Maintain monthly financial and headcount forecast, including coordination and creation of annual budget
Produce monthly financial reports for department heads including explains for all variances and tracking of capitalization / P&L to plan
Review month end accruals, prepayments and postings to ensure accurate monthly financials
Review purchase / spend requests for adherence to budget
Review and create project allocation keys to facilitate accurate cost discernments, ensuring appropriate review and sign off with the business
Contribute to regional budget and cost reviews as required
Monitor hiring pipeline in compliance with headcount targets
Manage hiring, onboarding and offboarding process for employees and vendors, including completion of administration of joiner/leaver process, coordination with HR and updating forecasts and headcount records
Oversee sourcing process and flag issues where sourcing delays are impacting delivery against commitments
Maintain organizational information including org charts, occupancy plans and HR Systems as required
Ensure group compliance for mandatory training, appraisals, timesheets, etc
Prepare reports and presentations for WS CIO IT BU Leads, Global WS CIO and regional department heads
Assist WS Technology staff of all levels with ad hoc / day-to-day requests
Identify opportunities for process optimization within the team
Liaise with regional technology teams as required
Skills & Experience:
Execution - Detail-oriented and structred in approach to prioritization, analysis, planning and reporting; Able to multi-task, manage multiple projects and work under pressure to deliver high-quality outcomes
Motivation - Sets high standards for self and others with a strong desire to overachieve on agreed objectives
Service Framework - Leverages, supports and builds shared services to deliver globally consistent output and reporting using global source, enterprise data
Stakeholder Management - Team player with good communication skills, able to work effectively with team members of all levels across geographies and time zones
Financial Management - Experience with forecasting and budgeting; confident with concepts of Cash, P&L, Capitalization and Accruals; Ability to analyze and present financial reports related to cost of technology
Analysis and Process Improvement - Demonstrated problem solving skills and experience driving efficiency
Tools - Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Apptio/TCO; Strong Excel capability with confidence managing large and complex datasets (Pivot Tables, Data Tables, Power Query, formulas, etc.
