Strategic Planning Manager

CyrusOne Management Services • Dallas, TX

6d

About The Position

The Strategic Planning Manager reports directly to the Director of Development Finance and serves as a key business partner to the senior management team. As a Finance Department leader, the Manager oversees the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the company’s long-range financial planning model and related processes. The role analyzes opportunities to improve financial performance and builds or enhances reporting systems that promote transparency and forecast accuracy for business decisions.

The Manager owns the five-year long-range planning model end to end, including its architecture, assumptions, data integrity, version control, and documentation. The role evaluates the financial impacts of potential organic and inorganic growth opportunities, monitors liquidity and covenant headroom, identifies future funding needs, and recommends financing alternatives in partnership with Corporate Development and Capital Markets. The Manager presents the five-year plan and related analyses to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and private equity sponsors, and works with teams across the company to validate inputs and align the long-range plan with budgets, forecasts, and actual results.

The position requires at least five years of progressive Finance experience, in-depth knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles, and a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Experience with OneStream or similar software is a plus.

Requirements

• At least five years of progressive Finance experience.
• In-depth knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling proficiency.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to create actionable information and solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Adaptability to a changing work environment and shifting priorities.
• Ability to engage employees effectively and build relationships across all levels of the company.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a strong presence and translate complex topics into executive narratives.
• Ability to think strategically and understand the short- and long-term implications of recommendations and actions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with OneStream or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Own the long-range planning financial model end to end, including its architecture, assumptions, data integrity, version control, and documentation, and maintain it as the single source of truth for the company’s five-year plan.
• Model the pro forma financial impacts of potential organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including new developments, expansions, acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform capital allocation decisions.
• Monitor the company’s liquidity position and covenant headroom across the planning horizon.
• Identify and quantify future funding needs and recommend financing alternatives in partnership with Corporate Development and Capital Markets teams.
• Prepare and present the five-year plan and related pro forma analyses to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and private equity sponsors, including supporting materials, bridges, and summaries of key assumptions.
• Partner with operations, development, accounting, and FP&A to source model inputs, validate assumptions, and reconcile the long-range plan to the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and actual results.
• Continuously improve the long-range planning model and process, including scenario-planning capabilities, reporting outputs, and integration with OneStream or other planning systems.
• Perform other ad hoc analysis and duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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