AVP, Finance

AVP, Finance

The AVP, Finance will be responsible for managing Global Housing financial performance, including the development & tracking of the annual operating plan and longer-term strategic forecast; financial management reporting and metrics; and driving expense management efforts. In this position, the AVP of Global Housing FP&A has unique exposure to executive management, influencing and driving financial recommendations. Reporting to the Global Housing CFO, this role will directly manage an approximate 6 person team.

Responsibilities for this position include :

• Participates in the formulation of financial goals & objectives, understanding strategic alignment and expected growth rates, along with financial targets across the Housing reporting segment
• Responsible for designing & executing the annual operating plan process for Global Housing segment calibrating with the overall enterprise process
• Developer of the longer term strategic forecast for Housing, connecting business growth initiatives and expense targets to strategic plans and trends
• Tracks and ensures financial performance objectives are met
• Conducts detailed variance analysis against actual results, articulating storylines for financial drivers and performance against expectations
• Analyzes quarterly financial results, working with the Investor Relations team to tell the financial storyline externally
• Reviews and provides detailed input into the quarterly earnings process, through the earnings script, release, and segment MD&As
• Designs monthly financial reporting, driving for greater accuracy of trends, using a combination of leading indicators and available financial data
• Reviews financial metrics, recommending enhancements for appropriate profitability metrics and leading indicators for internal and external reporting
• Monitors / Manages the financial performance of the Global Housing segment, driving to maintain our commitments and financial objectives for profitability
• Manages the segment expense base, designing appropriate expense reporting and relevant metrics
• Provides support for business acquisitions, including analyzing financial trends and enterprise financial impacts from deals
• Leads the preparation for presentations on segment financial results and forecasts
• Provides interpretation of financial results against planned performance
• As applicable, develops executive level reporting and Board presentations, carefully crafting the storyline to highlight financial performance; Participates in the communication of the financial storyline (internal executive management)
• Liaison with Investor Relations, Accounting, Business Finance teams, Segment CFO, and Management Committee leaders

The role requires a college degree, preferably in a finance related field, and an advanced degree such as an MBA, CPA, or CFA is preferred. Additionally, the candidate should have 15+ years of progressive finance responsibility, strong analytical ability, superior communication skills, both oral and written, clarity in telling the financial story, presence & leadership, experience leading teams of multiple sizes, experience balancing multiple demands, ability to lead cross functional enterprise projects, collaborative style, and previous experience working in M&A or financial modeling.

Pay Range : $119,600.00 - $199,800.00