Why would I want this job?

Your Role:

The Director of Corporate Finance is a strategic partner to the global technology organization (leadership is NY based) and is responsible for overseeing the development of annual budgets and forecast updates in partnership with technology leadership team, developing project budgets and tracking spend and analyzing variance to forecast and budget. This role will also be responsible for the cost benefit analysis of tech project investments and assist with obtaining approval and ensure successful delivery of projects on budget. This finance lead will actively manage costs by challenging spend requests and identify other opportunities to reduce spend.

This is a hybrid role based in New York, NY – 4 days/week in office.

What would I be doing?

Here You’ll Get to:

  • Be a strategic finance partner to the global technology leadership team.
  • Oversee in the preparation and review of Global Technology’s annual operating budget and monthly forecast packages, providing analysis of variances v. budget, prior forecast and prior year.
  • Oversee monthly reporting and analysis packings for Global Technology as well as assisting the Tech leadership team in controlling and planning their expenses in preparation of their annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
  • Oversee the collection, consolidation, and analysis of the Global tech deals and process to manage all technology Capex spend globally.
  • Work closely with Global tech leaders to collect and compile data and statistics to understand their business operations and results.
  • Work to continuously improve the financial processes, including around forecasting and budgeting, and partner with the SSC to improve invoice processing, monthly accruals, software capitalization, PO coding, to reduce manual tasks and improve financial accuracy.
  • Gather data and provide financial analyses to facilitate key business decisions and strategic planning, communicating the results to senior leadership.
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of financial models, such as long-range plans, as well as tools for monitoring business performance and forecasting.
  • Track Corporate cash outflow including capex spend for various projects/initiatives.
  • Perform various ad-hoc reporting and analysis, as needed.

What would make me qualified?

About You:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Economics.
  • 6+ years’ work experience.
  • 5+ years’ Global Tech financial support required.
  • Strong Finance & Analytical skills.
  • Facilitative style, with prior experience engaging & supporting stakeholders beyond the Finance area.
  • Accounting and FP&A experience.
  • Technical savvy with a robust change management skillset.
  • Ability to perform complex analysis and prepare presentation material.
  • Strong verbal communication skills and experience partnering with senior leadership.
  • Team player who can cooperate/collaborate across various business units.

We’d Love it if You Also Have:

  • Worked in a transformation environment.
  • PMO experience and/or PMP certification.
  • Media or entertainment experience.