Sr. Director Finance CBO - ADT

Company Overview:

ADT has been in the business of helping save lives since 1874. As the #1 smart home security provider in the U.S., we help protect and connect families, businesses and larger commercial customer every day. Our continuous innovation, advanced technology and strategic partnerships deliver products and services that help protect life and valuables, whether at home, your business or on the go. And as times change, so do we.Above all, our mission is clear: we help save lives for a living. Looking for a career where you can make a real impact? Join our team today and put purpose behind your paycheck. #WeAreADT ​

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Summary:

The Senior Director of Finance is responsible for providing operational finance and strategic planning support to the Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and associated leadership team with a focus on driving profitable and sustainable growth. This position will proactively and innovatively lead financial scenario modeling for promising deal opportunities with the outcome of growing ADT revenue and/or minimizing costs. This will include deep collaboration with senior leaders on growth drivers, ideation of deal set-up, model preparation and presentation, and financial recommendations. The Senior Director is expected to contribute to strategic thinking, iterate and share models with precision and timeliness, and effectively communicate recommendations in a concise format to ELT level leaders.

In addition, this role shall lead the development and maintenance of partnership budgets and forecasts, as well as reporting and performance data, ensuring both partners and key stakeholders (BOD, ELT, IR) can assess outcomes against stated goals. The Senior Director is also responsible for developing and managing the monthly business review packages, annual budget, rolling forecasts, and short-term and long-range plans for partnerships in the CBO organization.

The role is a collaborative partner and resource for business leaders and will work closely with the senior leadership team on deal economics, partnership reporting, operational reviews, and the financial planning process.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

STRATEGIC GROWTH

• Develops framework and drives thought leadership to vet high potential partnership opportunities to grow ADT’s net subscriber base.
• Collaborates with leaders across partnerships group and supporting functions to drive positive outcomes from new and existing partnerships. Includes business case preparation, scenario modeling, and presentation of such cases.
• Develops KPI’s for ongoing measurement and read-out of completed deals. Collaborates with I.R. and FP&A on presentations of such material to the ELT, BOD, and investors.
• Owns initiative sizing and execution to drive down costs in various parts of the organization including product, fleet, and others.
• Identifies and communicates R&Os (risks and opportunities) in the partnership space, translating into financial outcomes.

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

• Serves as working Finance lead on operational teams within our current partnerships, contributing to profitable growth initiatives.
• Collaborates with VP Finance, CBO, and senior leaders on development of Monthly Business Review (MBR) materials and weekly/monthly scorecards. Coordination of OKRs and key metrics for success on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for coordinating, reviewing, and distributing monthly financial reports and comparisons to budgets and forecasts.
• Collaborates with Sales team on unit and RMR forecasts to include inputs from the Partnerships team on a routine basis.
• Ownership of the company’s interactive fee costs to ensure proper reporting, monitoring, management, and optimization.
• Collaborates on SOX and ADT policy compliance (audits, compliance, policy) for Partnerships processes.

LEADERSHIP

• Cultivates and inspires employee engagement, discretionary effort, and retention through robust and regular employee communications, role modeling a culture of performance feedback, reward and recognition, and accountability throughout the organization.
• Provides advocacy for all team members while collaborating directly with BU and functional areas to execute on the overall business plan.

Education / Work Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in either Finance or Accounting or equivalent. MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of directly related finance experience required, preferably as a Senior Financial leader for a growth unit of a company.
• Thorough experience in deal modeling, discounted NPV analysis, M&A models, or the like.
• Solid leadership collaborating with leaders in a matrix organization to achieve outcomes with urgency and to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of financial and business management principles with the ability to communicate and prioritize business requirements; experience within subscription-based business models specifically attractive.
• Strong executive presence and presentation skills at the senior level of an organization.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in a dynamic environment; constantly striving to exceed expectations.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach toward business issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft products (Excel modeling, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with Hyperion products (Essbase/Enterprise).

Anticipated application end date will be on 05/15/24.