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Job Title: Assistant Vice President (AVP) Cost Performance and Management InformationJob Description
This Assistant Vice President role focuses on delivering high-quality management information and analysis on functional cost performance, headcount, and organizational planning. You will oversee monthly reporting cycles, support forecasting and annual planning, and provide data-driven insights to senior leadership. The position requires strong financial control expertise, including SOX, audit, and controls, as well as the ability to align resource plans with strategic change initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive management information on the functions cost performance, including detailed analysis and commentary for senior stakeholders.
- Prepare projections for monthly forecasts and annual planning cycles, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with strategic objectives.
- Manage monthly actuals reporting, including variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Lead month-end readiness activities such as accruals preparation, invoice management, and monitoring of professional fees.
- Prepare and review adjustment journals to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with internal controls.
- Align full-time equivalent (FTE) plans with the future organizational structure and the impact of the strategic change agenda.
- Support the regional or functional COO by providing management information and data analysis on the functions cost base.
- Compile and analyze key statistical data metrics, including headcount movements, open positions, diversity-related metrics, span of control, and snapshot survey actions.
- Produce clear, concise reports and dashboards that translate complex data into actionable insights for leadership.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across finance, operations, and human resources to ensure data integrity and consistency in cost and headcount reporting.
- Maintain strong internal control practices across all reporting and planning processes, supporting audit and compliance requirements.Essential Skills
- 815 years of relevant experience in financial management, cost performance analysis, or a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) requirements and practical experience in applying SOX controls.
- Proven experience in audit and internal controls, particularly within financial reporting and planning processes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage monthly actuals reporting, including accruals, invoice management, and adjustment journal preparation.
- Experience in forecasting and annual planning cycles, including building and reviewing cost projections.
- Ability to align FTE and headcount plans with organizational design and strategic change initiatives.
- Advanced skills in data analysis and management information reporting, including working with large data sets and producing meaningful insights.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience supporting senior leaders such as regional or functional COOs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial and statistical information clearly.
- High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy and control in all reporting activities.Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience producing and analyzing statistical metrics such as headcount movements, open positions, diversity-related measures, span of control, and survey outcomes.
- Background in supporting strategic change initiatives through resource and cost planning.
- Familiarity with professional fee monitoring and related cost control practices.
- Ability to design and improve reporting processes and frameworks for management information.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues in cost and headcount data and propose effective solutions.
- Comfort working in complex, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and changing priorities.Work Environment
The role operates in a professional, corporate environment focused on financial management, cost control, and strategic planning. You will work closely with finance, operations, and senior leadership teams, often collaborating across regional and functional lines. The position typically involves standard business hours with periodic peaks around month-end, forecast cycles, and annual planning. Work is primarily office-based or hybrid, using standard office productivity tools and financial reporting systems to manage data, produce analyses, and prepare management information.
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