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Financial Planner
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Description
Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th largest financial group in the world with total assets of over $2.4 trillion (as ranked by SNL Financial, April 2016) and 140,000 colleagues in nearly 50 countries. In the U.S., we’re 13,000 strong, working together to positively impact every customer, organization, and community we serve. We achieve this by delivering on our values, putting people first, fostering long-term relationships built on honesty and mutual understanding, and inspiring the best in each other. This is all part of our inclusive, high-performing culture supported by Total Rewards that include our cash balance pension plan. Join a team that’s working to fulfill its vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group.
Job Summary:
The PMO Financial Planner is responsible for financial management, reporting, governance, and the development of financial budgets and forecasts for a portfolio of IT projects. Establish partnerships with business aligned finance, PMOs, and controllers. Ensure compliance with the Bank's project methodology and policies in the areas of budgeting, payment processing, capital planning, and forecasting. Communicate regularly with project teams to understand impacts to financial forecast and budget during execution of work in order to make appropriate adjustments. Partner with project managers (Clarity) and finance (PeopleSoft/Hyperion) to keep financial inputs aligned. Takes the cost and benefit information supplied by project managers to apply financial guidelines and develop the appropriate analysis for individual projects. Provide project financials around appropriations, budget, and forecast at group participation meetings, in addition to making recommendations to meet financial targets. Complete assigned financial certifications and reconciliations for portfolio cost centers.
Major Responsibilities:
• Facilitate and lead the annual project portfolio appropriations process - coordinate project requests, budgeting and prioritization processes, recommend prioritization of the portfolio, coordinate and lead meetings with senior leaders to reach consensus on portfolio prioritization for enterprise level review, challenge and ultimate approval.
• Leveraging the Enterprise Project Management Platform, EPMO and Corporate Finance processes and systems, oversee the design and preparation of financial reports for distribution to Project Managers, Project Sponsors, Portfolio Managers and senior leaders, including:
# Project portfolio reporting, with key financial metrics/KPI’s to support management decisions on funding, prioritization and timing
# Other project, program, and portfolio reports as required to support management oversight and decision-making
• Oversee and track project financial approvals as required by internal policies and assist Portfolio and Project Managers with development of Executive Level presentations for PGC or other decision making bodies to facilitate approvals.
• Together with IT Finance, Controller’s and the EPMO, provide guidance to Project Managers and Project Financial Analysts to ensure timely and accurate project accounting and forecasting.
• Oversee project financial management activities to ensure compliance with accounting policies set by Controllers of the Americas (e.g. capital vs. expense, accruals, WIP reconciliations) and standard procedures (e.g. approvals of Statements of Work, invoices, etc.)
• Monitor the project portfolio spends against forecast and budget, and report material variances with recommended actions.
• Oversee creation and/or enhancement of project financial management and reporting processes, tools and reports to achieve best practices, while driving toward cost effective solutions.
• Drive resolution of project financial management issues liaising with FMA leaders, Technology partners, Project Sponsors, and others as necessary.
• Establish and maintain working relationship with LOB PMO to be point of contact for project financial related topics, including impact analysis and feasibility studies on portfolio priority adjustments.
Qualifications
• BA/BS degree from a 4-year college
• 5+ years’ experience in financial management, financial planning and analysis, or line of business finance
• Banking industry experience and knowledge of banking organization, operations and technology
• CPA preferred but not required
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills – ability to synthesize and present detailed financial information in a clear and concise way with executive level messaging
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft and Hyperion are a plus
• Strong leadership skills and very proactive in approach
• Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization at all levels, and be viewed as a team player
• Strong communication and presentation skills; confidence and ability to present to large groups and to executive management
• Ability to lead meetings, facilitate resolution of differing views
• Positive attitude and viewed as a team player
• Desire to seek continuous improvement and ability to build new processes
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
A conviction is not an absolute bar to employment. Factors such as the age of the offense, evidence of rehabilitation, seriousness of violation, and job relatedness are considered in all employment decisions. Additionally, it’s the bank’s policy to only inquire into a candidate’s criminal history after an offer has been made. Federal law prohibits banks from employing individuals who have been convicted of, or received a pretrial diversion for, certain offenses.