Central Expense & Headcount Vice President

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) teams are responsible for a wide range of activities including financial control, forecasting and budgeting, analysis of financial/business metrics, delivery of weekly/monthly/quarterly management reporting, development of new reporting capabilities (e.g.

dashboards and automation), and advising the line of business leaders on how to increase profitability and efficiencies.

As a Vice President, Central Expense & Headcount in Expense Management, you will be responsible for our key financial measures - headcount and expenses, where you will be expected to deliver value-added financial reporting and analysis, and assist with strategic direction and decision making.

You will be expected to provide leadership across the FP&A teams, and interact regularly with the FP&A Managers, the line of business leaders and peers across Finance & Business Management and the business.

Job responsibilities


* Develop and track performance metrics, creating presentations, and generally provide financial analysis on a variety of topics to senior management


* Oversee of the process to deliver month-end results, the forecast for the remainder of the year, and the budget for future years.


* Perform variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and presenting commentary to FP&A managers and line of business CFOs explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets.


* Help design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management


* Enhance controls and streamline processes, introducing automation where possible


* Lead process improvement / transformation / dashboarding initiatives for the team


* Drive the analysis, design and development of the Expense and Headcount Platform


* Perform efficiency reporting, analytics and strategy

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a subject of a technical nature


* 7+ years of work experience in Financial Services, and/or accounting/controller background


* Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint


* Advanced knowledge and experience working on Essbase


* Inquisitive, enthusiastic and diligent, and capable of challenging peers


* Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly


* Highly motivated and able to thrive and think clearly under pressure and tight deadlines


* Integrity in handling highly sensitive and confidential information


* Team player with the ability to be respected as a trusted partner for the Business, Finance, and FP&A Teams


* Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills


* Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely

Candidates must be able to physically work in our Jersey City, NJ office full-time (5 days) starting in ...