Finance Manager

We are looking for a FP&A Manager with 9 - 12 years experience into core FP&A Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.with local licence partners across the globe. The Manager, Financial Reporting will be responsible for supporting the successful execution of the strategic vision of our newly created Reporting Centre of Excellence (CoE), playing a key role in establishing new pillars within the CoE. The successful candidate will manage the Pillar, oversee a smooth transitional period and ensure the provision of high-quality, accurate, and timely reporting. In addition, the Manager will drive standardization of our reporting processes, and continuous improvement in data, reporting and analytics as we seek to further scale up the team and build its capability. The activities to be transferred / are transferred to the Pillar include month-end reporting and planning (Budget and in-year forecasts) with a focus on Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and Operating Expenses (OPEX). Overall responsibility for Team performance, ensuring that all reporting produced by the team is delivered in line with Service Level Agreements, including: Prepare standardized month-end reporting and presentation decks that combine actual and planned results and prepare ‘first pass’ variance analysis. Prepare templates and support the consolidation of Budgets and Forecasts, providing ‘first pass’ analysis of variance to targets. Work with Controlling Ops team and end users to ensure coding accuracy on invoicing at source Support the preparation of monthly KPIs, gathering data from various sources Perform Ad hoc analysis as required. Reviews key outputs from team, ensuring high quality and standards of accuracy and presentation are upheld, before handing off to onshore teams Tracks and monitors Pillar performance based on agreed key performance metrics, course-correcting as and when required. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in the Functional Business Partnering team located primarily in US and UK, building a deep understanding of the businesses being supported Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in reporting technologies and methodologies, with a view to driving operational efficiencies and best practices to improve reporting standards. Work with Corporate FP&A and the EPM/Workday teams to drive standardisation and consistency in global reporting Finance professional with 8 to 10 years of experience in a team handling role with a proven track record of managing offshore teams. Education: MBA (Finance) preferred. Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and spoken), adept at building relationships with stakeholders including senior Finance team members Experience of being involved in setting-up and scaling an offshore centre of excellence. Knowledge, and extensive experience of reporting tools and technologies (e.g. EPM, Workday) Awareness of advanced data analytics techniques and tools is desirable Ability to present financial information in a succinct and compelling manner, but is also across the detail Team management capabilities - ability to mentor and develop their people along with creating effective backups to mitigate attrition risks. Ideally, experience of working with Revenue, COGS and Gross Profit reporting and trend analysis