What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Business Partner position at Hyperion Solutions?
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the full annual operating plan (AOP) process, coordinating assumptions, timelines, and deliverables across all functional leaders.
- Develop and maintain monthly/quarterly/weekly forecasts.
- Build long-range planning models (3 year).
- Conduct variance analysis with clear insights and actionable recommendations.
- Develop driver-based financial models.
- Prepare sensitivity/what-if scenarios tied to volume, pricing, cost, and mix.
- Support strategic initiatives.
- Develop & mentor business finance partners with key focus on driving forecasts accuracy.
- Treasury & Liquidity Management
- Own cash flow forecasting and liquidity management.
- Manage banking relationships and reporting.
- Monitor credit facility usage, covenant headroom, net working capital.
- Drive AR, AP, and inventory optimization.
- Management Reporting & Board Materials
- Own monthly reporting packages with KPIs and insights.
- Lead quarterly board deck creation and financial narratives.
- Maintain reporting discipline aligned with PE expectations.
- Establish MBRs, weekly flash reporting, and KPI scorecards.
- Investor Relations & Private Equity Partnership
- Serve as liaison to the PE sponsor.
- Deliver investor-ready insights into performance and cash.
- Support strategy communication and value-creation reporting.
- Prepare lender and transaction-related materials.
- Data, Analytics & Systems Enablement
- Improve BI tools, automation, and reporting infrastructure.
- Build scalable forecasting models and dashboards.
- Lead process improvements in reporting and analytics.
- Cross-Functional Business Partnership
- Partner with cross-functional business partners across the business
- Support customer economics, pricing tools, and margin analysis.
- Collaborate with Operations on capacity and productivity metrics.
- Bachelor’s in finance/accounting/economics; MBA preferred.
- 7 to 12 years progressive FP&A experience, ideally in PE.
- Strong modeling and analytical skills.
- Treasury/banking relationship experience preferred.
- Excellent communication and executive-level presentation skills.
- Own the numbers and build credibility with CFO, CEO, and sponsor.
- Deliver no surprise forecasting on EBITDA, cash, and covenants.
- Drive accountability across operational and commercial teams.
- Elevate reporting to PE-grade expectations.
- Provide analytics that enable value creation.