Strategic Planning Manager

CyrusOne • Dallas, TX

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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 leader in the Finance Department, the Manager oversees the development, maintenance and analysis of the long-range financial planning model, helping identify actions to improve financial performance and supporting reporting systems and processes that increase transparency and forecast accuracy for business decisions.

The role owns the long-range planning (LRP) model end to end, including its architecture, assumptions, data integrity, version control and documentation, and ensures it serves as the single source of truth for the company’s five-year plan. The Manager models the pro forma financial impacts of potential growth opportunities, monitors liquidity and covenant headroom, and recommends financing alternatives in partnership with Corporate Development and Capital Markets.

The Manager prepares and presents the five-year plan and related analyses to executive leadership, the Board of Directors and private equity sponsors. The role also works across operations, development, accounting and FP&A to source inputs, validate assumptions and reconcile the LRP to budgets, forecasts and actual results. It drives continuous improvement to the model and planning process, including scenario-planning, reporting and integration with OneStream or other planning systems, and handles other assigned analysis and duties.

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.
• Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced financial modeling, and PowerPoint.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with 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 the company at all levels.
• Ability to communicate effectively with strong presence, including translating complex topics into executive narratives.
• Strategic thinking and understanding of 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 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 pro forma financial impacts of potential organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including new developments, expansions, acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships; conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform capital allocation decisions.
• Monitor liquidity 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 key-assumption summaries.
• Partner with operations, development, accounting and FP&A to source model inputs, validate assumptions and reconcile the LRP to the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and actual results.
• Drive continuous improvement of the LRP model and planning 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: Manager