Minneapolis, Minnesota
Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis Job Opening in Minneapolis, Minnesota - POSITION PURPOSE:
This position is responsible for envisioning and delivering analytical insight and support to advance management?s ability to make strategic and accurate decisions. Successful performance in this role will come through effectively partnering with key business leaders while providing strong leadership to an analytical team that develops and manages processes, procedures, methods and reports.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Analysis: Provide management with in-depth analysis of past, current and future asset/investment performance through assessments, trends, metrics, benchmarks, statistics and research. Effectively consolidate data and information to provide clear, actionable information to business leaders to support decisions regarding operations, capital, investments, acquisitions and divestitures.
Planning: Work with key business leaders to create, refine and maintain asset/investment plans including quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating options and providing recommendations for hold/sell decision and improvement of asset performance and positioning.
Market Intelligence: Lead the comprehensive gathering of all relevant industry, market and economic data. Interpret and educate key business leaders to increase understanding. Utilize data and analysis to draw conclusions on past performance or assess forecasts of future performance.
Forecasting and Budgeting: Direct individual business segment forecast tools and processes to ensure the development of accurate, insightful and actionable short and long range forecasts. Coordinate the development of annual budgets including assisting key business leaders in improving the quality of their approach to planning and improving business performance. Effectively communicate processes and results to business leaders.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to reduce finance business process cycle times, improve financial forecast quality and enhance analysis provided to leadership for business decisions.
Internal Consulting: Foster partnerships across the organization and influence planning and analysis initiatives by consulting on financial models, analysis and reports to ensure they are relevant and convey information that leads to better decision making.
People Management: Develop high performance analysts through effective recruiting, mentoring and coaching
Self Management: Responsible for effective self/workload management. Demonstrates clear written and verbal communication skills. Promotes collaboration and positive, professional work environment. Attends all daily, weekly and/or monthly department/business line meetings to ensure proper occurs. Able to use discretion and support confidential or sensitive initiatives. Adheres to all CSM Standard Operating Procedures.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Education :
Bachelor?s degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field required.
MBA and/or other advanced degrees or certifications preferred.
:
Minimum 7 - 10 years of financial planning, forecasting, analysis or related experience.
Demonstrated successful knowledge and successful execution of the Essential Duties and Responsibilities outlined above.
Proven ability to build solid working relationships and credibility with various levels of management, staff and functional areas through effective communication and a collaborative approach.
Strong experience developing the skill sets of others through teaching, coaching and priority setting.
Advanced computer proficiency and experience with Microsoft Excel and financial and other decision support/ business intelligence applications.
Job Type: Full-time
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