Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - Remote

Experian

2h • Hybrid

About The Position

Overview
You will be the primary finance partner to our Technology Organization. You will oversee the annual budget, forecasting, long-range planning, month-end, Capex planning, investment governance, and business case development. You will also create financial transparency, discipline, and strategic decision support across a multi-year technology roadmap. You will report into the VP of Finance.
This is a visible role requiring advanced analytical capabilities, and a history of guiding senior technology and business leaders. You combine deep FP&A expertise with experience driving value from technology investments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, or related analytical roles, with demonstrated impact in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience providing financial planning support to technology teams (i.e. cybersecurity, digital product, software engineering, virtual infrastructure)
• History of translating complex financial and operational data into concise, impactful insights for senior leadership.
• Experience identifying trends, risks, and opportunities that drive revenue growth, margin expansion, cost optimization, and capital allocation decisions.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise, including scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and long-range strategic planning.
• History of making data-informed recommendations even with incomplete information.
• Experience working in cloud-based data environments
• Experience applying automation, advanced analytics, or AI-enabled tools to enhance forecasting, reporting, and decision support capabilities.
• History of overseeing programs end-to-end and delivering outcomes.
• Experience improving scalable solutions across finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel required; experience with business intelligence tools and financial systems (e.g., Tableau, Oracle, Hyperion).

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a global team of finance professionals to grow capacity, deepen analytical insights, and enhance reporting.
• Oversee the end-to-end Capex planning process, including annual budget, long-range planning, and ongoing forecasts, ensuring agreement on priorities.
• Partner with Technology and Product to prioritize the Capex portfolio and improve investment allocation within the approved envelope.
• Monitor investment performance against approved business cases and deliver rigorous post-investment analysis
• Lead review of complex business cases (NPV, IRR, payback, and scenario analysis).
• Help measure financial benefits, cost efficiencies, and revenue enablement.
• Support executive level presentations with decision-ready insights.
• Stress test assumptions and identify risks, providing leaders with recommendations.
• Use advanced analytics and GenAI tools to enhance modeling efficiency, scenario planning, and insight generation.
• Lead the annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecast processes
• Identify trends, risks, and cost optimization opportunities, elevating the quality of insights.
• Analyze the drivers of Technology including variance driver analysis against prior periods, budget, and forecast.
• Lead monthly operating reviews with senior leadership, providing clear, data-driven recommendations.
• Strengthen financial governance across the portfolio, including initiative tracking, adherence to capitalization policies, and disciplined benefit realization monitoring.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure appropriate capitalization treatment, policy compliance, and audit readiness.

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager