Finance Director, Senior

Bloomberg Industry Group
United States, Virginia, Arlington
1801 South Bell Street (Show on map)
Dec 20, 2024
Directs the financial planning and analysis activities of Bloomberg Industry Group, Cash Management, and other compliance activities specific to the business. Lead FP&A activities for the division while delivering a unique blend of financial and operational analysis, financial modeling, reporting and senior management support. Influence the direction of the company as a key member of the corporate financial leadership team and serve as key financial interface between FP&A finance and senior operational management as well as corporate management team. What You Will Do: Deliverfinancial and operational support including managing the annual budget process and forecasts. Providedeep dive analytics and recommendations for the business around sales, performance, productivity,headcount,and other key metrics. Workwith business leadership onidentifyinggrowth opportunities, future product development priorities, andoverallgo-to-market strategies. Design and provide meaningful financial and operational metrics to enable insightful, accurate business decision-making. Partner at all levels with business units to enable data driven decision making byway of delivering value-added consolidated and divisional business analyses. Communicate business focused planning, analysis and partnership providing a foundation for the development of a unified enterprise-wide vision Drive culture that embraces and promotes innovative business relevant thinking and decision making that accomplishes organizational goals. Delivermonthly revenue reportingonKPI's,operationaldashboards,key business trendanalysis, actual versus budget variances and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences. Buildand overseea high-performing organization that has a comprehensive understanding of all key business drivers, employs sophisticated financial models, and delivers insightful observations and recommendations to drive performance and growth. Establish,strengthen,andmaintainbusiness partnershipswith key businessand financialcontactsacross the organizationto deliver end-to-end financial solutions & support. Developa thorough understanding oftheindustry, business, organization,processes,and workflows to develop and enhance financial models andprovideabroad rangeof financial and operational support. Driveand managead hoc special projects or analysis for strategic initiatives, market expansion, and potential commercial transactions or acquisitions You Need to Have: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field. Advanced credentials such as a MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred. A minimum of 10+ years' experience covering a broad range of accounting/financial analysis activities conducted at a high level of complexity, including progressively more complex assignments or projects. Strong executive presence, interpersonal and political savvy with excellent communication, relationship building and influencing skills. Previousexperience in a Finance leadership role supporting a business unit and/or a full business unit P&L with exceptional leadership skills and previousexperience managing Finance professionals. Strong knowledge of GAAP and various financial analysis tools, such as discounted cash flows, activity-based management, and variance analysis, strong project management skills Ability to design, analyze and improve planning process Strong skills utilizing a large integrated ERP/MRP computer system (e.g. Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards). Excellent analytical,problem-solvingskills and deep experience in financial modeling, planning reporting and analysis. The ability to analyze complex information and present / interpret insightful findingssuccinctly. Bloomberg Industry Group IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. Bloomberg Industry Group has adopted an Affirmative Action Program to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical issues, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran, a veteran of the Vietnam Era, or any other classification protected by law.