Role Purpose

Drive growth by engaging with the business and providing financial leadership through business stewardship, support, and challenge

Key Accountabilities

• Assist the development of the business strategy and learn to challenge priorities
• Create business cases to support strategic resource allocation
• Evaluate longer-term cost & revenue optimisation opportunities
• Perform tactical interventions with the business to close gaps vs. plan and achieve project delivery
• Enhance commercial acumen by proactively engaging with business counterparts to understand business drivers and industry / competitive challenges
• Support the (3-year) strategic planning process, formal budget review process and quarterly forecast review process
• Review monthly / quarterly financial performance reports and commentary of high value business areas including transparency of risks and opportunities
• Assist decision-making of senior management by assessing risks and opportunities to improve key financial and winnings metrics
• Identify improvement opportunities by benchmarking performance within / across regions

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in business, finance or related field required. MBA preferred

Technical Skills & Experience

• Experienced business leader with at least 5 years of finance, strategy, and/or management consulting experience
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, driving change, and challenging & communicating with senior leadership in a complex matrix organization
• Financial Systems (e.g. Peoplesoft, Essbase)

Hybrid role (in office at least 1 day per week)

No travel

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