Role Summary

This role performs advanced specialized work in the areas of controlling, budget, and fiscal management. Provides guidance and counsel to departments during the development of headcount and spending plans for Budget, Forecast, and Planning Round periods. Subsequently develops monthly reporting on spend and headcount Actuals, Forecast, Budget Capacity, Productivity, and Optimization opportunities. Commensurate with those functions and statuses, the role also approves spend requests as per the Finance Policy approval matrix and within existing Budget/Forecast capacity. This role has the authority to use discretion and independent judgment with respect to spending related approvals.

Develops and documents business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal financial controls. Ensures adherence with corporate financial policies and procedures. Recommends changes in policies or procedures that will improve financial performance. Instills knowledge, discipline, and accountability in the use of resources through reporting analysis and financial consultation. Assists in business case development and documents benefits in resource planning. Serves as an Assistant Director Controlling and fills in for Sr Director Controlling in their absence.

Responsibilites within this Role

Reston Functional Controlling Portfolio – 50%

• Functional Controlling for the following VCI business areas: Office of the President & CEO, Legal, Corporate Communications, CFO, Finance, Risk Management, Treasury, Internal Audit, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, Digital, ePMO, Strategy, and Business Development.

Controlling Strategy, Operations, & Assistant Director Controlling Capacity – 50%

• Conceives, quantifies, gains consensus, and deploys ideas to improve profitability and operating efficiency/effectiveness.
• Develops monthly Forecasts and annual Budget/Planning Round headcount and fixed/direct costs.
• Collaborates with Controlling team, cost center owners, and leadership in development of resource plans. Optimizes headcount/spend in the context of capacity, productivity, strategy, and other analytics. Suggests and defends recommendations.
• Defines and gains consensus on annual performance metrics prior to Budget/Planning Round finalization.
• Analyzes monthly results, understands variances and delivers on-target (or better) performance. Mitigates business risks and captures opportunities.         
• Represents Finance in review and recommendation of spend authorization via Purchase Requisitions, Meeting Cost Estimates, Check Requests, PARs, Business Cases, Scoring Models, MPRs, etc
• Presents planning, variances, business cases, etc, in an executive-level format.
• Manages the year-end accrual process, including preparation of audit materials.
• Ad hoc financial analyses upon request, and leads other special projects as assigned.
• Support the development of HQ-level presentations.
• Review and book monthly VWGoA inter-company invoices. Coordinate with VWGoA colleagues to understand and incorporate the annual Service Agreement (SLA), chargebacks, and other recoveries. 
• Generate monthly management package to report penetration targets, retail and lease purchases, portfolio growth, and headcount.
• Track and ensure on-budget performance of all Marketing Support activities
• Reviews long range revenue and expenditures estimates to ensure availability of funds
• Liaise and present to HQ leadership on Controlling-related topics, including Forecasts, Budgets, Planning Rounds, Productivity, Business Cases, etc.
• Lead monthly updates and enhancement of Budget Model.

Perform annual Management Fee Study. Present outcomes and rationale to VCI and VCCI leadership.

Qualification requirements

Years of Experience: Minimum years of experience needed: 

• Minimum 10 years of professional work experience in a related field   

Education Required:    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline 

Desired Education:

• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Certified Public Accountant 

Skills:

•    Ability to lead projects and initiatives
•    Ability to plan and implement activities in order to ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources
•    Management reporting, highly complex budgeting, and forecasting
•    Communication skills – oral, written, and presentation
•    Service and collaboration orientation
•    Analytical skills – account reconciliation, accruals, data review and analysis
•    Problem solving – high-level conceptual thinking and strategic decision-making skills
•    Performance driven
•    Ability to work with sensitive data and/or ideas and maintain impartiality/confidentiality
•    Business case development
•    Influencing and negotiation skills
•    Integration – joining people, processes, or systems