Description
The Sr. Financial Consultant will lead in providing timely and actionable information, analysis and insights to senior leadership to enable critical decision-making and meeting performance objectives. The Sr. Financial Consultant will be part of the budgeting and performance tracking & analysis team which is responsible for budgeting, monthly forecasting, monthly performance diagnosis/analytics and consolidation of all Finance Operations business units. He or she will analyze and review forecasted business unit financial performance and key performance indicators summarize analysis results and frame discussions for presentation to leadership. The position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility to handle a fast-paced, evolving environment, excellent analytical skills, and strong excel and PowerPoint presentation skills for framing messages for varying senior leadership audiences.
Essential Functions:
- Reviews, analyzes and consolidates submitted budget/forecast/actual data to ensure accuracy and completeness. Looks for changes in trend and drivers of change.
- Reviews and presents the financial information to key LP leaders - identifying key messages, risks and opportunities and providing recommendations to BU leaders.
- Oversees analysis of planned financial objectives and identifies corrective actions.
- Participates in the planning and development of BU budgets and forecasts.
- Designs effective processes to track financial performance against expectations, including identification of early 'red flags' to identify potential shortfalls
- Prepares and circulates monthly planning and reporting calendar including all planning and reporting deadlines and review meetings
- Leads the process to streamline, refine and improve the budget/forecast/reporting processes
- Prepares PowerPoint presentations on an ongoing basis for varying senior leadership audiences.
- Supports the financial close process through preparation, consolidation and review of monthly financial results and identification of required accruals.
- Works together with the operational leaders to develop and present business cases supporting operational initiatives using financial models and tools
- Provides on-going coaching, enabling team members to develop and improve skills and capabilities that support the effectiveness of the department/function.
- Serves as a technical/professional mentor to team members.
- Assume other duties as directed.
Essential Behaviors:
- Acts as a proactive partner to insure business objectives are achieved in a financially efficient manner.
- Requires the exchange of complex information.
- Must gain cooperation and acceptance/approval in resolving problems and/or negotiating with other parties to arrive at an agreement.
- Works cross-functionally to help insure planning processes are consistent, and properly support the development of National Functions organizations individually and as an organization.
- Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Twelve (12) plus years financial analysis or related experience.
- Four (4) year degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- Advanced knowledge (broad expertise or unique knowledge) of policies, practices and systems.
- Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards.
- Develops new applications based on professional principles and theories.
- Viewed as functional expert in field within KP.
- Applies advanced principles, theories and concepts.
- Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.