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Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at BGC Partners

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: New York, New York





Job Description:


Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

In this role you will...


  • Continue building the foundation for our FP&A operations (people, processes, and systems) to enable better decision making for the company and its stakeholders
  • Lead company-wide annual forecasting processes, including the development of budgets and financial targets
  • Function as the key finance partner for the most senior business leaders in the company and build out a team that partners with all department heads to provide strategic financial support
  • Scale and develop a high-performing team, focusing on organizational design, professional development, and hiring
  • Support colleagues on financial issues impacting their areas of accountability and help build/enhance reporting to provide insights and analysis for key stakeholders
  • Collaborate with other areas of Finance to analyze and report out on budgeted results and when necessary, reforecasting to shape decision-making
  • Manage a team that ensures Shared Services cost allocations align with agreed methodologies and are reported accurately in the general ledger
  • Provide accurate, timely, and actionable monthly reporting on key business metrics to operating teams, company leadership, and other groups as necessary
  • Drive continuous improvement of a cohesive global finance function to produce innovation in reporting, planning and analysis
  • Manage and participate in the analysis and interpretation of operating results, preparation of executive reports, review of financing activities, and analysis of financial effects of various contemplated actions.
  • Drive alignment on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure business results and evaluate the health of the business
  • Develop advanced modeling and analysis to highlight business trends and understand variance drivers
  • Drive critical decision making and deliver clear communication and insights to our leaders
  • Manage a team with building team culture to improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the FP&A function

Experience

  • 10+ years of progressive professional experience demonstrating increasing responsibility, scope, and leadership across multiple FP&A functions (Financial Services and Shared Services)
  • Strong Professional and Educational backgrounds Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required.
  • Systems Experience with BI Tools (Tableau, Essbase preferred)
  • 10+ years of FP&A experience in a Sr. Director or Director level role. Experience in FP&A, business finance, investment banking, management consulting or related fields in a rapidly growing tech company
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, extensive experience building integrated models from scratch, in Excel or in other planning applications; and experience resolving complex business problems with well-structured analytics
  • A proven ability to identify and drive impactful financial outcomes, and to manage complex projects across multiple teams
  • A proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and to build strong working relationships
  • A proclivity for working in fast-paced environments
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrable experience leading, developing and mentoring finance professionals, growing future leaders and inspiring high performing teams
  • Understanding of GAAP and key accounting and revenue recognition principles





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