Director, Financial Planning Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director, financial planning position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for financial support to the Fleet Operations team including supervision of accounting, forecasting, reporting and planning activities.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Proven experience presenting information orally and in writing
• Experience in retail or other such multi-location, multi-state industry
• Intellectual curiousity with a drive to understand the interrelationships of all areas of the business
• Strong oral and written communication skills that effectively communicate to finance and non-finance professionals
• Executive presence -- able to interface with top-level executives, board members and others with poise and in an impactful manner
• Extremely proficient in Excel and PowerPoint with a focus on database and pivot table functionality
• Continued achievement of academic excellence
• Top-tier consulting experience with international postings

I would like to submit my application for the director, financial planning opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for ongoing financial analysis in support of the ongoing quarterly reporting cycle, partnering with Business Groups and other Corporate functions;.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experienced and knowledgeable in core financial skills
• Experience with Hyperion budgeting module
• Experience with design, building and maintenance of managerial reporting and performance monitoring and control systems, including expense monitoring and control
• Strong analytical & financial modeling experience
• Track record of effective collaboration across functions/divisions/business groups
• Strong Board level and / or Executive Management written presentation skills
• Experience with Hyperion financial reporting
• Experience in a Manager or Senior Manager role

I am excited to be applying for the position of director, financial planning. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for day-to-day support for the Financial Planning and Reporting applications (Hyperion & Qlik); Partner with users and IT to coordinate, prioritize, and implement key enhancements to improve the financial reporting and planning processes.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Extensive financial modelling experience at a major financial institution
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills preferred
• Have the bandwidth to handle multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Lead and coach a team finance professionals
• Proven system knowledge in developing strategic processes (with a particular emphasis on Oracle EBS, Business Objects and Hyperion)
• Detail oriented with strong process development skills
• HFM / Hyperion preferred
• Lean / continuous improvement preferred

Please consider me for the director, financial planning opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership to finance and contractual aspects of the project, including general financial management and processes, sub award financial management and accounting.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Maintain awareness and knowledge of relevant existing and impending policies and legislation
• Ensure staff is well informed and capable to represent the area in a professional fashion
• Participates in the development of sales and compliance guidelines, procedures and sales compensation plans with national office, ensuring they are current and effective
• Strong written and verbal communication skills project management and organizational skills
• Proficient in a variety of technology systems and able to adapt to new systems quickly
• Demonstrated competence in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data extraction, manipulation, analysis and presentation
• Advanced to expert user of Microsoft Excel
• Thorough understanding of financial statement analysis and presentations

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director, financial planning position.

Previously, I was responsible for financial planning and analysis support for corporate administrative functions - monthly reporting, variance analysis and explanations, and ad hoc requests.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Advance skills in Microsoft Excel and experience with Argus
• Successful completion of a professional accounting designation (CPA)
• Strong technical accounting background to effectively communicate with the Controllership teams (LCL & GWL)
• Excellent computer skills, specifically with Excel and PowerPoint
• Highly advanced knowledge of Business Intelligence systems, relational databases and front-end querying tools
• Strong experience with financial management and reporting systems
• Exceptional data analysis and reporting capabilities
• Advanced proficiency and knowledge of MS Office