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FP&A Manager - Cost Allocations and Transfer Pricing

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Computershare

FP&A Manager - Cost Allocations and Transfer Pricing

London, United Kingdom

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Toronto, Canada | Bristol or London, UK | Jersey City or New York, USA (Hybrid)

This is a hybrid position primarily based in Toronto, Bristol, London, Jersey City or New York office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex

We give you a world of potential

Computershare is renowned for its expertise in data management, high volume transaction processing, payments and communications. Many of the world's leading organisations use these core competencies to help maximise the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors, members and customers.

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Our vision is to leverage our global network, specialised technology, local and global financial markets expertise and unsurpassed service levels to keep Computershare at the forefront of the industry. As the perfect partner for organisations seeking consolidated tailored solutions and superior service, we constantly strive to widen the gap in quality between us and our competitors.

The Finance function is responsible for providing transactional accounting services; treasury, financial planning, analysis, reporting and commercial finance support to all business units and functions throughout Computershare, across all global locations. This position will be an integral part of the Financial Planning & Analysis leadership team and will report to an FP&A Director.

A role you will love

The FP&A Manager, Cost Allocations and Transfer Pricing will work collaboratively and partner with the a variety of stakeholders including Technology and Shared Services, Legal, Tax, and others. The FP&A Manger will assume primary operating responsibility for Computershare's industry-leading cost allocation and Legal Entity Transfer Pricing operations, supporting continuous improvement, growth of the business unit, delivery of strategy and project related activity alongside business as usual.

The FP&A Manager will be the primary systems owner and subject matter expert for Oracle Profitability and Cost Manager Cloud Services (PCMCS). Computershare has implemented PCMCS to automate a wide range of cost allocations to support both management reporting and the legal entity transfer pricing accounting. The FP&A Manager will further document and refine the operational processes, the governance, and the operational accounting process to support and deliver key business priorities for multiple stakeholders.

Under the leadership of the FP&A Director, the FP&A Manager role will be responsible for supporting and coaching Finance Analysts to deliver on our objectives.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

What will you bring to the role?

  • Lead the delivery of the financial and business analysis and business planning requirements for management reporting and legal entity profitability related to cost allocations and transfer pricing.
  • Develop and maintain a robust and auditable governance program for the allocations process
  • Proactively provide timely, insightful, and concise commercial and financial support, narrative and commentary related to budgeted and actual results for cost allocations and transfer pricing
  • Deliver accurate and timely financial reports, analysis, and forecasts, providing clear insight into the cost allocation process
  • Collaborate extensively with internal finance (global and regional) and business stakeholders, as required, in regularly ensuring appropriate financial recording of the internal consumption of goods and services
  • Lead the annual budget and forecasting processes for cost allocations and transfer pricing, as well as month end results analysis, 5-year plan strategy projections, and ensure appropriate business unit stakeholder engagement into the planning process and to meet deadlines
  • Understand and manage the application of the Oracle PCMCS system to the business process requirements for cost allocations. Develop requirements for system change, work with technology partners to ensure appropriate software change, test and apply system changes.
  • Develop and support required reporting and documentation of the cost allocation and transfer pricing processes
  • Working with the Business to identify and drive through opportunities for efficiencies using analytical insight and exploring needs with internal customers and suppliers and utilising this information to improve business results showing significant commercial and business acumen.
  • Contribute to Finance projects as a subject matter expert as required

What will you bring to the role?

Essential

  • Highly experienced in management reporting, budgeting and forecasting within a corporate environment
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in finance, accounting or related discipline
  • CA/CPA qualified (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) or local equivalent
  • Experience with Oracle PCMCS, Oracle Hyperion / Essbase, IBM TM1, and/or Acorn Activity Based Costing
  • Significant experience with a variety of cost allocations, legal entity transfer pricing, global transfer pricing, regulated entity "third party" pricing, etc.
  • Accounting experience with cost allocations and/or transfer pricing accounting
  • Significant experience in all aspects of Finance disciplines in terms of processes, procedures, systems, theories, and practices
  • Significant experience as a senior manager in a Finance function

Desirable

  • Master's Degree in Business Administration preferred.
  • Experience with visualization software such as Tableau
  • ERP (Oracle, SAP, Workday, other) experience

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.

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ABOUT US

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

Computershare celebrate the diversity of our people, and we welcome applications from everyone. We believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected, and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our customers' needs to allow us to drive better outcomes.

We are happy to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require disability accommodations or adjustments, please email us at TalentAcquisition@computershare.com detailing your requirements and contact information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.

Client-provided location(s): London, UK; New York, NY, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; Bristol, UK; Jersey City, NJ, USA
Job ID: Computershare-5134
Employment Type: Full Time