Manager Finance FP&A Business Unit - Remote West Coast

 Requisition #: 15030 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

Summary 

The Business Unit FP&A manager will serve as the Finance partner for the business unit leadership teams, with accountability for the day-to-day financial management of designated business unit(s).

The individual will develop and implement a business unit operations review cadence. Perform detailed analysis and prepare briefing materials with concise analyses of variances to forecast, plan and prior period results.

Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Implement and deliver standard and ad hoc BU reporting including variance analysis and forecasting. Analyze financial results, distill/synthesize key trends, and optimize for scale and automation.
• Manage the annual budget cycle, recurring forecast and the long-range financial plan for designated business unit(s).
• Build financial models and design/track key operating metrics in support of strategic plans and internal decision-making for a variety of business initiatives.

Business Partnering

• Work with business units to translate end-product needs into reports based on the requirements of the internal and/or external clients.
• Serve as a trusted Finance advisor for designated business unit leader(s). Assess risks and opportunities versus annual company targets. Drive strategies to maximize financial opportunities and design initiatives to mitigate risk and close any gaps.
• Be a visible, collaborative, accessible leader within the Finance organization. Partner with various stakeholders across ANSYS including Corp FP&A, Accounting, and IT to drive overall financial support for the organization.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or a quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, especially for an R&D organization or other functions in a SaaS organization.
• 1-2 years of people leadership and a desire to lead a team.
• Demonstrated excellence in business analytics and tools
• Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal, relationship development, analytical, problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to present at the senior most level in the business
• Strategic thinking, leadership and the ability to direct cross functional teams to completion of strategic financial objectives
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas and recommended actions to all levels of the organization, using negotiation, persuasion, and discretion to accomplish objectives and deliver results
• Ability to drive projects to completion in a complex, deadline driven environment
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, able to engage and influence team and external partners; technical acumen to interpret business implications; excellent organizational and time management skills
• Track record of recruiting, retaining, and developing top-shelf talent, including organization design and succession planning

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Professional qualification such as MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills and systems experience such as Business Objects, Planning Systems (Hyperion) and Oracle Financials is highly desirable

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values: 

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions: 

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE 
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive. 

 
WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS 

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. 

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics. 
  

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE  
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.). 

  
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com 
  

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. 
  
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.