Finance Senior Manager

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for managing a diverse team supporting large and complex business units or finance functions. The role is accountable for large multi-department area(s) or location(s) with significant impact on business unit results and organizational strategy. The role serves as a key advisor to senior management, analyzing financial results, and providing strategic recommendations. The role collaborates with the leadership as a strategic partner and also drives talent management activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team of exempt individual contributors, supervisors and/or lower-level managers, that typically support large and complex business units or finance functions.

• Acts as a key advisor to senior management on the development of overall policies and long-term goals of the organization.

• Partners with leadership to analyze monthly financial and operating results, isolates and explains key variance items and identifies areas for improvement and makes recommendations for maximizing opportunities.

• Partners with the business to ensure that capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically focused to secure the greatest return on investment for the global company.

• Ensures accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis to the business.

• Oversees the review and analyses of key controls within the financial process to ensure compliance with relevant legal and accounting requirements.

• Creates an annual financial operating plan that is aligned to the strategic plan and performs forecasting of business results including building, reviewing, and maintaining financial models.

• Collaborates with leadership as a strategic partner, influencing the future direction of the respective segment and aligning business and finance strategy to generate sustainable, profitable growth.

• Applies expert subject matter knowledge, shapes knowledge base across businesses, functions, or regions, and provides strong leadership, driving change initiatives and monitoring performance goals.

• Drives talent management, employee selection, succession planning, performance management, compensation management, employee development and coaching in career development, and operational management.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• Typically has 10+ years of job-related experience or 8-10 years of management experience, preferably in financial management, internal audit, accounting, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FP&A)

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Knowledge & Skills

• Accounting

• Auditing

• Automation

• Corporate Finance

• Data Analysis

• Economics

• Finance

• Financial Analysis

• Financial Modeling

• Financial Planning

• Financial Services

• Financial Statements

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

• Internal Controls

• Investments

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Process Improvement

• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management

• SAP Applications

• Variance Analysis

Cross-Org Skills

• Customer Centricity

• Prioritization

• Resilience

• Team Management

• Strategic Thinking

Impact & Scope

• Impacts large functions and leads projects requiring knowledge of multiple disciplines or areas of HP.

Complexity

• Uses managerial concepts and company objectives to resolve highly complex issues in creative and effective ways. May achieve goals through subordinate supervisors.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.