Manager, Finance Business Partner, Global Technology
Marriott International HQJOB SUMMARY
As a member of the Finance Business Partner group for Global Technology (FBP GT), the Manager will be part of a team that serves as the single finance business partner for select leaders in Marriott’s Global Technology team. This role provides critical support to delivering a holistic financial view of financial performance across initiatives and ongoing support expenses in an application or service portfolio. The Manager coordinates with and supports select stakeholders, including members of other finance teams, GT leaders, and discipline teams. The Manager provides financial evaluation of Global Technology projects, business cases, programs and initiatives, cost and recovery objectives, long-range planning, and day-to-day oversight of the financial health of the assigned application and service portfolios.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required
- Baccalaureate degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline required
- 5 years financial management experience in a global organization with increasing management responsibility including complex data analysis and financial modeling
- Knowledge of generally accepted finance and accounting policies, principles and controls
- Experience organizing and interpreting complex financial data and presenting results to senior management in clear written and oral formats; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and comprehend information through active listening.
- Strong analytical and technical finance skills with proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software; solid understanding of corporate finance concepts
- Experience managing multiple projects while working independently and collaboratively; proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
- Partner with Global Technology Product team leaders to manage the financial performance of Marriott’s Global Technology initiative portfolio, including strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, procurement, financial reporting and analysis.
- Partner with Global Technology product owners to analyze and manage application support expenses, liaising with the appropriate finance partners over the infrastructure areas where appropriate and needed
- Support finance related activities for the development and implementation of new programs, services and initiatives in Global Technology to include developing low to moderately complex activity-based cost models and recovery analyses and analyses of funding approaches that are in compliance with management and franchise agreements:
- Lead/support the development of business cases and/or develop fully documented, accurate cost and funding models for proposed projects.
- Help determine funding approaches/recommendations compliant with management and franchise agreements. Work with the business and/or other internal groups to provide financial support and analysis of proposed projects. Develop an understanding of business needs and long-term impacts of project decisions to highlight potential risk for management review.
- Prepare recommendations and presentations for senior leaders to present
- Engage relevant Global Finance groups to operationalize new programs, services and initiatives (e.g., new department set up, development of supplemental budgets, etc.)
- Perform other analyses as required.
- Conduct return-on-investment analyses of Global Technology’s initiatives ensuring the right financial approaches and resources are implemented. Analysis focuses on gathering and synthesizing current state data, understanding and modeling future state proposals, and developing presentations that compare data, highlight risks and focuses on qualitative and quantitative issues.
- Develop/enhance tools to provide analyses on expenses. Provide recommendations to optimize performance and drive profitability.
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