IRI Looking for Vice President – Corporate Finance at Chicago, IL Full Time

VP of Global Operations Finance – Chicago, IL

IRI is a leading provider of big data, predictive analytics and forward-looking insights that help CPG, OTC health care, retailers and media companies to grow their businesses. With the largest repository of purchase, media, social, causal and loyalty data, all integrated on an on-demand cloud-based technology platform, IRI helps to guide its more than 5,000 clients around the world in their quests to remain relentlessly relevant, capture market share, connect with consumers and deliver market-leading growth.

IRI is seeking an VP of Finance to join our Global Operations Finance team in Chicago, IL. The VP of Finance will support all operations activities and own key FP&A functions (e.g., monthly close variance review and analysis, forecast submissions, annual plan, KPI development & tracking, etc). Success in this role requires the ability to communicate financial concepts to business executives in a straightforward, confident manner. Reporting to the SVP Global Finance, this position serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help guide decision making through actionable analysis and Business Partner support to the IRI Business Units Executives.

Key Responsibilities:
Serve as primary business partner to the Operations Executive Leadership Team to deliver profitable growth through performance, pricing, investment, and opportunity analytics

Supports key communications and alignments across global commercial and executional teams

Establish and report key operating metrics, evaluating strategic and tactical opportunities across the global operations organization

Lead area-specific long-range plan, budgets, forecasts, and business reviews

Partners with Finance IT on financial systems and reporting design

Drive transformative efforts toward building analytic standards, automation, and efficiency

Experiential Qualifications:
12+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, and/or analytically focused Strategy roles.

Workday Adaptive software experience a Plus.

Highly proficient in Excel (Required).

Experience in the Tech/Software industry (with Recurring Revenues) a Plus.

The Successful Candidate:
Will partner with commercial stakeholders to design analytic models that support data-based deal decision-making

Is a highly skilled communicator, both up, down, and across the organization

Takes pride in being a trusted business partner, committed to navigating profitable growth

Manages ambiguity, proactively ideating solutions to key business problems

Welcomes the opportunity to drive meaningful change management for continuous improvement

Is able to influence leaders at all levels, including presenting financial concepts to a non-financial audience

Operates with a “hands-on” mentality, ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment