Director Finance - Accelerating Functions

Job Overview

Intuit’s mission is powering prosperity around the world. We do it by attracting the world’s top talent, bringing vital partners into our global platform, and leaving the world a better place through exceptional corporate citizenship.

For our customers, we deliver more money, more time and more confidence. Every day we innovate with our flagship products: TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Credit Karma.  

Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, the Director, FP&A for Accelerating Functions is a key member of Intuit’s finance team. This leader will drive strategic business partnership with finance and executive leaders across Intuit’s Accelerating Functions comprising People and Places, Marketing and Communications, Global Finance, Legal, and Corporate Strategy and Development, ensuring that Intuit’s planning process and operational rigor are world class. In this role, the Director will partner with key EVPs/SVPs/VPs, and manage a team of finance analysts.

This role will require a strong understanding of Intuit’s mission as well as business priorities across customer and product segments. You will partner closely with leaders to help create the vision, strategies and priorities for our finance team and the company overall. You will lead, grow, empower and inspire a team of finance professionals, and work across the broader finance team to enable and deliver Intuit’s strategic and financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the budget for each Accelerating Function including strategic and pragmatic thought partnership to functional leaders grounded in deep business acumen and an understanding of spend drivers
• Anticipate risks and opportunities relative to the current and long term strategic plan; lead discussions and develop actions to mitigate these risks and capitalize on growth or efficiency opportunities 
• Drive annual financial planning for all Accelerating Functions as part of Intuit’s annual planning cycle to optimize Intuit’s overall financial performance and ensure resource allocation to the highest priority areas.
• Focus on operational excellence, including investment in the tools and processes that provide improved outcomes and experiences for business and finance partners; drive the consistency and quality of reporting to provide clear insights and speed decision-making informed by an understanding of best practices.
• Develop high-trust relationships with Intuit executives and finance leaders to deeply understand long-term business objectives and uncover opportunities to accelerate growth and drive efficiencies
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the finance leadership team, ensuring that we're thinking holistically across multiple business segments and functions
• Recruit, mentor and coach a high performing team that continually analyzes the operating results of the business to provide insightful recommendations that accelerate growth or drive efficiency; ensure members have the resources, tools, skills, and capabilities they require to be exceptional finance business partners

Qualifications

• 10+ years FP&A experience or equivalent tenure from related positions in corporate finance, accounting, investment banking private equity, analytics, or management consulting 
• Demonstrated experience leading high performing teams, ideally in high-growth software / SaaS environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to partner with senior (including C-Suite) executives, influence stakeholders using data, and collaborate in an inclusive culture 
• Analytical orientation, creativity in problem solving, and keen business acumen 
• Grace under pressure with a good sense of humor and dose of humility
• Ability to work independently, deal with ambiguity, operate in a cross-functional matrixed organization, and meet deadlines in a high-growth environment focused on driving business results
• Self-starter with a desire to quickly learn and excel; willing and able to initiate, manage, and execute projects with minimal supervision
• BS/BA required or equivalent experience; MBA, CFA and/or CPA preferred