Deloitte Hiring for Planning & Forecasting Senior Manager – Finance Business Partners Job at Detroit, MI Full Time

Are you ready to apply your financial and analytical skills in a dynamic environment? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be a strategic business advisor to executive leaders? If so, Deloitte could be the place for you! If you are seeking a role that offers you the opportunity to develop personally and professionally, consider a career with the Planning & Forecasting Team at Deloitte.

Work you’ll do

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization supports our business, market and enabling area leaders with world class financial and decision support. The Planning & Forecasting (P&F) COE provides expertise across financial analysis, planning, financial technology and management reporting.

The P&F team owns the end-to-end planning and forecasting process, leverage best practices and innovation for continuous process improvement, and provide meaningful analysis and insight to business partners and leadership on plan and forecast. P&F will lead the development and implementation of new planning & forecasting tools and technologies as well as represent business interests in financial tool maintenance and upgrades.

About the Team

The Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner organization provides specialized finance-related services in support of the business leaders of the firm.

Job Responsibilities

In providing Planning & Forecasting expertise to Finance Leadership, Firm Leaders and Business Partners:

• Consolidates and analyzes plan and forecast submissions in support of leadership review
• Understands the firm’s forecast and plan to provide insight and analysis to firm leaders
• Enhances consistency and effectiveness of planning and forecasting across Business groups through planning support and sharing of best practices
• Continuously improve the planning and forecasting organizational efficiency and effectiveness by leading internal change initiatives
• Liaises with other COEs and Business Partners, as appropriate, when developing and / or changing policies, programs or processes

In designing, developing, maintaining, and improving the planning & forecasting process & system:

• Actively teams with and supports project team
• Leads the development of a detailed and strategic redesign of a best-practice, consistent and effective planning and forecasting process
• Builds out a detailed design of a planning and forecasting system solution. Plays a subject matter expert role across full systems lifecycle – from defining business requirements, confirming system design and implementation planning & rollout
• Demonstrates active ownership over final system design and implementation
• Represents business interests in system maintenance and design and implementation of system upgrades
• Identify and prioritize business challenges, risks and opportunities to recommend action plans as it relates to planning and forecasting tools, and improved processes
• Provide system support including data management and user support/training

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant finance experience, preferably in a professional services firm
• Extensive experience effectively utilizing financial systems for operations, financial analysis and data extraction
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in Excel and Financial applications, along with strong analytical, project management and organizational skills; knowledge of SAP BPC is a plus
• Working knowledge with Power Point and developing leadership level presentations
• Demonstrated experience in working with management, supporting senior leadership needs
• Demonstrated experience teaming with a project and / or product support team
• Demonstrated accomplishments in the following areas:
  • Financial and business operations
  • Problem solving skills
  • Data management
  • Business process improvement
  • Formulating and delivering action plans for high profile strategic initiatives
  • Developing innovative solutions to business issues
  • Project management

Capability & Skillset Requirements

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  Accountability for Results: Holds self and others accountable for ensuring that results are achieved; Seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision; Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibility; Sets high expectations for self and others
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  Communications: Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written, and ability to create as well as deliver effective presentations
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  Creating Quality Deliverable: Establishes deliverable structure and content; Reviews deliverables of self and others team to ensure that they meet client expectations; Implements and enforces high standards for quality deliverables
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  Problem Solving: Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires critical thinking and strong analytical skills
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  Providing Exceptional Client Service: Manages self and others to provide exceptional client service by responding with a sense of urgency, practicality, accountability, and integrity
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  Motivating Others: Exhibits enthusiasm, positive professional attitude, integrity, reliability, and leadership
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  Building Rapport: Leads by example; actively listens; Respects the opinions and perspectives of others; Demonstrates strong personal commitment to others; clearly states thoughts, ideas, and expectations
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  Information management: Strong technical skills and effective data management are required, specifically the ability to develop complex modeling/reporting in Excel, and create effective presentations in Power Point

Technology & Other Requirements

• Understanding of SAP, BPC, and other financial applications
• Advanced / expertise level in Excel and PowerPoint
• Focus and interest in identifying and learning new tools and technologies

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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