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The Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis will provide a comprehensive financial and decision making support service with the aim of improving business performance and managing financial risk. He/she will provide a key link between business areas and the finance function at regional and group level to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes aligned with business strategy, needs and objectives.

 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work with business owners to develop analysis and commentaries explaining monthly variances to Budget, Forecast as well as updates on headcount and operating expenses
• Prepares monthly results package for America’s leadership  
• Support the professional services company-wide annual budgeting and multi-year financial strategic planning
• Support leaderships need for ad-hoc reporting and presentations
• Collaborate in the preparation of monthly analysis of the company's financial results with respect to Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet
• Collaborate with your finance and business colleagues to learn about and document processes and procedures, identify potential financial and operational risks and recommend mitigation solutions
• Provide support for year end and statutory reporting
• Work with business leaders to identify actionable solutions from analysis and trends performed aim to improve financial performance

This great opportunity for an ambitious professional to gain visibility within the organization.

 

We seek someone who meets all of the following criteria:

• University degree in accounting, finance, economics or internationally recognized accountancy qualification.
• Formal training in forecasting and financial modelling is a plus
• 5+ years’ experience with financial planning and analysis functions, including annual budget, capital budgeting, long-term strategic planning and resource allocation processes
• Experience in an international company and/or Professional Services/Consulting a plus
• Able to clearly explain financial details and concepts into simple business language
• Experienced in leading, managing and developing people, whether direct or input reports, in a matrix structure
• Experienced in creating financial models and developing reports in EPM
• Deltek software experience a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced knowledge of Excel (financial modeling and analysis techniques)

Travel

• Travel required 10% of the time

Our ambition is to be recognized and valued globally as a best-in-class company; a client-driven, efficiently-run, growing business.  BSI has come a long way since being founded in 1901. Today, we're a global business services organization, respected world over for the development of standards; assessment of management systems; testing and certification of products and services; providing software solutions; and the delivery of training courses. We offer diverse career paths from auditing to sales, product development to finance, and from IT to marketing.

 

With around 4,000 employees working with over 80,000 clients in 172 countries it means that career opportunities are vast. BSI challenges mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth.

 

Our Vision: "To be the global business improvement partner of choice."

Our Mission: "To help organizations embed excellence", and states our shared purpose.

Our Values: "Integrity - Continual improvement - Inclusivity", guide us in the way we work and help us deliver our Vision and Mission.

 

What we offer:

BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

 

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to diversity.

Our Excellence Behaviours: Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, Communication, Achievement & Leading and Managing others.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to diversity