HMSHost
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
HMSHost, Bethesda, Maryland, us, 20811
Purpose:
The purpose of the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is to create and execute the strategic financial plan of the organization and provide critical business analysis on mergers and acquisitions.
Essential Functions:Prepares the annual and long-range financial plans as well as forecasts for key stakeholders.Analyzes budget and forecast submissions for accuracy, reasonableness, and consistency with objectives.Works with stakeholders to enforce deadlines and provides guidance and instructions on planning submission requirements and deadlines.Analyzes and reports on consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual results and those of each operating segments as well as general & administrative expenses.Provides analytical support for operations, corporate departments, and parent companySupports the preparation of presentations for managementProvides recommendations for revenue and profitability improvementDevelops priorities to improve productivity, efficiency, and effectivenessConducts industry and competitive analyses to identify and address the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threatsPrepares business cases for corporate capital projectsWorks with Corporate Accounting to review lease disclosures for reasonableness, consistency and conformity with corporate policiesSupports the merger & acquisitions process within the organization, including conducting analysis and valuation of acquisition targets or divestitures.Support legal with negotiating merger & acquisition terms and conditions.Conducts due diligence and integration of targets
Reporting Relationship:
This position reports to the Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Major Interdependencies:
Operations, Operational Excellence, Business Development FinanceMinimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 8 years:In a leadership role: Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of financial analysis and planning professionalsIn a technical role: Requires 8 years of financial analysis and planning experience engaged in developing and delivering budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and accounting programsA bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance can count for 3 of the eight-year requirementAn MBA or a master's level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the eight-year requirement.In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experienceSpecialized Training:Requires in-depth knowledge of at least one financial planning and reporting application (e.g., Anaplan, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, Business Objects, Adaptive/Workday, Oracle, IBM, etc; multiple preferred).Specialized Skillset/Competencies/TraitsAdvanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of FP&A decisions and to advance the organizations goalsRequires expert level Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create and modify pivot tables and advanced formulasDemonstrated history of anticipating the needs of the business and complex stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstancesDemonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goalsDemonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive resultsLocation/Travel:This position has the opportunity to work remotely but is required to travel to the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda or Retail Center of Excellence in East Rutherford, NJ at least 3 days per week and as neededOccasional travel to other locations may be required based on business needs
The purpose of the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is to create and execute the strategic financial plan of the organization and provide critical business analysis on mergers and acquisitions.
Essential Functions:Prepares the annual and long-range financial plans as well as forecasts for key stakeholders.Analyzes budget and forecast submissions for accuracy, reasonableness, and consistency with objectives.Works with stakeholders to enforce deadlines and provides guidance and instructions on planning submission requirements and deadlines.Analyzes and reports on consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual results and those of each operating segments as well as general & administrative expenses.Provides analytical support for operations, corporate departments, and parent companySupports the preparation of presentations for managementProvides recommendations for revenue and profitability improvementDevelops priorities to improve productivity, efficiency, and effectivenessConducts industry and competitive analyses to identify and address the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threatsPrepares business cases for corporate capital projectsWorks with Corporate Accounting to review lease disclosures for reasonableness, consistency and conformity with corporate policiesSupports the merger & acquisitions process within the organization, including conducting analysis and valuation of acquisition targets or divestitures.Support legal with negotiating merger & acquisition terms and conditions.Conducts due diligence and integration of targets
Reporting Relationship:
This position reports to the Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Major Interdependencies:
Operations, Operational Excellence, Business Development FinanceMinimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 8 years:In a leadership role: Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of financial analysis and planning professionalsIn a technical role: Requires 8 years of financial analysis and planning experience engaged in developing and delivering budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and accounting programsA bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance can count for 3 of the eight-year requirementAn MBA or a master's level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the eight-year requirement.In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experienceSpecialized Training:Requires in-depth knowledge of at least one financial planning and reporting application (e.g., Anaplan, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, Business Objects, Adaptive/Workday, Oracle, IBM, etc; multiple preferred).Specialized Skillset/Competencies/TraitsAdvanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of FP&A decisions and to advance the organizations goalsRequires expert level Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create and modify pivot tables and advanced formulasDemonstrated history of anticipating the needs of the business and complex stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstancesDemonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goalsDemonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive resultsLocation/Travel:This position has the opportunity to work remotely but is required to travel to the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda or Retail Center of Excellence in East Rutherford, NJ at least 3 days per week and as neededOccasional travel to other locations may be required based on business needs