An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Sr Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
At Questex, you can make an impact by helping marketers and buyers connect more efficiently and effectively. Questex is a leading global events, media, and business information company, yet we are still a place where your voice is heard, and your ideas are appreciated. So, you can make an immediate difference in our success while advancing your career.
Questex drives business forward through a rich engagement platform centered on leading events and surrounded by data insights and digital communities.
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We're seeking a senior finance leader with a proven track record of leading finance teams in a high paced, growth environment. The ideal candidate should be highly proficient in financial analysis methods, tools, and concepts to prepare forecasts and other complex analyses to deliver insights to senior management and help drive strong business performance cross functionally. The person in this role will contribute significantly to the strategic direction and operations of the Company, while ensuring cost controls and financial governance.
This role is fully remote within the United States with preference to work in Central Time Zone or Eastern Time Zone.
This position will lead all financial planning, budgeting and analysis across the Company, and will report directly to the CFO. The person in this role will be expected to work collaboratively with senior management across the Company globally to project, analyze, and report financial results, analyze opportunities, allocate resources, and participate in business decisions that will drive the continued success of the Company.
Join us in this exciting role where you will have the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of our company and drive meaningful change. If you are forward-thinking with a passion for financial analytics and business strategy, and enjoy leading a team, we encourage you to apply.
Primary responsibilities include the following:
- Business Insights: Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team, recommend go-forward strategies to drive growth and profitability by evaluating business performance metrics, profitable growth, spending priorities, investment needs and/or pricing approach.
- Business Performance Reporting: Own company reporting process for all financial and Key Business Performance Metrics for internal stakeholders (Executive Committee) and external stakeholders (Private Equity owners, lenders) including long-range planning, scenario modeling, and financial analysis. Continuously improve Questex performance assessment processes, including linking key business metrics with their respective operational drivers. Prepare management and board reporting/dashboards, distilling/synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risk and operating performance, and communicating key messages to senior management.
- Process Excellence: Lead enterprise Forecasting and Budgeting – collaborate with operational teams and business leaders to gather insights into business trends to update monthly forecasts. Lead the enterprise-wide annual budget process and the long-term planning models including consolidating inputs across the organization and having informed and data-driven perspectives on results, responsible for monthly executive P&L reporting and presenting monthly results to Executive Team.
- Financial Analytics: develop and deliver ad hoc analyses whereby results address current business challenges and answer questions regarding future financial scenarios. Your goal would be to draw conclusions that will help craft strategy through fact-based insights. Also, prepare any supplemental Board of Directors' presentations and other strategic material for management as needed.
- Governance: Implement new and streamlined financial procedures to reduce budget cycle, enhance visualization of reporting, manage cost, advance budget/forecast variance analysis and close visibility gap
- Financial Analytics: Manage and refine the development and execution of monthly and quarterly earnings analysis and presentations focused on the internal operations of Questex
- Management Reporting and Decision Making: Partner with Controllership and other members of Finance team in delivery of monthly reporting and analysis including forecast, budget, and any ad-hoc requests
- Team Management: Lead a high performing FP&A team that spans across Questex. Foster a collaborative and results-driven culture within the FP&A department.
- Process Excellence: Drive adoption of the Company’s planning software, technology strategy and install new solutions. Participate in the evolution of an enterprise-wide General Ledger, consolidation and reporting system, working closely with the Accounting group.
- Management Reporting and Decision Making: Position will closely partner with the Questex CEO, CFO, and Executive Leadership Team, including ecosystem presidents, CMOs, product owners, etc teams across Questex businesses
Qualifications:
- Senior level finance leader with 10+ years of directly applicable finance, accounting and M&A experience in a progressive, fast paced environment; minimum 5 years in FP&A
- Experience with the implementation and usage of automated financial planning and reporting systems
- Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent in Finance, Accounting or Business; Master’s Degree and CPA preferred.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting and budgeting principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial statement reporting
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; Experience working with common ERPs, FP&A tools, Tableau, and other core systems
Experiences:
- 3-5 years Leading, developing, and mentoring and team of skilled and dedicated FP&A professionals. Ability to motivate the team to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously drive several projects.
- Proven experience collaborating across a matrix organization in an efficient manner to deliver valuable outcomes in a high growth environment
- Strong commercial instincts, and direct experience leading in an entrepreneurial, high growth environment
- Experience leading financial modeling and analytical skills for budgeting and forecasting combined with a strong attention to detail and the ability to present complex information in a usable format to a diverse audience
Why apply?
- Why we are here: Helping people to live longer and live better by focusing on the Experience Economy
- What we do: We connect buyers and sellers
- How we do it: Easy to work with. We deliver superior results. Provide world-class experiences.
- Our DNA is our guiding principles: Collaboration, Honesty & Transparency, Curiosity, Growth, Fun, Purpose Driven
OUR CULTURE
At Questex, we listen to each other and to our customers. And we have fun in a fast-paced, vibrant, and supportive environment. We’re big on ideas, not on rigid processes, rules, or org charts. We know that life can be unpredictable, so we’re flexible and adaptable to change.
YOUR INITIATIVE
At Questex, you will join a fast-growing company of bright and ambitious but easygoing people from a diversity of professions, experiences, and backgrounds. We keep it real. Like to take the lead? Go for it! We encourage innovative thinking and action. Whether you like to create things, manage things, or sell things, you can make your mark at Questex.
OUR REWARDS/WHAT WE OFFER
Questex celebrates the contributions of every member of our team by providing a dynamic and caring work environment, and a competitive benefits package designed to ensure our employees physical and mental health are top priority.
The expected base salary for this position ranges from $165,000- $190,000 and an Annual Bonus. Salary offers are based on a broad scope of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market, geographic and organizational factors are also considered. The following Benefits are available:
- Vacation - 15-20 days depending on years of service.
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Health and Welfare Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and others)
- 401k, with Matching Contributions to include educational webinars sponsored by our 401K partner
- Parental Leave
- Online Educational Learning Library of over 16,000 courses for employees to enhance and develop their skills
- Cariloop Membership Program to help support employees with the complexities of caregiving
- FitOn Health, access to a leading digital wellness platform that offers premium online classes and nutrition guidance.
- Wellness rewards and reimbursement opportunities offered thru our medical provider.
- Access to Mental Health Resources thru our Group Life Insurance Plan and Medical Provider
- Mission-driven culture with an enthusiastic, professional team
- Work-life balance
- Discounts through various partnerships
DEI Mission:
Our mission is to create inclusive experiences and opportunities for all, empowering individuals and communities, ensuring that everyone can see themselves represented in our offices, virtual spaces and our work.
Questex is an Equal Opportunity Employer –Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Expression/Age/Military or Veteran Status/Citizenship Status, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
Please note: Questex is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.