Company Description
**Experian is a global leader in providing information, analytical and marketing services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions.**
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We gather, analyze and process data in ways others can't. We help individuals take financial control and access financial services, businesses make smarter decision and thrive, lenders lend more responsibly, and organizations prevent identity fraud and crime.
For more than 125 years, we've helped consumers and clients prosper, and economies and communities flourish - and we're not done.
Our 21,700 people in 30 countries believe the possibilities for you, and our world, are growing. We're investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow.
**Job Description**:
GFS FP&A Team in Costa Rica is seeking a strong Manager to lead Corporate FP&A functions for North America (NA). This is a critical role with high exposure to Executives levels, as the main stakeholders are the CFO, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice-Presidents, additionally this role will collaborate with finance teams across the North America region to improve and streamline planning and reporting functions through standardization of common functions.
This position will provide opportunities to work in a dynamic environment, supporting +12 functions, managing complex processes. The person needs to be confident to explain financial results to Executive and being proactive to anticipate analysis/questions, as well as being a quick response to come back with more information as it requested. Also, this person will be in charge of guidelines communication to the FP&A community, which means coordinating with multiple teams to get agreements and being able to summarize agreements.
- Lead Month End Close and Monthly Forecast period across the Corporate Functions like Facilities, Marketing, HR, Finance, Sourcing, Governance, FP&A, etc.
- Own Finance function to support CFO with the strategy.
- Manage and support global and regional allocation process for Regional North America.
- Lead Budget period, and support new budget methodologies across the Corporate Functions like Facilities, Marketing, HR, Finance, Sourcing, Governance, FP&A, etc.
- Lead meetings / explanatory conversation with Executive like CFO NA, SVP and VPs of business units.
- Analyze financials for North America business units and corporate functions to ensure proper decision making across NA.
- Provide guidance to or gather explanations from BU Finance teams for all finance related increases, reductions, opportunities, etc.
- Build Ad-hoc analysis reports to present different scenarios and solutions across BU's, Corporate NA or any other as needed.
- Lead initiatives for Digital Finance implementation (Tableau).
- Ad hoc needs for Corporate FP&A/ CFO regarding Corporate costs.
- Lead a Team of 2-4 people, monitoring their performance and follow up on their development.
- Adhere to service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics.
- Create and maintain desktop procedure documents for routine processes.
- Drive continuous improvements in forecast accuracy, process efficiencies, and system automations.
**Qualifications**:
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other related bachelor's degree.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance.
- 4+ years as people manager.
- Advanced English level.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Strong business partnering skills with a focus on customer service and responsiveness, preferably experience supporting other finance professionals.
- Experience with month end processes and reporting, fixed assets, GL, account reconciliation and P&L analysis/variance explanations
- Experience running forecast and budget processes.
- Experience presenting and partnering with Senior Leader levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting and analysis.
- Strong ability to work in system details as well as summarize and explain large amounts of information including variances to budget and forecast.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment.
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple projects under tight deadlines and work independently.
- Integrity in research/analysis and commitment to accuracy.
**Preferred Qualifications**:
