AVP Finance (Remote)

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The AVP, Finance will serve as a key member of the corporate finance team. This leadership role will report directly to the FP&A SVP and will support the executive leadership team in driving, assessing and prioritizing the long-term strategic direction and growth for the company across its portfolio of businesses. The AVP will be primarily charged with managing corporate expenses by coordinating in close partnership with corporate business partners, business FP&A teams and accounting.

Role / Responsibilities

• Annual budgeting and monthly forecasting of Mr. Cooper corporate functions

• Responsible for a centralized finance department that provides support to corporate business partners, accounting, and segment FP&A teams

• Responsible for all financial planning (short-term and long-term) and analysis operations including financial controls (budgets), costs and general accounting.

• Plays a critical leadership role in providing key financial insight that helps company's strategic decision, financial forecasts and operating plans.

• Oversee the preparation and analysis of the annual operating plans and earnings projections for corporate functions

• Gather research and analyze data to drive diagnostic rigor in developing actionable solutions and making decisions

• Partner with team leadership on multiple concurrent projects for top leaders of the company

• Prepare analysis, commentary and presentation material for the monthly and quarterly business and financial review meetings

• Support quarterly external reporting, including MD&A and support information

Additional Details

• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

• Integrity and Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

• Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold thing together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.

• Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

• Learning on The Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

• Self-Development: Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve him/herself; understands that different situations and levels may call for different skills and approaches; works to deploy strengths; works on compensating for weakness and limits.

• Written Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

• Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.

• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.

• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

• Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results

• Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material and support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.

Education / Experience Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field is required. MBA or CFA a plus.

• 6+ years of experience in FP&A roles.

• Financial Services or Banking industry experience preferred.

• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to formulate and deliver insights around complex business problems in a thoughtful and persuasive manner.

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight or junior support.

• Strong personal initiative and good judgment; desire to succeed in a demanding environment.

• Comfortable working under demanding deadlines and producing key senior-executive deliverables.

• Proficiency in strategic and financial planning

• Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint expert.

Travel Information:

• This is a remote role. Though, you will be expected to travel into our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas at a minimum of once a month based on the needs of the business.

Job Requisition ID:

023267

Job Category:

Finance

Primary Location City:

Dallas

Primary Location Region:

Texas

Primary Location Postal Code:

75019

Primary Location Country:

United States of America

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