Director of Corporate FP&A - Long-Term Planning

Director of Corporate FP&A - Long-Term Planning

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Responsible for partnering with the businesses to ensure that the capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically focused to secure the greatest return on investment for HPE. Gathers financial data and performs financial analyses and reporting (e.g., profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow, pricing, etc.) to influence decisions within the business and to drive cross-business initiatives (e.g., Mergers & Acquisitions). Drives the forecasting process (weekly, monthly, and long term) by analyzing trends within the businesses and ensuring alignment with business- and corporate-wide objectives. Communicates and drives adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the organization's financial goals and policies. Has the fiduciary responsibility to represent financial results correctly both internally and externally. Ensures strong business controls. Drives long-term planning process for the corporation, delivering high-quality analysis and insights to the CEO and CFO to support all planning and investment decisions. Partners with Business Unit and Global Function CFOs. Directly supports and regularly engages with VPs, SVPs, and EVPs.

Leads a large or broad function/department and helps drive process and organization transformation. Responsible for operational success, strategic alignment and integration of activities with other major organizational functions. Responsible for one or more recognized professional disciplines. Fully accountable for the success of the designated function or department. Influences strategy and sets policy and direction. Owns a significant number of measurable functional, operational and strategic goals or priorities. Assumes responsibility for the successful implementation of business plans in a defined area of responsibility. Contributes to the overall strategic definition of a function with strong business acumen. Acts as a key advisor to executive management in influencing the strategic direction of the business.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages the finance function for a mid-sized, complex business, or a major finance sub-function for one of the company's largest, most complex businesses.
• Develops and leads planning, design, implementation, communication, and delivery of the company's finance initiatives within area of accountability across the organization.
• Accountable for leading an organization of managers and individual contributors for a business function by setting overall initiatives, allocating financial and human capital for programs and projects, and ensuring timely and effective delivery of financial programs.
• Consults with business leaders at the SVP and VP level to drive and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope (e.g., balancing risk, approving significant deals).
• Leads process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function.
• Oversees the key controls within one or more domains of responsibility to ensure compliance with legal and accounting requirements (e.g., GAAP, SBC, AFM).
• Manages large external vendor relationships (e.g., auditors).
• Leads implementation of business-wide programs and products.
• May be responsible for significant dotted-line employee reporting relationships.
• Ensures that the financial strategies and initiatives within area of accountability are integrated with corporate and business strategies.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Ability to provide technical strategic leadership for the Long Term Planning process
• Prior knowledge and experience of HPE business processes and business units
• First level university degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree and/or accounting certification (e.g., CPA, MBA) strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in a finance function or exhibiting an exceptionally strong background in some other relevant and applicable area of business.
• 4+ years of people management experience.
• Superior ability to provide finance consultation to senior managers within area of expertise.
• Superior understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Excellent project management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to build partnerships across functions.
• Excellent communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong leadership and staff development skills.
• Excellent consulting, influence, and negotiation skills.

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Bias, Big Data Analytics, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Customer Centricity, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Empathy, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Internal Controls, Long Term Planning, Management of Change, Managing Ambiguity, Numerical Data Analysis, Policy Management, Problem Solving Mindset {+ 4 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Finance

Job Level:

Director

States with Pay Range Requirement

The expected salary/wage range for a U.S.-based hire filling this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. If this is a sales role, then the listed salary range reflects combined base salary and target-level sales compensation pay. If this is a non-sales role, then the listed salary range reflects base salary only. Variable incentives may also be offered. Information about employee benefits offered can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html.

USD Annual Salary: $155,500.00 - $376,000.00

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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