Director, Finance

Educational Testing Service • Princeton, NJ • 7h ago

About ETS:

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.

Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.

The Director, Finance has overall financial responsibility for assigned Product / Business Unit / Function, or Corporate area (s). The Director, Finance owns financial processes including planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, while supporting the tracking and delivery of key financial KPIs for their designated area. This role delivers financial analyses and insights to senior management, and helps guide strategic decision making based on key macro-economic, market and business value drivers. Role to be embedded in the BU where appropriate to drive better alignment and nimbleness.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop business insights and drive value through financial analyses and by being a valued business partner of assigned area

Direct annual budgeting/forecasting processes for assigned SBUs/FCEs/Corporate areas

Provide monthly, quarterly, ad-hoc and annual analyses to senior management.

Develop/present recommendations based on financial data to support effective decision making

Assist in developing overall business strategy and planning goals for assigned area(s)

Monitor and report on capital expenditures and investment proposal submissions

Provide financial support and guidance to CXOs, SVPs, VPs

Oversee staff of analysts

Lead process improvement initiatives / transformation projects and measure benefits

Adhere to ethical standards and comply with laws/regulations applicable to the job function

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Primary Skills:

Able to do, explain, teach, re-imagine and innovate within FP&A organization

Able to work with and lead financial and non-financial staff to drive business results

Able to identify and implement process improvements within the Finance organization to improve efficiency/effectiveness, reduce cost/risk, and/or develop competitive advantage

Extend ownership beyond assigned accountabilities and successfully overcome unforeseen obstacles and/or ambiguities

Periodically redefine and re-prioritize scope as necessary to accomplish critical outcomes by anticipating, influencing and satisfying customer or stakeholder's needs and established expectations while delivering exemplary service

Recognize patterns that help self or others promptly and appropriately respond to non- routine events or prepare for contingencies for foreseeable conditions

Lead and collaborate effectively in teams, soliciting and incorporating diverse perspectives, backgrounds, thoughts and experience

Able to lead large scale, cross-functional projects and project teams

Improve capacity for institutional success by modeling and enabling effective individual and group behaviors

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required

MBA in Finance and/or Accounting preferred

Certified Public Accountant other relevant professional certification strongly preferred

7+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, management and reporting including working directly with senior leadership

Prior experience in a leadership role including leading a strong analytical FP&A team

Expertise in PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud and MS Office

Project Management experience

Strong analytical, management, presentation, and communication skills required

ETS is mission driven and action oriented

We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.

We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!

As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!

The base salary range advertised represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The base pay is only one aspect of the Total Rewards Package that will be offered to the successful candidate.

ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

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