The Head of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) will report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and will be responsible for managing the forecasting, financial planning, and analysis processes for GLG’s Financial Services, G&A, and corporate business segments. This executive will be a strategic and data-driven finance leader that will establish FP&A as an analytical think-tank that can be effectively leveraged by all parts of the organization.
You will foster an entrepreneurial spirit, lead an established team and recruiting top talent, to manage the day-to-day revenue metrics, financial reporting, corporate division budgets, project management, and external reporting requirements.
You have proven experience in a complex business at scale. You are dynamic, rigorous, collaborative executive who works well as part of a team and has the executive courage to make difficult recommendations and / or decisions. You possess superior finance stewardship skills, a business partner mindset, authentic leadership, and impactful communication and influencing skills.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Oversee and manage monthly forecasting process, annual planning process, long-range strategic planning process and modeling, quarterly filings, and lender deliverables; provide strategic guidance and financial counsel to Executive Leadership Team.
Establish Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) as a ‘Center of Analytical Excellence’ to be shared with functional leaders across the organization.
Create and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), highlighting trends and analyzing causes of variance, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, operating metrics, and capital expenditures.
Prepare a reporting package that includes full financial statements, comprehensive KPI reporting, operational dashboard reporting, analysis of key business trends, actual versus budget variances, and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences.
Develop and prepare annual budget, managing forecasts for revenue, expenses, and headcount. Manage capital allocation, cash flow forecasting and all lender deliverables.
Improve operating teams' understanding of financial statements and budget adherence with thoughtful and transparent analysis.
Successfully manage, develop, and motivate the organization to collaborate with cross functional operating teams and provide fact-based recommendations that improve profitability, operating efficiency and effectiveness.
Build, manage and lead the evolution of the organization, drive top performance and developing the key objectives and projections, both short-term and long- term.
Provide transformational and inspirational leadership and guidance across the organization and set clear direction, aligning people and resources accordingly.
Promote and drive best practice, adoption of new techniques, tools, and methodologies, and ensure management reporting yield business insights to drive recommendations and results against strategic objectives.
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of investment analysis and be able to play a key role in any associated M&A / Corporate Development activities.
In partnership with others, continue to lead a significant transformation of GLG, redesigning processes for the finance organization, modernizing the finance organization, and helping to build a financial infrastructure for the business that can support future growth.
Candidate Profile
The Head of FP&A will be a strategic, hands-on finance executive with diverse industry experience and a demonstrated business acumen. This leader will possess a deep understanding of ever-changing market dynamics who thrives in a fast-paced, lean organization and with an insatiable drive to focus on results while inspiring great talent to outperform in a complex, evolving and technology-driven organization. The successful Candidate is a team player who will balance a breadth of experience with the ability to drive consistency and accountability in the…