Company Description
Experian is the world's leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we've been named in the 100 "World's Most Innovative Companies" by Forbes Magazine. With a focus on our employees, we have been certified for the third time as Great Place To Work (GPTW). Experian Consumer Information Services is redefining the way our clients do business within all aspects of the customer credit lifecycle. Fueled by best-in-class data and innovative technology we help businesses make smarter decisions, identify consumers, make decisions on loans, market to prospects and collect.
**Job Description**:
FP&A Team in Costa Rica is seeking a strong Business Partner to manage North America Consumer Information Services (NA CIS) Finance, a high-profile business unit of Experian. This is a critical role with high exposure to Executives levels regionally and globally. Additionally, this role will collaborate with finance and broad business teams across the business unit to drive unified success of NA CIS growth initiatives alongside traditional FP&A deliverables.
This position will provide opportunities to work in a dynamic environment, performing detailed financial analysis and modelling of revenue growth initiatives of one of the largest product portfolios within NA CIS, in addition to core FP&A processes. In addition, this role will be highly involved in the NA CIS business and will be closely partnering with senior business leaders to evaluate and develop strategic growth plans. The person needs to have strong financial acumen and be confident to explain financials to Executive level leaders, presenting in steering committee meetings and being proactive to anticipate analysis/questions. Strong business insight, influence, and the ability to coordinate and gain alignment across multiple teams is crucial and will make for a challenging and innovative role.
- Business Partner with senior leaders in product, sales, strategic pricing, and other cross functional teams to identify growth opportunities, build business cases and lead financial models to support strategic growth initiatives and contract revenue scenarios.
- Support Digital Finance transformation projects, leveraging technologies such as Tableau, to drive automation and improve efficiencies in reporting and financial modeling.
- Proactively resolve data discrepancies through analysis of daily product volume and monthly revenue trend, and engage cross functional teams such as product, billing, technology, and other internal business organizations to implement solutions.
- Analyze product financial data and partner with product and sales leaders to identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Review key client contracts and financial results to ensure proper revenue recognitions.
- Analyze financial and other statistical data to drive decision making and action.
- Support the month end close and prepare monthly management reports.
- Create and maintain desktop procedure documents for routine processes.
- Drive continuous improvements in forecast accuracy, process efficiencies, and financial data presentations
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other related bachelor's degree.
- Master's in business administration, Certified Public Accountant, other related Master degree preferred.
- 6+ years of progressive experience in Finance.
- ** Strong English fluency** including oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization, experience presenting and partnering with Senior leadership.
- Strong business partnering skills with a focus on business partnering and responsiveness, preferably experience supporting other finance professionals.
- Experience with month end processes and reporting, GL, P&L analysis/variance explanations, and strong knowledge of financial report and analysis processes
- Experience running forecast and budget processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong ability to work in system details as well as summarize and explain large amounts of information including variances to budget and forecast.
- 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 has a demonstrated track record of getting results, organizing, and prioritizing deadlines independently or with mínimal supervision.
- Strong Excel skill required; Proficiencies in other Microsoft product such as PowerPoint preferred.
- Experience/knowledge of financial systems and tools including OBIEE, Hyperion Planning/Essbase and SmartView preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with