Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - Remote

Overview You will be the primary finance partner to our Technology Organization. You will oversee the annual budget, forecasting, long-range planning, month-end, Capex planning, investment governance, and business case development. You will also create financial transparency, discipline, and strategic decision support across a multi-year technology roadmap. You will report into the VP of Finance. This is a visible role requiring advanced analytical capabilities, and a history of guiding senior technology and business leaders. You combine deep FP&A expertise with experience driving value from technology investments. Responsibilities • Lead and inspire a global team of finance professionals to grow capacity, deepen analytical insights, and enhance reporting. • Oversee the end-to-end Capex planning process, including annual budget, long-range planning, and ongoing forecasts, ensuring agreement on priorities. • Partner with Technology and Product to prioritize the Capex portfolio and improve investment allocation within the approved envelope. • Monitor investment performance against approved business cases and deliver rigorous post-investment analysis • Lead review of complex business cases (NPV, IRR, payback, and scenario analysis). • Help measure financial benefits, cost efficiencies, and revenue enablement. • Support executive level presentations with decision-ready insights. • Stress test assumptions and identify risks, providing leaders with recommendations. • Use advanced analytics and GenAI tools to enhance modeling efficiency, scenario planning, and insight generation. • Lead the annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecast processes • Identify trends, risks, and cost optimization opportunities, elevating the quality of insights. • Analyze the drivers of Technology including variance driver analysis against prior periods, budget, and forecast. • Lead monthly operating reviews with senior leadership, providing clear, data-driven recommendations. • Strengthen financial governance across the portfolio, including initiative tracking, adherence to capitalization policies, and disciplined benefit realization monitoring. • Partner with Accounting to ensure appropriate capitalization treatment, policy compliance, and audit readiness. • Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). • 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, or related analytical roles, with demonstrated impact in complex, matrixed organizations. • Experience providing financial planning support to technology teams (i.e. cybersecurity, digital product, software engineering, virtual infrastructure) • History of translating complex financial and operational data into concise, impactful insights for senior leadership. • Experience identifying trends, risks, and opportunities that drive revenue growth, margin expansion, cost optimization, and capital allocation decisions. • Advanced financial modeling expertise, including scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and long-range strategic planning. • History of making data-informed recommendations even with incomplete information. • Experience working in cloud-based data environments • Experience applying automation, advanced analytics, or AI-enabled tools to enhance forecasting, reporting, and decision support capabilities. • History of overseeing programs end-to-end and delivering outcomes. • Experience improving scalable solutions across finance. • Advanced proficiency in Excel required; experience with business intelligence tools and financial systems (e.g., Tableau, Oracle, Hyperion). Benefits/Perks: • Great compensation package and bonus plan • Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K • Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office • Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays • Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. This position is also eligible for a variable pay opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package. Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to u...