Responsibilities To provide technical direction, project leadership and coordination of effort among financial work groups for analysis of diverse business proposals, development of business plan/strategic plan and on‑going financial technical advice to senior management. Acts as lead in coordinating annual business planning process for appropriate operating unit. Process includes developing targets, ensuring timely business plan assumption and information flow to analysis and/or operating management. Analysis major operational and strategic proposals affecting operating units; provides business impact studies on all such proposals, ensuring focus on corporate impact. Ensures proper tracking and major reporting of program/project results. Provides post audits of major programs implemented, and actual financial impact to operations versus original plan. Oversees on‑going monitoring of operational and financial performance, ensuring that appropriate analysis, trend highlights, and recommendations are provided and reviewed with management on a regular basis. Provides leadership role to associate/new analysts and ensures that orientation and developmental training are received. Provides direction to other analysts, and appropriate department representation in manager’s absence. Takes the lead role, ensuring accurate timely completion of projects and follow through on recommendations. Establishes basic problem definitions and alternatives for each project which includes a review and investigation of risks and benefits. Responds in a timely manner to specific requests from senior management by developing the conceptual framework for resolving the issue/question and identifying the necessary parties for participation. Defines data needs and creates databases which can be updated regularly, and provides means for accurate and quick analysis, establishes interface between those databases to model specific situations. Develops new decision‑making analysis models and systems; interfaces models and programs to graphic packages. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree/equivalent in Finance, Business, or related discipline. MBA preferred. Six (6) years experience in business planning and analysis and performance reporting for budgeting. Experience in computer modeling and knowledge of applicable programming languages. Knowledge of respective operations area preferred. Strong analytical, human relations, and communication skills. Special Note: The incumbent of this position is expected to perform all other related duties as assigned. At certain times very specific technical experience may be required to meet corporate needs. When these requirements are identified, they will be included on the personnel requisition for posting/advertising purposes. #J-18808-Ljbffr