Acxiom is looking for a Manager, FP&A to be the head finance partner for the IT & Operations organization. This role oversees the company’s Global CapEx annual plan and forecast and the related income statement forecast for hardware and facilities depreciation, supervises the annual plan and forecast for on-premises software licenses, software maintenance and support, and hardware maintenance and owns complex projects including the public cloud expense forecast and multi-year on-prem to public cloud migration financial plan.
YOUR DAY TO DAY:
Partner with the CIO and IT & Operations senior leadership team to ensure the annual plan and monthly forecast updates are accurate
Set priorities for and lead performance for the senior financial analyst and junior financial analyst
Advise on the one, two, and five-year data center migration strategy, including modelling of financial implications
Perform the monthly IT allocation calculation process, assigning expense internally to the respective client accounts for profitability reporting
Present financial performance in quarterly business reviews to executive leadership and at IT & Ops town halls
Lead all aspects of the work performed by the senior financial analyst ensuring accurate reporting and forecasting of global capital expenditures, hardware depreciation, and software amortization
Review and approve monthly journal entries, mainly accruals/deferrals for professional services and contractor invoices
Provide monthly actuals vs. forecast and prior forecast vs. current forecast variance commentary to the Head of FP&A
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Minimum 5 years of related experience
Strong analytical skills including an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
Ability to work with and present financial information to executives
Consistent track record working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with excellent communication and time leadership skills
Ability to derive insights and handle ambiguity or problems with limited data
Strong Excel skills with experience using advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, SUMIFS, SUMPRODUCT, VLOOKUP, etc)
Ability to develop clear models to represent sophisticated financial situations
WHAT WILL SET YOU APART:
Previous experience leading a team, managing performance, and supervising the execution and completion of project work
MBA, CFA and/or CPA
Experience with Workday general ledger & Adaptive Insights forecasting tool (including OfficeConnect)
Understanding of business intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.
Familiarity with and/or abilityto learn robotic process automation via products such as UiPath and Automation Anywhere
Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.
Acxiom is a customer intelligence company that provides data-driven solutions to enable the world’s best marketers to better understand their customers to create better experiences and business growth. A leader in customer data management, identity, and the ethical use of data for more than 50 years, Acxiom now helps thousands of clients and partners around the globe work together to create millions of better customer experiences, every day.