Director, Financial Planning

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior financial leader to guide high-level professionals and departments across the organization. The role demands strategic financial planning, rigorous compliance, and the ability to transform data into actionable insights for executive decision-making.

The ideal candidate will develop and optimize financial models, oversee multiple planning functions, and partner with executives to drive substantial business impact.

Qualifications

• Ability to guide and drive high-level professionals and teams.
• Expertise in interpreting and utilizing complex financial data.
• Skills in creating detailed and strategic financial plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership to high-level professionals and managers
• Manage the overall performance and strategic financial management of the area
• Lead senior managers and high-level financial professionals
• Oversee and guide the strategic financial planning process
• Supervise analysis of advanced financial data and emerging trends
• Develop and present high-level financial reports to executive leadership
• Craft and implement organizational financial strategies
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards
• Drive development and optimization of financial models
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic financial decisions
• Oversee performance and results of multiple financial planning departments
• Lead initiatives with significant business and financial impact

Skills

Strategic Financial Management

Financial Compliance

Financial Data Analysis

Financial Model Development

Leadership of Financial Teams

Job description

• Provide senior leadership to high-level professionals and managers
• Manage the overall performance and strategic financial management of the area
• Lead senior managers and high-level financial professionals
• Oversee and guide the strategic financial planning process
• Supervise analysis of advanced financial data and emerging trends
• Develop and present high-level financial reports to executive leadership
• Craft and implement organizational financial strategies
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards
• Drive development and optimization of financial models
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic financial decisions
• Oversee performance and results of multiple financial planning departments
• Lead initiatives with significant business and financial impact

Requirements

• Ability to guide and drive high-level professionals and teams
• Expertise in interpreting and utilizing complex financial data
• Skills in creating detailed and strategic financial plans
• In-depth understanding of financial compliance and regulations
• Ability to collaborate effectively with top-level executives
• Competence in developing and enhancing financial models and strategies
• Skills for ensuring high performance across multiple departments
• Ability to lead initiatives that drive major financial outcomes
• Candidates may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process
• Interviews must be conducted without AI tools or external prompts
• Candidates must remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in the hiring process

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic financial management, compliance with financial regulations, and the ability to lead high-level financial professionals. Proven skills in developing financial models and crafting organizational financial strategies to drive significant business outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Financial Management
• Financial Compliance
• Financial Data Analysis
• Financial Model Development
• Leadership of Financial Teams

Hard Skills

• Financial Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Strategy Development
• Data Interpretation
• Financial Modeling

Soft Skills

• Collaboration with Executives
• Team Leadership
• Performance Management

Industry Keywords

• Financial Regulations
• Financial Compliance Standards
• Strategic Financial Decisions
• Business Impact Initiatives