The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation.
The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Why are we hiring?
The Forum is currently searching for a senior Financial Planner & Business Partner to join the Financial Planning, Performance & Partnering (FPP) function.
Reporting directly to the Head of FPP, and working closely together, this role will play an important role in developing and implementing best-in-class processes and systems for the FPP function.
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The Senior Financial Planner & Business Partner will work closely with the Forum Centres and functions as a strategic business partner, driving value creation, strategy and contributing to the successful delivery of the Forum’s vision and mission.
The role involves actively participating in the Forum's planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis activities, while also providing decision-making support and engaging in business partnership efforts. Additionally, the role includes overseeing Managing Board reporting, Audit & Risk Committee reporting, Board of Trustees reporting, and other stakeholder reporting, both on a regular basis and as needed.
Main Responsibilities
Financial Planning:
- Partner with the Forum Centres and functions to develop and implement comprehensive financial strategies and plans aligned with the Forum’s objectives
- Contribute to the redesign of the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes to enhance agility, responsiveness and alignment with dynamic business needs, while ensuring robust financial controls
- Contribute to the review of existing planning and forecasting tools, develop and implement a systems strategy
Financial Performance:
- Contribute to the monthly Managing Board report, regular Audit & Risk Committee reports and Board of Trustees reports, as well as other ad-hoc analysis and reporting as required by the CFO or organization stakeholders
- Contribute to the redesign of the management reporting process, Managing Board reports, Audit & Risk Committee reports and Board of Trustees reports
Partnering:
- Develop robust working relationships with key stakeholders across the Forum’s Centres and functions, enhancing collaboration and partnership
- Develop role as ‘go-to’, trusted advisor, value-add, customer focused enabler and informed challenger
Innovation, Continuous Improvement and Control:
- Promote process excellence, continuous improvement and a robust control culture
- Encourage the use of financial technologies and innovative solutions, where appropriate, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Team Contribution:
- Contribute and collaborate with other members of the Finance team to enhance positive team culture and behaviours, including respect, trust, integrity, diversity, openness and constructive conversations
- Contribute and enhance customer focused, service provider, change and continuous improvement mindset and behaviours
Requirements and Experience
- Degree in finance, accounting, and / or business administration
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- 10+ years of professional experience in financial planning, performance and business partnering, preferably in a global company with international exposure
- Outstanding strategic thinking and practical problem-solving abilities, complemented by strong technical accounting skills and expertise in Financial Planning and Performance (FPP).
- Demonstrated track record in leading process and systems transformation initiatives, promoting process excellence, and implementing continuous improvement practices.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, coupled with active listening abilities and a high degree of emotional intelligence, enabling effective stakeholder engagement.
- Proficient presentation skills, capable of articulating complex issues clearly and concisely.
- Fluent in English
- Possesses a strong controls mindset and behaviors, along with being proactive, practical, pragmatic, flexible, hands-on, customer-focused, solution-based, and results-oriented.
- High level proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, knowledge of Salesforce a plus
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI) a plus.
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!
World Economic Forum Tokyo
The World Economic Forum is an international organization that brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to build industry, regional and global agendas, address systemic issues, and improve the state of the world
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
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