What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis position at Mood Media?
As the world’s leading in-store music media solutions company, Mood is dedicated to elevating the Customer Experience, we create greater emotional connections between brands and consumers through the right combination of sight, sound, scent, social mobile and systems solutions. The company globally reaches more than 150 million consumers each day through more than 500,000 subscriber locations in 100 countries around the globe. Mood’s clients include businesses of all sizes and market sectors, from the world’s most recognized retailers and hotels to quick-service restaurants, local banks and thousands of small businesses.
Job Description
An exciting opportunity to join the team as a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis with strong experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and a track record of delivering continuous improvement. Requiring both commercial and analytical skills, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the company’s reporting, information and analytical practices across a complex multinational organization.
The Manager Financial Planning & Analysis will perform complex financial and operational analyses to support and measure results. Interacts regularly with corporate financial management to consolidate and analyze quarterly forecasts develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), analyze monthly financial results, and establish & measure key financial targets. Assists in the preparation of written/graphical financial and operational information for management and the Board of Directors.
This position will report to SVP of Finance
Job Responsibilities:
- Manages the preparation, analysis and reviews monthly results, quarterly rolling forecasts and annual financial plans and helps prepare summary information for the management team and Board of Directors.
- Manages the budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning process, including analyzing actual results against budget/ forecast and prior period results.
- Support decision making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed and meaningful insights and visibility on business performance. Maintains dialog with management and regional financial personnel to identify and evaluate evolving business issues and financial results.
- Manages analyzing financial data and being able to provide recommendations as it relates to improving the costing & profitability on new deals and re-contracts of existing agreements.
- Recognizes inconsistencies in financial data and initiates and manages the appropriate corrective action
- Performs and manages ad-hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision making
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of progressive financial experience in a multinational business.
- Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Accounting or Finance with a MBA or CPA preferred.
- Strong analytical skills, research capabilities and overall business acumen required.
- Solid project management and business consultant skills.
- Ability to influence and inspire across global teams
- Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives
- Demonstrate proficiency effectively presenting complex topics in an easy-to-understand manner and facilitating meetings with senior management
- Strong collaborative, communication, and project management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a multinational corporation a plus
- Systems experience preferred: Oracle, Hyperion, Cognos, Planful
- Preferred experience within a Venture Capital environment
Check us out at www.moodmedia.com
Mood Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran
