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Job Summary
The Director's primary responsibilities are the development of the operating and financial plans, reporting of actual results, providing variance analyses and commentary for monthly management reports, assisting the business on steering the operation to stay on course with the financial budget, and presenting yearly financial plans to senior management. The position also tracks, reports and analyzes financial and key operating metrics for the News operation as well as advising management on decision-making and strategic initiatives. The Director oversees the News 12 Planning & Control team in Woodbury (later to be relocated to Bethpage) and coordinates with the i24 Finance organization (located in Tel Aviv). The position reports directly to the Vice President Business Planning of Mobile and News and works closely with the News leadership team.
Responsibilities

• Oversees the successful completion of the annual budget, forecast or financial plan by ensuring it meets the requirements of the Company in terms of achieving stated financial and operating objectives and is submitted on a timely basis.
• Analyzes financial plans by comparing to trends, past performance industry standards. Identifies risks and opportunities in the plans.
• Reports assessment of plans and any issues, opportunities or suggestions to senior management.
• Directs the development of the budget models, and financial planning schedules to be used by operations to create budgets, forecasts and other plans. Develops analysis tools such as return on investment models to evaluate financial plans submitted.
• Provides advice and feedback to operating groups on plans submitted to ensure compliance with financial goals. Investigates significant variances to plan, obtains explanation and participates in development of action steps necessary to get back to plan.
• Hires, trains and develops support staff to carry out detailed financial analysis.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage staff, set expectations and monitor delegated activities
• Effective written and oral communication with all levels of management
• Ability to establish effective interdepartmental relations
• Effective use of time management to meet goals and objectives
• Ability to develop new strategies relating to financial analysis.
• Ability to use available tools to create adhoc reports to meet business requirements.
• 8-12 years of related financial controller/business planning experience
• MBA in Finance/Accounting or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; demonstrable logical skills.
• Demonstrable PC knowledge, preferably MS Office and proficient Excel knowledge. Hyperion experience a plus.

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