FP&A Advisory - Manager

Roles and Responsibilities

• The FP&A Manager is a key member of the Business Transformation team and will help influence clients’ financial and business decisions.
• Lead and/or support project teams engaged in the successful delivery of a wide range of Business Transformation initiatives aligning finance with business strategy in support of the broader organization's future vision.
• Help develop finance strategies by assessing a client’s business challenges/needs/gaps, diagnosing the root problems, and recommending an approach leveraging CFGI assets.
• Develop and apply an understanding of sales and spending trends, to manage financial risk and identify opportunities.
• Provide best-in-class business partnering support, and deliver quality reports and analysis used to make informed business decisions.
• Identify and support CFGI business development initiatives; participate in certain aspects of the proposal development process.
• Thought capital and disseminate information around current and emerging trends.
• Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the CFO ecosystem, and broader marketplace.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of leading Financial Planning and Analysis tools (i.e., Anaplan, Cognos, Hyperion, OBIEE, Tableau, Fusion).
• Knowledge of ERP technologies (i.e., SAP / Oracle / Workday / NetSuite / Microsoft Dynamics).
• Project Management experience is a plus.
• Experience in the financial services and/or life sciences industries preferred.

Qualifications and Capabilities

• Finance-focused with a minimum of five years’ experience in finance and/or accounting, with prior professional services experience. Client service experience in top professional services firms (i.e., Big 4 or large regional) is highly preferred, but not required.
• Exceptional understanding of the FP&A function within a finance organization.
• In-depth understanding of three statement financials and associated modelling.
• Significant engagement management experience as well as business, practice, and people development.
• Ability to concurrently manage internal firm and external client requirements.
• Transactional experience (M&A, divestures, refinancing, capital raises) and associated scenario modelling a plus.
• Working knowledge and expertise in analytics, forecasting, and finance technologies (process, planning analytics, core Financial).
• Experience with finance technologies such as Adaptive Workday, Planful, OneStream, Anaplan, Cognos, Oracle Hyperion, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, Fusion, etc. a plus.
• ERP technology understanding (SAP / Oracle / Workday, etc.).
• Experience leading a project, leading a project team and the ability to lead key requirement workshops with clients.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with executive level clients, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case for various FP&A and BT solutions.