As Director, Finance Business Partner – Technology, you will play a pivotal role in aligning our business strategies with our internal technological group to optimize financial operations, enhance decision-making processes, and drive overall business performance.

Financial Planning and Analysis:

• Lead the VUE technology financial planning and analysis process: including assisting in setting targets, long range and annual budgeting, monthly rolling forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Manage the technology budgeting process, working closely with department heads to balance the business needs vs what the business can afford.
• Monitor actual performance against budgeted targets, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions as needed to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Focus on forecast accuracy led by a data driven analysis connected with the business.

VUE’s proprietary testing systems

• VUE’s revenue is driven from multiple proprietary testing systems.
• Within each of these systems this role will be responsible for the fiscal impact from business planning, creation of additional features, maintaining current functionality, Interaction points to the GL and maintaining documentation so that the global teams understand all interaction points.
• Review time reporting tool to examine if this can be improved.
• Review current manual interaction of the proprietary testing systems with Oracle to find ways to automate and streamline this process.

Financial Controls

• Owner of VUE Financial Controls linked to VUE’s proprietary testing systems; keeps controls current, ensure they are completed and reviewed on time, and that we are coordinated with group control and external audit.
• Partners with the other VUE Directors, the VP of PVUE Finance, group control and internal/external Audit teams as a team to ensure VUE is complying.

Cost models and Business cases

• Ensure that Technology spend follows a financial business case process which will provide a systematic approach to evaluating and prioritizing investment opportunities. All models’ cases should support maintaining existing revenue, creating new revenue, or adding features which provide operational efficiency and are supported by ROI balancing while balancing capital prioritization.
• Ensuring that all capital spend is supported by business cases which are approved and can both be reported on monthly and variance to spend explained and followed up on.
• Clearly communicate and provide feedback through the business case process.

Cost Control And Optimization

• Implement cost control measures and initiatives to optimize spending, reduce waste, and improve efficiency.
• Develop and maintain cost reduction programs, cost containment strategies, and cost benchmarking analyses to drive continuous improvement.
• Implement best practices, automation tools, and process improvements to standardize financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with finance teams, operational leaders, and other stakeholders to align cost management strategies with business objectives and financial targets.
• Build strong relationships and partnerships across departments to foster collaboration, communication, and accountability.
• Provide financial expertise and leadership support to cross-functional projects, initiatives, and decision-making processes.

Team Leadership And Development

• Build and develop a high-performing finance team, providing mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the finance organization.

Influential Communication and Relationship Building

• Persuasive in addressing others’ concerns and motivations.
• Cultivates networks across functions to gain support.
• Communicates clearly and adapts style to diverse audiences.

Strategic Decision Making & Problem Solving

• Evaluates costs, risks, and benefits for effective decisions.
• Drives resolution despite ambiguity or uncertainty.

Accountability & Resource Management

• Prioritizes effectively to achieve critical goals.
• Holds self and team accountable for results and compliance.

Collaboration & Change Management

• Builds relationships to achieve business goals.
• Implements change successfully and manages resistance.

Effective Leadership & Team Development

• Fosters high performance and rewards excellence.
• Aligns team performance with business objectives.