Vp, Financial Planning - Greater Toronto Area, Canada - AutoTrader

AutoTrader

Verified Company

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President, FP&A will be a key member of the finance leadership team focused on providing a broad range of ad-hoc financial and business analysis support.

This is an opportunity to work on exciting new projects and initiatives, along with the CEO, CFO, and others in the executive team.

TRADER is seeking a dynamic and experienced FP&A executive to join the company's Corporate Finance team in a key leadership role.

The incoming VP, FP&A will take on a mandate to lead financial planning and analysis for the consolidated entity of Trader Corporation (comprising of , AutoSync, and DealerTrack)This leader will be a key contributor to driving the ongoing growth of the organization.

The role will proactively analyze business performance and key performance metrics to provide analytical, strategic, and financial support to senior leadership across the company, particularly as it relates to growth opportunities (organic and M&A).

The VP, FP&A will be primarily focused on business partnership, but will oversee the preparation of the Trader Corporation Consolidated quarterly forecast, the annual budgeting process, and the long-term planning process.

The incoming FP&A leader will also spearhead change and the implementation of new systems in order to ensure the company is accessing the data it needs in a timely manner.

The general scope of responsibilities for the VP FP&A can be summarized as follows:
‒ Participating in and supporting business initiatives with the C-Suite and other senior leaders, by building business cases, providing insights, and making recommendations.

‒ Partnering with leaders across the organization to inform key strategic decisions.

‒ Developing insightful analysis on ongoing business trends to be shared with senior executives and the Board of Directors.

‒ Supporting operational activities and partnerships through sound financial and non-financial analysis.

‒ Benchmarking financial results and operating metrics with key competitors.

Additional responsibilities include the following:
‒ Acting as the financial 'analytical engine' for the marketplace business and company broadly, putting in place systems and processes for financial data governance to ensure the FP&A function is providing value to decision-makers in the organization.

‒ Developing and driving key strategic priorities cross-functionally to conduct analysis and turn data into insights.

‒ Leading the gathering and/or synthesis of key strategic market intelligence, financial data, and operational analytics; playing a key role in monitoring the global economic and competitive environment to identify key trends and strategic business opportunities.

‒ Overseeing and directing analytical work and project management in support of delivery and execution of enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.

‒ Developing and maintaining financial models and scenario analysis to support investment decision-making processes related to corporate development activities.

‒ Partnering cross-functionally to provide analytical and modeling support for ongoing M&A.

‒ Acting as a strategic business partner, overseeing the management of operational reporting and analytics to enable informed decision-making, along with identifying opportunities for improved financial and business performance.

‒ Partnering with financial reporting colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of just-in-time financial reporting and variance to budget owners.

‒ Leading a team to provide KPI measurement and tracking as it pertains to commercial performance.

‒ Ensuring that all reporting employees operate congruent with company values, policies, and procedures.

‒ Providing leadership to the financial planning and analysis team, focusing on continual performance improvement, change management, staff development, coaching, and succession planning; communicating clear expectations to direct reports, managing performance, and providing support to team members as required.

‒ Leading and overseeing the implementation of new enterprise-wide business/financial systems; standardizing and streamlining FP&A programs, practices, roles, and responsibilities.

First-year success:

‒ Develop an understanding and appreciation for the industry, culture, organizational dynamics, current situation, and strategic objectives of TRADER.

‒ Build and maintain strong relationships internally and externally; be an approachable, valuable, credible, and knowledgeable business partner who brings innovative solutions to complex business problems. Establish strong relationships with the executive team, the senior leadership team, and with cross-functional leaders beyond the finance function.

‒ Demonstrate flexibility by providing strategic and sound guidance to the executive team and the company broadly, while providing hands-on support with day-to-day responsibilities.

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