Senior Manager, Financial Innovation and Intelligence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Define and enhance the Financial Innovation and Intelligence capability within FP&A.

• Lead, mentor, and nurture Finance Analytics Solutions Partners.

• Establish goals, priorities, and developmental pathways for team members.

• Take ownership of the FI&I job family, encompassing role expectations, career advancement, recruitment, and succession planning.

• Create analytical standards, documentation, operating rhythms, and scalable workflows.

• Promote predictive models, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and enterprise financial models.

• Assist with forecasting, trend analysis, and examination of drivers such as billing days, fringe, and Protiviti burden rates.

• Ensure uniform analytics methodologies across various regions and business units.

• Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the finance department.

• Spearhead cross-functional process improvement projects and implement industry-leading financial practices.

• Incorporate real-time data into financial models and decision-making frameworks.

• Identify and spearhead automation opportunities for manual reporting and analysis.

• Collaborate with FD&A, IT, and Data Governance to ensure reliable and well-defined data.

• Lead automation and process improvement initiatives that enhance accuracy and efficiency.

• Manage the preparation and presentation of quarterly enterprise forecasts, annual enterprise budgets, and monthly financial reports.

• Oversee KPIs, variance analysis, functional performance reporting, and complex financial models.

• Manage information for external disclosures, earnings releases, investor scripts, and management reporting.

• Provide analytical support to executive management during quarterly earnings cycles.

• Enhance FP&A tools, data analytics capabilities, and the delivery of timely financial insights.

• Cultivate relationships across the global Robert Half CFO organization.

• Oversee financial due diligence for strategic initiatives and offer recommendations to senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• An MBA or its equivalent is highly preferred.

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis.

• Minimum of 3 years in a managerial or leadership position.

• Strong executive presence and effective storytelling capabilities.

• Ability to convert complex financial, operational, and analytical concepts into executive-ready insights and recommendations.

• Capability to align financial strategies with business objectives.

• Excellent communication skills and a knack for fostering collaboration across teams.

• Experience in scaling finance analytics, BI, or FP&A innovation capabilities.

• Background in developing career frameworks or analytics talent pipelines.

• Profound understanding of financial systems, data architecture, and advanced financial analytics tools.

• Proficient in DOMO, Adaptive Insights, Power BI, or similar financial management and data visualization tools.

• Practical experience in deploying AI/ML or generative AI solutions within finance workflows.

• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, or R.

• Ability to guide technical tasks and translate business requirements into scalable solutions.

• Proven excellence in data validation, quality standards, and review discipline under time-sensitive deadlines.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams, foster innovation, and drive operational excellence.

• Ability to apply industry-specific financial metrics to achieve business outcomes.

• Solid understanding of economic and geopolitical factors affecting FP&A.

• Experience working within a large, global, matrixed organization.

• Experience in the staffing or professional services industry is advantageous.

• CPA, CFA, or CMA certifications are strongly preferred.

• Successful completion of a background check is mandatory.

• Must be eligible to work for Robert Half; employment is contingent upon completion of a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental).

• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts.

• Life and accident insurance.

• Adoption and fertility assistance.

• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks.

• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.

• Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick leave.

• Choice Time Off (CTO), up to 17 days per calendar year for new hires.

• Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year.

• 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan, if eligible.

• Employer match of 100% on the first 3% of contributions for eligible employees.

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Reasonable accommodation assistance for applicants with disabilities.