Senior Corporate Finance Manager

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, Financial Planning the successful candidate will be a key FP&A member who is responsible for supporting central planning processes to deliver a consistent, reliable, high-quality product. This role will interact with many different finance, accounting, and business teams within BlackBerry.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Support the planning, consolidation and analysis of weekly, quarterly, and annual forecasts
• Primary point / Admin on Adaptive Insights Planning tool - setting-up key planning processes, hierarchy maintenance, planning rate updates, report building, support other team members and troubleshoot
• Company-wide Opex Reporting and Analysis (Forecasts, Quarter-End Close, Ad Hoc requests)
• Lead on Corporate S&B Planning - deriving key planning rates with HR and analysis on variances
• Validation of month/quarter end Actual results and investigation into any variances
• Manage the Calendar and Communication for key planning activities
• Generate presentation material, including standard analytical reporting, for Finance Leadership
• Drive continuous improvements for accuracy and efficiencies into key planning processes
• Assist with preparation of annual externally reported surveys (i.e., Gartner, Government)
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting

Qualification Requirements for Successful Candidate:

• Undergraduate degree in Business or Accounting
• 5+ years relevant experience
• Strong Finance System skills (NetSuite, Adaptive Insights)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize tasks to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to proactively identify opportunities for improvement both independently and collaboratively
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with a high focus on quality and detail
• Accounting designation would be considered an asset
• Ability to clearly communicate at various levels of the organization

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