Senior Director Analyst, Enterprise Finance Cost and Growth - Canada

Gartner; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global research firm is seeking a Senior Director Analyst for Enterprise Finance Cost and Growth. The ideal candidate will guide CFOs in cost management and capital allocation, leveraging 12+ years of senior finance experience. This role involves advising on best practices and optimizing resource allocation. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a Master's degree is preferred. A hybrid work environment offered with competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

World-class benefits

Hybrid work environment

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience overseeing senior executive finance leadership.
• Subject matter expertise in investment management and cost optimization.
• Ability to conduct occasional travel regionally and globally.

Responsibilities

• Research and advise Finance leaders on resource allocation and cost optimization.
• Deliver actionable advice through presentations and discussions.
• Leverage industry expertise to guide teams and promote analytical thinking.

Skills

Cost optimization

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

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We’re looking for a Senior Director Analyst of Cost Management and Capital Allocation well versed in cost optimization, capital investment management, growth planning , and financial modeling to help CFOs and senior finance leaders drive efficient, profitable growth at their organizations.

About This Role

Gartner analysts are the world’s leading experts in their topic areas. You will create and deliver must-have insights for our clients through published research and client interactions. You will meet with clients every day : on the phone, in videoconferences, face-to-face in sales support visits, and from the stage at a Gartner event. In every client interaction you will help clients solve difficult puzzles that lead to better performance.

What you’ll do

• Research, write about, present, and advise Finance leaders on best practices in resource allocation, cost optimization and enterprise growth planning
• Deliver high quality actionable advice through face-to-face and video-based presentations and discussions with clients
• Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within these specified areas as well as applicable adjacent areas
• Leverage industry expertise, prior professional services experience to guide team and promote innovative and analytical thinking
• Demonstrate superior analytical skills, applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns while drawing and defending conclusions.

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience overseeing and working in senior executive finance leadership capacity

Subject matter expertise investment management, cost optimization, and financial modeling to help CFOs and senior finance leaders effectively evaluate and allocate resources across the company and advance the digital agenda

Strong business and financial acumen as well as analytical skills

Experienced developing and executing financial strategies aligned with our growth objectives.

Bachelor's or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred

Ability to conduct occasional travel, regionally and globally

Who you are

To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your topic! Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc. and be able to see the forest and the trees.

Excellent collaborator with the ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust

Confident presenter with a high level of executive presence (prior experience with speaking engagements is a plus)

Analytical thinker with the ability to process information quickly and make actionable recommendations

Willing to challenge conventional norms and views

About The Gartner Finance Practice

The Gartner Finance Practice is synonymous with frame-breaking research for CFO on initiatives including, but not limited to growth investment & cost structure, finance technology optimization, finance function strategy & org design, and financial data & analytics. The team works with 1,500+ client organizations, spanning every major industry vertical, across the world. Our research helps CFOs and their direct leadership teams address their unique challenges by relying on original primary research, benchmarks, insights and analysis delivered through an analyst & advisory model.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE : IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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Seniority level

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Employment type

Full-time

Job function

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Finance and Sales

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting, Information Services, and Research Services

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