Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Centersquare

The ideal Director of Financial Planning & Analysis candidate will lead members of the FP&A team and oversee the Company’s financial analysis and reporting processes and systems. The Director FP&A will play an important leadership role for Centersquare, supporting the CFO, SVP of FP&A, and Company management team with consolidated management reporting and analysis, own our corporate financial modeling processes, be heavily involved with annual and five-year planning, and serve as an integral team member for investor (PE-sponsor) reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and communicating key financial insights and recommendations to facilitate effective Company operations and scaling.
• Improve decision support analysis; perform analysis of monthly, quarterly and YTD performance against budget and prior year results.
• Assist with the development of monthly and quarterly reporting packages for executive management and the Board.
• Performing financial modeling and analysis, designing and preparing financial plans and budgets to assess performance, identify growth and productivity opportunities, forecast future results and evaluate acquisition targets.
• Establish processes and analyses which enable the company to assess realization of prior business case projections (e.g., Capex projects, acquisitions, other initiatives, etc.).
• Establishing and implementing processes for financial planning, quarterly and annual budget allocation, and Company finance forecasting.
• Maintain tools/systems/process/models to maximize efficiency and accuracy of information.
• Actively collaborate with the accounting team to improve monitoring accuracy and reporting.
• Coordinate closely with VP of Finance and other FP&A team members to review projections, budgets and historical results; set deadlines, templates, reporting requirements and global standards for Finance organization

Qualifications:

• BA or BS in Finance or a related field - MBA preferred
• Multiple years of experience building out, maintaining, and updating sophisticated corporate-level three-statement, Excel-based financial models
• Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ability to understand/interpret financial statements
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A/corporate finance or strategic finance role
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, expert-level proficiency in Excel
• Expert in financial modeling, including building complex forecasting and pricing models
• Self-starter with the ability to establish strong working relationships across all levels of management – equally comfortable working collaboratively and independently
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, communication and project management skills
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills