Financial Planning and Analysis Consultant

12 months contract role in NYC.  Must be onsite 4 days per week and remote 1 day a week. 
 
Financial Planning and Analysis Consultant

Review/analyze/publish financial results to executive management in close coordination with DFIN/MPA and DFIN FNA (D12/CRM)
Produce, analyze, and certify divisions Operating expenses in Americas
Deliver ad-hoc financial analysis based on requests from our internal clients 
Ensure Group norms and global coordination of financial steering on all global processes (budget, costs reporting, NBI reporting, cost allocation process...)
Interact with DFIN country partners as necessary, to ensure consistency of FP&A practices across the  region
Drive the closing process on the costs for the region
Presentation of financial and business-related analyses to the DFIN senior management team.
Improve the production process and controls of financial reports through (but not limited) technology enhancements – either digital, process enhancements, cross training, and/or data analytics.
Participate to Tax planning and ACR annual exercises

Required :
Understanding bank accounting, interpreting a bank P&L
Financial analysis of bank results
Financial modelling and forecasting
Strong finance and business background, analytical skills
Good Project and coordination experience
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
Good command of Power BI


Preferred Qualifications:
Communication: Develop strong partnerships with the Finance and Business community to gain an understanding of underlying business drivers and issues affecting the activities.
Collaboration: collaborate with multiple teams to ensure a good understanding of deliverables and long-term objectives
Problem solving: Ability to identify issues, propose and implement solutions independently
Analytics: Requiring strong investigative ability and curiosity to comprehensively explain the profitability of the desks and understand variances and Forecast.
Organization: Properly assess priorities, work independently, escalate issues as appropriate.
Innovation: look for new ways to improve all processes and deliverables.  Ability to drive change