**POSITION SUMMARY** The Sr Manager of Finance will provide financial and strategic decision support to the Global Product & Technology (GPT) team to ensure achievement of short and long-term financial goals. Collaborating with Finance management and other partners, the Sr. Manager serves as a business partner to facilitate understanding of business dynamics, including productivity analysis, margin improvement, and business analysis (such as organizational efficiency and quality metrics). Driving financial best practices, the Sr Manager will optimize financial opportunities regarding expense management throughout the organization, focused on IT resources and staffing needs. The Sr Manager acts as a key leader in development of the operating plan, forecast process, and management reporting/financial close activities. **Business Partnering/ Business analysis** : Partners with Key Stakeholders and Business Partners to align on business priorities and drive effective solutions/execution. Constructively communicates compelling arguments based on facts and data, and obtains necessary buy-in to deliver on business objectives + Builds working relationships with colleagues and business partners to support business priorities and objectives through complex financial modeling and insights + Leverages both formal and informal networks to achieve business objectives + Uses deep understanding of objectives, issues and root causes and provides insightful, fact-based data analysis to help solve complex problems + Provides effective analytical support and techniques to assist with the identification of business opportunities and risks Manages organizationally defined KPI's **Operating Planning and Forecastin** **g** : Supports management to create an annual operating plan that is aligned to the overall strategic plan and performs forecasting to provide visibility into business results to enable business decisions + Reviewing and validating assumptions, ensuring proper reconciliation and data integrity + Builds forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic, and external factors, etc. and monitors the accuracy and predictability of existing models + Continuously improves forecast accuracy by aligning to key drivers and identifying root causes of previous errors Align allocations to the ESI business **Strategic Planning and Initiatives** **:** Partners with business leadership to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and margin improvements. Executes on strategic initiatives such as M&A support, product launches, market entry, and process improvement efforts + Assists in the development of business cases and recommendations on financial strategies focused on business growth, market presence, and margin improvement + Supports the execution of key components of the strategic initiative/business case by managing and providing analytical support + Maintains an awareness of general economic, competitive, business and financial conditions **Management Reporting and Financial Close Activities** : Produces and distributes recurring and ad hoc management reports. Responsible for financial reporting accuracy; partners with shared services organizations and ensures adequate control environment to mitigate financial and business risks in collaboration with process owners + Assists in driving the financial close activity and prepares monthly variance analysis on actual results versus plan/forecast ensuring data integrity + Participates in presentation preparation on results, forecasts, and plans + Makes recommendations on opportunities/risks to senior management that need to be addressed to improve results Produces management reporting efficiently utilizing automation and technology **Financial Operational Policy** : Establishes and maintains consistent financial operational policies and procedures to govern related practices Complies with all departmental/ financial operational policies and practices **_CANDIDATE PROFILE:_** + BS – Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent + 7-Years of Experience in Finance or Accounting including + Consulting Experience + Fluent in English & French **COMPETENCIES - Skills Knowledge and Behaviors** **_Functional Competencies:_** _This position requires the following Decision Support Competencies_ + **Business Analysis and Acumen** (Skillful) **:** Uses and coaches others to use a disciplined problem solving approach; uses advanced modeling techniques, synthesizing and simplifying financial and non-financial data; uses experience, judgment and solid business acumen to offer insights; shares insights, even if unpopular. + **Technical Acumen** (Skillful) **:** Has advanced desktop application skills and full understanding of systems, including, but not limited to Hyperion, Oracle …; creates complex reports; continually looks to improve processes, reporting formats and capabilities and partners with others to make improvements. Trains others in these skills. + **Influential Business Partner** (Skillful) **:** Builds strong relationships with business partners and is sought out for Finance expertise; can communicate the story behind the numbers by using narratives and shaping presentations for the audience; will challenge others’ assumptions and create shared understanding; steps up to conflict and has a variety of influencing approaches. + **Technology Expense Experience** - Understanding and experience with Information Technology Infrastructure and Development terminology and cost drivers including consumption based allocations. **_Leadership Expectations:_** _This position emphasizes the following five (out of nine) Leadership Expectations_ + **Strategy and Planning** **:** Helps to set direction for the team, is skillful at creating realistic plans for teams to accomplish tasks, and projects; creates measures for team performance. + **Results Accountability** **:** Sets high standards for self and others, uses solid judgment to juggle competing priorities and demonstrates the ability to focus team on priorities that matter most. + **Impactful Communication:** Is a strong communicator who can motivate a team to align around a vision and values, and keep people informed; is an excellent listener and has a communication style that is adaptable to a variety of settings; is effective at delivering presentations. + **Relationship Building** : Builds trust and is known as an effective team player and collaborator, builds collegial networks and leverages both formal and informal networks to achieve objectives. + **Bias for Growth** : Is willing to take an unpopular stand to challenge the status quo, uses logic and data to improve performance, and seeks out creative ideas, practices, and solutions to get better results, challenges conventional thinking, and builds support for new ideas. **Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP:** ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including: race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP’s operating needs, and applicant merit including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance. **Ethics at ADP:** ADP has a long, proud history of conducting business with the highest ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws. We also expect our people to uphold our values with the highest level of integrity and behave in a manner that fosters an honest and respectful workplace. Click https://jobs.adp.com/life-at-adp/ to learn more about ADP’s culture and our full set of values.