate ROI of spend and challenging the business as needed.
• Provide forward-looking business support to Business Leadership to help evaluate key strategic decisions for responsible areas, including pricing support and business case analysis.
• Proactively engage and build strong relationships with business teams to stay connected on strategies and initiatives.
• Lead, coach and develop the COE team, providing day to day leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 8 years of related professional work experience
• Preference for CPA (active or inactive status) and/or MBA
• Experience working in FP&A in a complex business with good exposure to executive leadership
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting, financial modeling
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable solutions and processes
• Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and excellent work ethic
• Results oriented with the ability to complete assignments in a timely manner
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively both individually and as a team
• Strong familiarity and use of Excel and PowerPoint is required
• Prefer Commercial Real Estate industry experience
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase Planning and Workday preferred

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