CONTRACTOR-Financial Planning and Analysis

SoHo Dragon • New York, NY

41d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves financial performance analysis, reviewing and publishing financial results to executive management, and producing/analyzing operating expenses for specific divisions in the Americas. The contractor will also deliver ad-hoc financial analysis, ensure group norms and global coordination of financial steering, and interact with country partners to ensure consistency in FP&A practices. A key aspect of the role is driving the closing process for costs in the region, cooperating with various teams to ensure high-quality report production. The position also involves presenting financial analyses to senior management, improving production processes and controls through technology and data analytics, and participating in Tax planning and ACR annual exercises.

Requirements

• Understanding bank accounting, interpreting a bank P&L
• Financial analysis of bank results
• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Strong finance and business background, analytical skills
• Good Project and coordination experience
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint
• Good command of Power BI
• Knowledge of Alteryx a plus

Nice To Haves

• Develop strong partnerships with the Finance and Business community to gain an understanding of underlying business drivers and issues affecting the activities.
• Collaborate with multiple teams in AMER and at Group level to ensure a good understanding of deliverables and long-term objectives
• Ability to identify issues, propose and implement solutions independently
• Requiring strong investigative ability and curiosity to comprehensively explain the profitability of the desks and understand variances and Forecast.
• Properly assess priorities, work independently, escalate issues as appropriate.
• Look for new ways to improve all processes and deliverables.
• Ability to drive change

Responsibilities

• Review/analyze/publish financial results to AMER executive management in close coordination with DFIN/MPA and DFIN FNA (D12/CRM)
• Produce, analyze, and certify GBIS and Central divisions Operating expenses in Americas
• Deliver ad-hoc financial analysis based on requests from internal clients
• Ensure Group norms and global coordination of financial steering on all global processes (budget, costs reporting, NBI reporting, cost allocation process…)
• Interact with DFIN country partners as necessary, to ensure consistency of FP&A practices across the AMER region
• Drive the closing process on the costs for the region, in cooperation with FPM Bangalore, Legal Entity Controllers, as well the Accounts Payables (AP) team in GSC Bangalore
• Presentation of financial and business-related analyses to the DFIN senior management team
• Improve the production process and controls of financial reports through technology enhancements, process enhancements, cross training, and/or data analytics
• Participate to Tax planning and ACR annual exercises

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed