Senior Business Partner Financial Planning & Analysis

NSF•Ann Arbor, MI

About The Position

NSF is seeking a Senior Business Partner Financial Planning and Analysis. In this role, the Senior Business Partner Financial Planning and Analysis acts as a Finance lead within NSF Business Units. Sr. Business Partners provide financial and operational analysis, drive business strategy, deliver proactive information through analytics, and lead financial business processes. You'll work closely with the business and the senior leaders to accurately forecast financial results, facilitate and drive data-driven decisions, develop and implement strategy, and work together as partners on proposals and special projects. This person will perform various financial reporting and forecasting analyses in the areas of profit planning, cost containment, capital expenditures, and other areas.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
7-10 Years of experience
Strong interpersonal and communications skills - ability to perform in a matrixed environment
Demonstrated ability as a self starter with the ability to make sound business decisions with minimal guidance
Able to develop forward-looking forecasts and budgets
Proven ability working with large-scale and/or high-impact financial planning within area of responsibility
Experience influencing and advising at the executive level to ensure high quality financial decisions are made in the global business unit / function - must be comfortable proposing ideas, and actively brainstorming with business leadership
Demonstrated ability to prepare and present accurate monthly summary of expenses to senior level leader
Proven ability to present complex analyses with clarity and to work in a deadline driven environment
Proficiency to provide objective financial advice that positively impacts the global business unit/ function and/or provides efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services
Previous experience with coaching and training leaders to improve financial confidence and competence
Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders to develop medium and long term business plans and appropriate targets and metrics
Proficiency to ensure decisions made are aligned with technical accounting guidelines
Demonstrated people leader.
Advanced Excel skills

Nice To Haves

MBA with a focus in finance
Experience leading a project or project team
Experience with Oracle Financials
Experience with budget and reporting software (Hubble, Planful, Oracle, Tableau)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Strategy and Innovation to lead the financial portion of portfolio framework process for their global business unit or function(s)
Significant effort driving and supporting the forecast, annual budget, and strategic plan within the global business units
Collaborate with the business to establish common global KPI's
Develops business case for any initiative driven by the global business unit or function
Drive continuous improvement with the global business unit and/or division
Follows the consistent processes established within the finance function
Interacts and educates with global business unit or function leaders on how to read and interpret management reports and gathers feedback on enhancements to management reporting
Analyzes the operational metrics to the monthly financial statement to properly interpret what is happening within the business
Leads discussion with the business or function leaders to tell the financial story from a variance to budget, forecast and prior year
Provides ongoing education to global business unit or function leadership to increase business acumen
Support month end close with variance analysis and collaborate with general ledger team to improve month end process
Prepare executive decks and present to business and senior leaders