Director, Enabling Functions Finance

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States considered: NJ

Role Description

Overview:

The Director of Enabling Functions Finance is a strategic finance leader responsible for partnering with the heads of enabling functions (e.g., Finance, Legal, Global Operations, and HR including Compensation) to drive financial stewardship, planning, analytics, and operational effectiveness. This role delivers clear insight and robust financial processes to support decision-making and drive organizational excellence, directly supporting senior leadership, including various Executives of the company and their respective leadership teams.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Performance Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting

Monitor, track, evaluate, and report performance across designated enabling functions, proactively identifying issues, opportunities, and challenges.
Prepare regular reporting for operating expenses and capital investments, performing analysis to explain underlying business dynamics and results. Maximize visualization and dashboarding capabilities to drive efficient and value-add analytics.
Support monthly and quarterly close processes by analyzing operating expense lines and other P&L items; prepare materials for financial reviews with senior leadership.
Assist with required forecasting and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) submission, including report generation, template management, and analysis of forecast submissions across all aspects of the P&L; provide scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to guide decision-making.
Business Partnership & Leadership Support

Act as a key business partner to enabling function and leadership teams.
Deliver timely executive presentations, materials, and insights to facilitate effective finance reviews and decision-making.
Drive resource optimization across operating expenses and working capital; evaluate investments and initiatives through rigorous business cases and cost modeling.
Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence outcomes in a matrixed environment; communicate clearly at all levels with concise, action-oriented recommendations.