Senior Director, Corporate Financial Strategy & Analysis

POSITION SUMMARY 

As a senior member of the Corporate Financial Strategy & Analysis organization the Senior Director will play an integral role in managing the day-to-day execution and fulfilment of key CFSA responsibilities.   The Senior Director must be a detail oriented individual, have a strong business acumen and mastery of finance / accounting principles and the ability to analyze, interpret and clearly explain complex issues.    She / he will be responsible for managing all aspects of multiple highly visible projects and must have proven organizational skills, a demonstrated ability to lead in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and to communicate effectively with senior leaders and business partners.   The Senior Director will own the people development agenda for their respective areas of responsibility.  This includes developing and promoting the required financial and technical skill base within CFSA to ensure the team can carry out its primary responsibilities, coaching and providing opportunities for individual growth and otherwise driving to create and sustain a best-in-class financial infrastructure.    Other general expectations would include: 

• Serve as the subject matter expert for your respective area of responsibility. 

• Assume end-to-end responsibility for all program management activities.  Ensure successful outcomes by establishing project scope, goals and metrics, appropriately staffing projects, managing customer expectations, reporting on project status and identifying and escalating any project risks. 

• Build and maintain relationships with all key stakeholders. 

• Drive special projects and analyses to identify areas for improvement, continuously improving processes and driving efficiencies. 

• Continuously strive to leverage technology and systems to enhance the data analytic capabilities of their respective functional area with a goal of advancing CFSA’s ability to provide actionable business analysis through greater measurement and monitoring of operational-level metrics. 

She / he must also work collaboratively to balance competing priorities, deadlines and resources 

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS 

CORPORATE FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS 

Lead all aspects related to the annual planning and execution of the enterprise-wide long-range financial planning and budget process to include full ownership of the company’s 3-year operating model and support for the periodic Security Analyst Meeting.   The Senior Director will responsible for (1) developing and managing the annual companywide budget, new unit budget and LRP planning calendar (2) establishing process guidelines, targets and presentation structure (3) liaising and communicating with the continent / discipline teams and all other key stakeholders ensuring organizational accountability and compliance (4) updating and ensuring the accuracy of the consolidated operating model and (5) preparing the final executive presentations.   This is a highly visible role that includes frequent interactions with senior management, requires a strong command and understanding of MI’s financial statements and the ability clearly communicate complex matters to senior executives and other finance partners. 

A primary responsibility is the ownership for the company’s enterprise operating model, which serves as the central platform for financial modeling, scenario analysis and long-range value creation planning.  The operating model is used to support ad-hoc financial analysis, evaluate strategic initiatives, assess potential transactions, and analyze capital allocation alternatives.  As such, this role will lead all analytical work across these areas and requires a strong command of the company’s financial statements and a deep understanding of how operational and other business drivers translate into income statement, balance sheet and cash flow outcomes, along with advanced financial modeling capabilities. 

In addition, the Senior Director will assume responsibility for CFSA’s quarterly support of the earnings process.   This includes serving as the primary liaison with Investor Relations, ensuring the timely and accurate update of the Q&A document and competitor scorecard.  And will be responsible for providing financial analysis and broad decision support as it may pertain to any related ad-hoc corporate finance requests to include M&A.