Director, Financial Analysis - Bethesda, MD, United States - HMSHost

Description

Purpose:

The purpose of the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is to create and execute the strategic financial plan of the organization and provide critical business analysis on mergers and acquisitions.

Prepares the annual and long-range financial plans as well as forecasts for key stakeholders.
Works with stakeholders to enforce deadlines and provides guidance and instructions on planning submission requirements and deadlines.

Analyzes and reports on consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual results and those of each operating segments as well as general & administrative expenses.

Provides analytical support for operations, corporate departments, and parent company
Conducts industry and competitive analyses to identify and address the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Prepares business cases for corporate capital projects
Works with Corporate Accounting to review lease disclosures for reasonableness, consistency and conformity with corporate policies

Supports the merger & acquisitions process within the organization, including conducting analysis and valuation of acquisition targets or divestitures.

Support legal with negotiating merger & acquisition terms and conditions.
This position reports to the Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis


Major Interdependencies:
Operations, Operational Excellence, Business Development Finance

Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of financial analysis and planning professionals
Requires 8 years of financial analysis and planning experience engaged in developing and delivering budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and accounting programs
A bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance can count for 3 of the eight-year requirement

An MBA or a master's level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the eight-year requirement.

Specialized Training:
~ Requires in-depth knowledge of at least one financial planning and reporting application (e.g., Anaplan, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, Business Objects, Adaptive/Workday, Oracle, IBM, etc; Advanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of FP&A decisions and to advance the organizations goals
Requires expert level Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create and modify pivot tables and advanced formulas


Location/Travel:
This position has the opportunity to work remotely but is required to travel to the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda or Retail Center of Excellence in East Rutherford, NJ at least 3 days per week and as needed
Occasional travel to other locations may be required based on business needs

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