Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

LxT

LXT is an emerging leader in AI training data to power intelligent technology for global organizations. In partnership with an international network of contributors, LXT collects and annotates data across multiple modalities with the speed, scale and agility required by the enterprise. Our global expertise spans over 145 countries and more than 1000 language locales. Founded in 2010, LXT is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with presence in the United States, UK, Egypt, India, Turkey and Australia. The company serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is responsible for executing best practices in Financial Planning and Analysis that helps transform business strategies within their assigned portfolio and cross-functionally as required. Also responsible for directing the financial performance of the assigned business functions, including the delivery of the budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes, financial reporting across multi jurisdictions & legal entities, drive & track performance management along with providing guidance and coaching on financial reporting, modeling, and analysis in support of company objectives to the finance team and continue to build and strengthen the talent within the team.

Key responsibilities & duties:

• Plans end to end service delivery including strategic cost savings initiatives, financial plans, targets, strategies, and controls that focus on achieving desired financial and business objectives.

• Leads the preparation and analysis of annual Capex budgets, annual/quarterly/monthly forecasts, annual/monthly budget to actual variance analysis.

• Ensures planning cycle and reporting requirement deadlines are met by facilitating and coordinating efforts across all teams locally and at regional level.

• Provides ongoing financial support to all stakeholders on developing analytics on recurring revenue, pricing, promotional & retention new initiatives.

• Supports the senior leadership team with the development of strategy and the 5-year model.

• Provides reporting of all key financials and metrics and actionable analytical insights to the leadership team, reports on key trends and develops plans for improvements to the finance function.

• Assists in driving the profitability and growth by analyzing revenues and costs as well as new initiatives as well as helping manage cash flow.

• Responsible for developing & maintaining comprehensive monthly/quarterly management reporting review packages, board & investor review materials.

• Provides leadership in selecting and implementing forecasting strategies and practices.

• Partners with other departments and present performance reviews, financial results & support decision making.

• Assesses processes with a keen eye to improve operating efficiency while maintaining adequate internal controls.

• Ensures audit and compliance of the key financial, control, and approval processes.

• Ensures provision of regulatory financial information and governance of all legal entities to the respective tax and financial institutions

• Implements new planning tools and ways of working like Salesforce (pipeline tool), Tableau reporting, other revenue forecasting tools.

• Manages the development and implementation of financial simulation models.

• Establishes profitability standards for investment activities and handle mergers and/or acquisitions.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting/Finance

• Qualified Accountant (CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA, etc.)

• Minimum of 10 years experience in the financial planning & Analysis preferably in AI, Software Development, telecommunications, or technology industry.

• Ability to organize multiple responsibilities and deliver results in an accurate and
  timely manner while adapting to changes in priorities.

• Thinks strategically, synthesizes complex data, develops creative and innovative solutions.

• Presents information and interacts at the highest level of professionalism with all stakeholders, cross-functional business leaders, peers, and customers.

• Experience in the development of complex financial models

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and various analytical software

• A desire to add value and provide a valuable contribution to the wider business.

• Ability to business partner and communicate with non-finance stakeholders
  effectively and articulately.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency and follow up skills