Director, Finance, Planning, and Analysis

The Director of Finance, Planning and Analysis manages the operational finance issues for all the Global Center business units. The Director designs an executable budgeting methodology for the partnership, then develops, identifies and implements a process using appropriate analytical tools and reports to provide financial planning, budgeting, and performance management processes for the WV Partnership. The Director will develop close working relationships with various functional teams on a global basis such as GOSM and GFO, and the FRSC team in Manila. These relationships will be a key success factor in the development and implementation of the Partnership's resource planning process. As a result, the Director needs to have strengths in communication both verbal and written, in a virtual environment as well as face-to-face, and thus able to build/develop relationships in a virtual environment in a global multi-cultural environment of over 97 countries. Through established field office relationships, (National Offices and Support Offices) the Dir. of FP&A will measure effectiveness of FP&A solutions and instruct on Partnership related financial activities. The Director will lead and direct the Global Centre, National Office, and Support Office annual budgeting process and will identify/recommend changes as required to improve the overall process.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• BUDGETING: Designs and oversees an executable strategy, approach and method for WVI's budgeting process, procedure, and guideline for our annual budgeting process. This process provides our CFO / COO with annual operating budgets for both the National Offices and Global Centre business units. Additionally, the Director is responsible for producing a clear set of annual budgeting guidelines for our Support Offices that properly integrates into the WVI process.
• FORECASTING: Produces and oversees WVI's executable process, procedure, and guideline for our quarterly GC forecasting process which provides our Partnership Leaders, CFO, and COO with a view of our estimated annual expenses against our annual budgeting. This information provides the CFO and COO with view of our projected financial performance which may lead to budgetary adjustments or resource relocations within the GC.
• STRATEGIC PLANNING: Designs WVI-wide executable strategy, methodology and approach to our Multiyear Global Centre Planning Cycle and budgeting process. Close coordination with the GC business units and Global Finance Operations to gather and capture multiyear resources requirements. Consolidation and analysis of information which is presented to the Senior Leadership. Final planning report will provide Senior Leadership with information required to better understand Global Centre priorities. As all submitted items can not be approved during the planning process due to funding limitations, this report provides the CFO / COO with the necessary information required to make tough decisions on funding request approvals. Final funding decisions made by the CFO and COO ultimately become the basis of budgeting targets for GC business units
• FINANCIAL REPORTING: Monthly financial reporting for the Global Centre which provides the entire management team with a view of monthly financial performance. Manager / Director / VP / Partnership leaders are provide with financial reports that assist them with understand monthly performance issues. This report may provide the managers with the necessary information required to take corrective action and develop an action plan to resolve performance issues.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Manages various project milestones of FP&A projects and report performance to the CFO.
• AD-HOC FINANCE PROJECT: Ad-Hoc financial reporting or ad-hoc project activities assigned by the CFO (e.g. Hackett Management Study, Regional Project Analysis reporting, HCI benefit analysis, etc.)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration W/ Emphasis in Financial Mgmt.
• 10+ years of experience with financial planning, budgeting, and performance management
• 10+ years of experience with financial database management and or finance performance tool development
• 10+ years of experience with financial forecasting, trend analysis, and financial reporting
• 5+ years of experience leading large global team of financial analysts across multiple countries and regions
• 5+ years of experience with developing and implementing financial best practices, work-flow, and procedures for a large global organization
• 5+ years of experience in working within a matrix managed organization
  
  PREFERRED:
• High level of working knowledge related to the use of Microsoft Suite products (Excel Power Point Word etc).
• High level of working knowledge related to automated accounting / financial systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to develop relationships in a virtual environment in a global multi-cultural environment of over 97 countries.
• Maturity business acumen and skills necessary as they interact with the COO/CFO and other Senior Leaders providing a timely and accurate view of financial reporting and analysis.
• Experience developing and maintaining global financial reporting systems and tools helping to lead change and future developments as required to lead towards overall best-in-class performance.
• Experience managing coaching/mentoring and inspiring a global team of financial professionals.

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