Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

## Senior Director, Financial Planning & AnalysisApplyremote type: Hybrid Bostonlocations: Boston, MAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition id: R-100858About Gordon Brothers:Since 1903, Gordon Brothers has helped companies unlock the potential of their assets. Our solutions-oriented approach combined with over 120 years of industry knowledge enables clients to get the most value from their assets with tailored solutions across asset services, asset lending and financing, and asset trading. Leveraging our deep expertise in retail, industrial, brands and real estate, we work closely with clients globally to determine the value of, lend against, or buy and sell their assets to help them achieve their business goals.At Gordon Brothers, we foster a culture of collaboration and creativity to find unique and innovative solutions for our clients. We take pride in fostering an engaging, inclusive culture and encouraging employees to bring new ideas to the table, develop their skills, and build dynamic and fulfilling careers.For more information, please visit Description## Job SummaryThe Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis will set the direction, lead and manage all areas of our global budgeting, internal reporting & forecasting processes and profitability analysis as well as executing and contributing to broader business initiatives.This role will play a significant role in creating and delivering actionable data-driven insight and analysis to help senior management, the Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders understand business performance and aid in their decision-making.The person in this role will work collaboratively with the business units in North America, EMEA & APAC as well as with our business segment heads. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position plays a key leadership role and will be an important contributor to help achieve the business strategy of Gordon Brothers.## Responsibilities / Essential Job Functions* Own, lead and manage all aspects of forecasting and financial planning processes, including analysis of results, budgeting, modeling and management reporting processes, building and enhancing these processes to deliver timely, accurate and insightful management reporting, analysis and recommendations.* Provide an overall strategic direction of the Financial Planning and Analysis function and drive process improvement and consistency across the region.* Accountable to make final decisions to ensure quality, efficiency, delivery and documentation of all the deliverables.* Guide discussions with business leaders, functional leaders and the senior leadership team to understand business performance, financial results and enhance the business’ ability to meet and exceed targets.* Create and lead a strategic planning / budgeting process across the business; bring consistency to the process across all regions, help develop robust revenue models for each business segment* Collaborate across the business units and regional teams to deliver value-added financial activities including forecasting of in-flight projects, maintain consolidated forecast for current and subsequent financial years, balance sheet forecasting and capital planning.* Partner with Technology, Strategy and Innovation team to introduce and integrate tools and technologies to drive efficiency and consistency in the management reporting for the region.* Lead, develop and enhance the skills of the team to help them grow and progress.* Manage and execute special projects, performing complex analysis, summarizing conclusions and making recommendations to the corporate finance and senior management team.## ## Knowledge, Skills & Abilities* Strong financial mind with deep expertise in budgeting and forecasting, performance analytics, management reporting and distilling complex financial concepts into easy-to-understand messages.* Excellent IT / system knowledge and the ability to work in Adaptive Planning* Ability to manage and drive multiple processes and deliverables at once in a dynamic environment; highly detail oriented and organized.* Strong presence and ability to interact with all levels of management.* Collaborative, team player adept at working with and influencing business partners and building constructive relationships with stakeholders.* High degree of intellectual curiosity, hungry to learn & self-motivated.* Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and moderate based on audience. Ability to communicate effectively across multiple organizational layers and departments.* Excellent financial modeling skills & working knowledge of ERPs, Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting tools. Previous NetSuite experience a plus.## ## Education & Experience* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other highly quantitative degree required.* Advanced degree / qualifications (MBA, CPA, CFA) preferred.* 10+ years corporate or significant divisional FP&A, corporate finance or business strategy / analytics experience in a fast-paced financial services or professional services firm.* Successful track record with using financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities.* Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed expectations and help others drive results.* Detailed understanding of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions.* The experience to build an exceptional FP&A function able to serve the needs of a complex, growing & fast changing group, including recruiting and developing a team to work with you.Gordon Brothers offers a very competitive total compensation package, including base salary and bonus plan, health insurance, dental benefits, a generous 401(k) match, time off benefits, and more. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact the Human Resources department if you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation with any part the application process. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.*Gordon Brothers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.* #J-18808-Ljbffr