Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis

 SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $117,000.00 and $159,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Overview – Financial Planning & Analysis (VP)

We are seeking an experienced finance VP with strong communication and analytical skills to transform and drive transparency in SMBC Americas Division’s financial operations.  The VP will work with core Finance teams and other key colleagues to enhance the organization’s performance reporting, performance management, budgeting, and forecasting processes.  The individual should be skilled in driver-based reporting, forecasting, financial data analysis, and scenario modelling to drive actionable insight.  This function requires strong influencing and negotiation skills and provides the opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership to senior management.

Scope of responsibility includes driving execution and management of key initiatives inclusive of financial and management reporting, budgeting and producing standard management reports and presentations, including ad-hoc analysis for U.S. CFO and other senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

•    Work with key stakeholders to enhance the organization’s performance reporting and review process focusing on metrics that matter
•    Build out performance management framework and peer analysis
•    Drive management of key strategic initiatives within the U.S. CFO office inclusive of project execution
•    Work with businesses, stakeholders and management to create scenario analysis and resourcing strategies and initiatives
•    Identify, challenge, and communicate risks and impacts to management team while considering business implications and dependencies
•    Execute on critical initiatives, as needed, including performing gap assessment, critical analysis, setting up projects/initiatives to drive results
•    Produce recurring and ad-doc packages for U.S. CFO and other key stakeholders;
•    Collaborate to develop forecasting processes to enable entity, business, and regional views of both local and global financial resource consumption and constraints
•    Build models and metrics to drive business decisions and help guide senior management in making strategic decisions
•    Innovate and improve existing processes around management reporting; and build new processes where none exist

Qualifications

•    Minimum of 7+ years of working experience in financial industry in Finance, Consulting, or FP&A departments 
•    Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and plan/prioritize appropriately;
•    Ability to lead and drive initiatives through creative thinking and pragmatism;
•    Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively build and manage relationships with team members and colleagues at decision making levels
•    Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills
•    Strong attention to detail and ability to independently work across functional groups inclusive of front/middle/back office functions;
•    Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tableau (along with abil