VP, FP&A

IMAX•New York, NY

11d

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of FP&A and Investor Relations, the VP FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) is responsible for converting strategy into measurable financial outcomes, anticipating risks and opportunities, and driving decision quality across the business. This role will lead the financial budgeting and forecasting, management reporting and fact-based analysis of results and long-term financial modeling across the entire organization. In addition, this role and the team under this individual will work closely with business partners to provide valuable insights on business drivers and support analysis of both tactical and strategic options to help ensure execution and drive the business to overachieve expectations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep inquisitiveness, astute financial intellect and a drive for excellence while embracing new technology to improve process efficiency and mine more insight from data.

Requirements

10 + years of relevant corporate finance experience with at least 3-5 years in a senior management role
University Degree (Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline)
Proven track record of leading a team that runs a smooth and efficient budgeting/forecasting/results analysis process while also providing meaningful insights that help to drive financial performance and strategic financial leadership.
Previous experience working in a dynamic environment with the aptitude to support and integrate key processes with other areas of finance (Controllership, Treasury, Corporate Development, etc.)
Have successfully held a similar role as Vice President with preference for someone with experience having worked in a publicly traded organization
Deep inquisitiveness that is contagious and inspires a team to learn and more thoroughly understand the financial drivers of the business
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to see clearly and early trends in data and translate complex data into actionable insights.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior management and stakeholders.
Extensive experience financial modeling and analysis with desire to impart those skills on others and role model the level of analysis expected by a team
Advanced knowledge of Excel and financial software systems as well as a drive to change and adopt new AI tools that could bring greater value and efficiency to the team
Strong leadership and team management skills, with a focus on creating a team of high performers
Extremely high attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality in financial reporting and analysis.
Hyper focus on providing timely and valued support to business leadership and senior executive
Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines and company goals.
Ability to organize a team to meet deadlines, balance competing priorities and multi-task where needed
Ability to deal with people and situations in a professional manner while building relationships with stakeholders

Nice To Haves

An MBA or CPA designation would be desirable

Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership: Shape strategy, not just reflect it
Understand thoroughly the company’s business and financial drivers and be able to utilize that knowledge to develop and implement financial strategies that support the company's overall business objectives.
Demonstrate exceptional analytical skills that enable providing deep insight and strategic recommendations to senior management based on financial analysis and projections.
Financial Planning and Forecasting: Oversee and constantly look for ways to improve the annual budgeting process, including the preparation of detailed financial models.
Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial projections to management.
Seek out to utilize new tools, including AI, to improve processes and uncover new insights in data that will help to improve financial forecasting and drive greater value to the business
Financial Analysis: Demonstrate deep inquisitiveness that drives the team to undertake second level analysis and understanding of financial drivers
Conduct in-depth analysis of financial performance, identifying trends, and providing actionable insights to drive business decisions.
Evaluate financial implications of strategic initiatives, new product launches, and other business opportunities.
Reporting and Presentation: Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports to senior management that are both easily digestible while also elevating key points of insight
Develop and maintain dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track performance that business partners find value in
Team Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor a team of financial managers and analysts that show deep inquisitiveness, a drive for continuous improvement and a desire to be very high performers
Role model the attributes that will lead to a team of high performers while providing training, continuous learning on the business and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities and career growth.
Collaboration and Cross-Functional Support: Pro-actively engage and work closely with other departments (Accounting, Treasury, Corporate Development, Sales, Business teams, etc) to provide financial insights and support business initiatives.
Partner with IT and show deep interest in ensuring robust financial systems and tools are in place for accurate data collection and reporting.
Constantly think about and look for ways to work better and provide more insight.