Director, Finance

What You'll Do

Responsible for day to day management of all Corporate finance responsibilities. Manages all Corporate finance processes, and is responsible for maintenance and enhancements to OCC financial systems. Works closely with the Executive Director, Finance on process improvements.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Develop and communicate the budget process, including timeline and business inputs

• Create and communicate budget reports that align with strategic goals of the organization

• Create and prepare C-level and board reporting to review financial results compared with budget, forecast, and prior year

• Analyze financial performance against key business metrics and document explanations for senior leadership. Provide insight into the business that informs decision making at the highest levels

• Work with Enterprise Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to enhance the risk and control environment and provide business leadership to control initiatives

• Create and maintain policies, procedures, and controls development and monitoring for areas of oversight

• Ensure each functional area within their areas of responsibility meets its goals and objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, OCC quality standards, and corporate policies and procedures

• Work collaboratively with other departments to remediate any internal or external audit findings that impact the Corporate Finance departments

• Evaluate key financial systems and implements enhancements to maximize productivity

• Work with Executive Director, Finance to ensure key financial systems are in sync and effective in managing the needs of both the Finance and Accounting departments

• Lead Finance efforts for any new financial system implementations or significant changes to existing financial systems

• Assist with annual financial statement footnotes dealing with financial instruments

• Mentor, coach and oversee professional development of staff

• Develop ad-hoc financial models, including cash flow and P&L views

• Perform other duties as requested

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 3-4 people

Are the essential duties of this job required to be performed in an OCC office location? No

Qualifications & Experience

• [Required] Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and delegate duties

• [Required] Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

• [Required] Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities

• [Required] Strong understanding of statistical concepts

• [Required] Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• [Required] Understands the importance of team building, both inside and outside the Finance group

Technical Skills & Background

• [Required] Proficient with Microsoft Office

• [Preferred] Experience with Oracle ERP and PBCS (Planning, Budgeting, Cloud Services)

• [Preferred] Knowledge of SQL query writing

Certifications

• None Required

Education & Training

• [Required] Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in Finance

• [Preferred] MBA

• [Required] 10+ years of experience in a Corporate finance role

• [Required] 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role

• [Required] Prior financial planning and analysis experience in a mid to large size company

Who We Are

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

What We Offer

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely

Generous PTO and Parental leave

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision