Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - Technology Finance

HireRight•Nashville, TN

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide. Overview The Manager, Technology FP&A is a key finance position and an opportunity for a highly technical and analytical finance professional to launch a great career at HireRight. This role reports to the Americas Director of Finance and provides business partner decision support to executive management and key functional leaders in the Technology & Product organization. This position works closely with senior leaders to ensure accurate forecasting of global labor and non-labor expenses, one time & recurring technology investments aimed at modernizing HireRight technology platforms, and more. We are looking for an individual who can build collaborative relationships across HireRight while driving greater insights into business performance. Finally, the position requires a can-do attitude and a proactive hands-on approach that is detail oriented with a high degree of intellectual curiosity, a drive continuous improvement and automation. This is a hybrid position (3 days onsite required) in our Nashville, TN office.

Requirements

Qualified candidates should have a minimum of 5 - 8 years of progressive hands-on leadership and management experience.
Demonstrated experience partnering with Technology to drive cross-functional alignment on how key pillars of organizational technology roadmap items will be funded.
Working knowledge of software development lifecycle and financial management best practices for agile development organizations.
BS/BA in Accounting or Finance.
Proficiency with large quantity of data in Excel, accounting and forecasting systems.
Strong financial modeling and presentation skills.
Experience supporting operations organizations that leverage large vendor partners.
Quickly grasps the key business drivers in the background screening market.
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor.
Adapts well but maintains a strong analytical orientation, speaking critically to the effects of decisions on company financials.
Ability to champion ideas via fact-based analysis and reasoned judgment to optimize business results.
Strong leadership skills with experience in managing virtual teams and ability to collaborate cross functionally.
Makes decisions that balance a variety of factors (e.g. cost, risk, competitive position, short term vs. long term) to achieve an optimal outcome.
Adept at prioritizing. Can quickly separate the mission-critical from the nice to haves, senses what is the next most important thing to work on and focuses on the critical few that add significant value.
Strong results orientation. Sets a high standard for teamwork, results, and customer service and demonstrates an ability to be flexible and adaptable when necessary.
Solicits the involvement of others and builds a sense of ownership.
Build and sustain excellent relationships at multiple levels in the workplace.
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Comfortable working through conflict and able to deliver constructive feedback.
Strong, persuasive communication skills to present analytical information, relate well to all levels of the organization, influence others to move in a certain direction, and express ideas clearly and concisely to drive tactical initiatives downstream.

Nice To Haves

MBA from a top-tier institution preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation and management of annual budgets and forecasts of global technology & product labor expense (gross and net of capitalization), non-labor expenses (software, consulting, etc.), and more.
Develop and maintain robust labor planning models.
Build out of new project & initiative-based forecast & budget model - complete with bottom-up labor assumptions as well as clear insights into labor capitalization assumptions and results.
Experience designing & managing labor & capacity planning models including direct linkage to large enterprise time tracking software (Oracle Time & Labor, Jira, etc.)
Direct management of one Sr. Financial Analyst supporting the technology & product organizations.
Support continuous improvement of reporting capabilities, including standardization of metrics and development of automated reports and scorecards.
Proactively assess new opportunities to drive business efficiencies and their impact to the financial and business goals of the company.
Support strategic planning efforts, developing business cases for transformational initiatives.
Complete other ad hoc finance projects and initiatives as required.
The Sr. Manager, Technology FP&A is a key member of the Global FP&A team and works closely with team members to support important departmental priorities.
Partner with division executives and their senior leaders to provide financial and business advice and instill a high degree of financial discipline.
Implement, maintain, and support various financial reporting tools utilize by the Global FP&A team includes but not limited to: Excel, Solver, RevVana (Salesforce), Tableau, PowerBI, D365.