Finance Director | Technology

About the Role:

We are seeking a Director, Finance & Strategy, to support the Technology Segment's global management team towards achieving our company's short-and long-term financial goals. This position will play a key role in serving as the liaison connecting our frontline practitioners with our finance back-office accounting, helping our leaders see how value is created and manage the financial performance of our organization. We are seeking people with solid experience in financial statements, advanced analytics and reporting, budget and forecasting, business casing and strategy, contract-to-cash finance operations, auditing and compliance, and financial systems. The role will report, and be a key thought partner, to the Finance Lead, Technology Segment, with direct exposure to the segment's leadership team.

What You'll Do:

Financial performance management

• Manage the monthly financial close process in concert with Corporate Accounting teams, Segment Finance team and business practitioners.
• Oversee and QC appropriate periodic management reports. Develop new reports and maintain or improve existing ones to meet the business needs.
• Develop and track a consistent set of key financial and operational performance indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze the segment's operating results and derive appropriate intelligence to inform decision-making. Work with segment/regional/industry leaders to identify business drivers, issues and opportunities.

Business planning

• Coordinate and review the quarterly forecast process, including:

• Assess business projections for reasonableness; understand revenue, headcount and infrastructure assumptions and implications on profitability

• Provide and assess risks and opportunities, stress test business assumptions

• Provide ad hoc analyses for management decision making

• QC the forecast data input process

• Present consolidated forecast report and associated analyses to business leads

• Partner with Human Resources to ensure that talent and compensation planning are aligned with forecast/ budget goals/constraints, as well as with strategic business needs.

• Support the long-term strategic planning process, understanding the broader business landscape (competitors, clients, pricing trends).

Corporate

• Develop the segment MD&A and Press Release for external reporting needs, coordinate with Corporate FP&A and Investor Relations.

• Support the response to routine or one-off internal or external audit inquiries.

• Work alongside business practitioners to help resolve inquiries into financial matters such as billing, time entry, revenue recognition, etc.

Other

• Lead the operational improvements within the Technology Finance department to increase our productivity and enhance our role in supporting the business.

• Coach and develop junior team members.

• As needed, lead portions of financial modeling required for potential acquisitions: accretion/dilution analysis, etc.

• As needed, lead special projects / ad hoc analysis, working with key internal stakeholders.

• As needed, present materials and analyses to executives.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or other quantitative field

• Master's in Business Administration, or other quantitative fields

• 10 years of experience in financial areas with concentration in financial analysis and operations.

• Experience with analyzing financial statements, operations and management reporting processes and systems; experience in developing variance and trend financial analysis.

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and overall FP&A duties and rhythm.

• Working knowledge of US GAAP and practical application into revenue recognition.

• Experienced user of financial systems, TM1, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, database, or other reporting writing tools.

• Experienced user of Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Experience managing team member with multiple workstreams for quality and timeliness of deliverables.

• Ability to manage expectations up; excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence to manage multiple stakeholders

• COVID Vaccine required

• This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices

Preferred Skills:

• BS in Accounting, Economics or Finance.

• CPA/CFA/ MBA desirable.

• Experience with public companies' financial cadence and rhythm.

• Detail oriented and dependable.

• Fast, eager learner and versatile, ability to adapt to complex, changing, ambiguous environments.

• Ability to thrive under pressure.

• Proactive, self-starter with a leader mindset.

• Team oriented.

• Ability to influence others without direct reporting relationships.

*Individuals seeking an exemption from this requirement for medical or religious reasons should complete a request for accommodation form by contacting [email protected]

#LI-TH1Our Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive salary and bonus plans

• Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave

• Full package of benefits plans

• Company matched 401K

• Annual paid volunteer hours

• Corporate matching for charitable donations

• Potential for flexible working arrangements

• Free snacks and drinks

• Upscale offices close to public transportation

• Pet insurance

About FTI Consulting

What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.