Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Director, Financial Planning&Analysis

 

Our client is a global leader in IP-based end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to operators in both fast growth and established telecommunications markets around the world. Our client enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient end-to-end IP networks. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and design operations in New Jersey, China, and India and is a FORTUNE 1000 company. 

Responsibilities:

Director, Financial Planning and Analysis is responsible for the world-wide coordination of corporate financial plans and analysis. The candidate will also manage a global team to provide finance support to Executive Management, Business Unit and functional leaders.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordination of the corporate financial planning process and providing finance support to

Business Units and functions
• Develop and issue monthly and quarterly management reports
• Responsible for the analysis of financial information from the organization and develops

 integrated revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports and presentations
• Responsible for consolidation and analysis of annual financial statements for the organization

and its component programs/departments/divisions
• In collaboration with the executive management team, establishes the formulation of the annual

financial plan
• Prepare and issue guidelines and instructions for the preparation and submission of the annual financial Plan
• Work closely with the IR team in providing support for the Company's earnings conference calls and analyst meetings
• Develop and maintain the annual budgeting system and assures management procedures are in place to report any variations from the budget
• Mentor, manage and build a strong global team
• Ad-hoc analyses for Executive and Senior Management.

 

 

Qualifications:

BS/BA in Accounting and Finance; MBA preferred

• Minimum 15 years of financial experience with strong focus on planning and analysis
• Minimum 10 years of senior management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and executive presence
• Ability to work collaboratively with and influence others
• Knowledge of the principles, processes, and standards for integrated financial analysis and

reporting
• Multinational experience in global environment preferred
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications; knowledge of Hyperion Planning and

Oracle Applications is preferred