Financial Manager - Infrastructure Finance - Planning, Analysis & Consolidation
The Financial Manager position, supporting Planning, Analysis & Consolidation for the KP-IT Infrastructure Finance team is available at our Oakland or Pleasanton, CA campus.
The Manager position is a a client facing role responsible for strategic thought leadership with our business partners who are IT and IT Finance. The position is responsible for supporting the processes that produce the annual budgets, quarterly forecasts (cost center and regional/ABC), long range financial plans, month end report out, business cases, and strategic analysis of future IT driven initiatives in the Infrastructure Management team.
As the Finance Manager, you will join a strong leadership team directing the work and career growth of experienced financial analysts. The Infrastructure Finance leadership team has developed a very strong and collaborative relationship with the operations teams which you will build upon.
In addition, you will provide management and leadership to a team of financial analysts who are responsible for the financial integrity of the various infrastructure initiatives and/or programs. You will be a change management expert and guide the organization to deliver excellence. You and your staff will provide strategic advice and recommendations to IT Senior executive leaders (VP, CFO, CIO) on an on-going basis. You will also prepare documents for financial presentations to a variety of senior leaders and oversight groups for the Infrastructure team, total company and Regions.
Essential Functions
- Plan and guide the regular financial processes each month/quarter/year to be logical, thoughtful and productive with strong partnership and communication
- Deliver month-end financial results with meaningful variance analysis, research and resolution of financial irregularities, and enforce financial transparency.
- Develop team of 3-6 analysts and supervisors and enhance their career opportunities
- Direct and teach financial analysts to develop business cases and financial models to support strategic initiatives.
- Oversee the development of concise, informative presentations for VP-level audiences which demonstrate strong, thoughtful analysis and provide actionable next steps
- Be a change agent and deliver strategic planning and process improvement
- Design ad hoc analysis and reporting as needed.
- Lead the development and maintenance of performance metrics, measurements, methods, and targets; assist in identifying performance improvement opportunities.
- Provide ongoing recommendations on the use and interpretation of analysis, reports, methodologies, systems and source data, acting as a significant information resource.
- Lead and supervise cross-functional teams to resolve issues
- Publish and deliver all reporting, dashboards and other items which we communicate to our business partners.
- Prepare agendas and lead the department staff meeting as well as the consolidation team staff meeting
- Maintain the department calendar and project completion lists
- Travel within the local area and infrequently to Southern California.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or 4 years of equivalent work experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of Finance experience.
- A minimum of 5 years of FP&A and decision support experience.
- A minimum of 5 years management experience which includes executive interface and reporting, organization development, change management, and supervisor experience.
- Significant experience in business case development including large scale multi-million dollar projects.
- Must have experience with cost/benefit analysis, cash flow and NPV analysis, scenario and sensitivity analysis for large scale business cases.
- Proficient with Excel and Power point presentation.
- Experience with benchmarking and market analysis.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and key accounting policies.
- Must be a self starter and can operate independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong analytical, executive level communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA in finance
- Knowledge of activity based costing (ABC) and familiar with standard activity costing structures.
- Previous working experience in an IT organization.
- Knowledge of Kaiser Permanente's systems and financial tools is highly desired including Business Objects and/or Cognos.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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