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Aon · 5 days ago

Finance Director, Strategic Investments

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $215K/yr

Aon Corporation is seeking a Director / Senior Director of Strategic Investments to lead and develop their Corporate Planning & Analytics team. This role involves setting performance expectations, delivering financial insights, and collaborating with senior leadership to drive long-term business growth and sustainability.

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Responsibilities

Lead the strategic investments function, focusing on long-term business growth and sustainability

Develop and implement investment optimization frameworks and strategies that align with the company's strategic goals

Collaborate with senior leadership to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities

Develop and implement insightful tracking processes that enable dynamic and insightful reporting and decision making

Design and implement the process from investment identification, analysis, and selection of investments to execute, to tracking and reporting on the return of executed investments

Drive excellence and standardization in preparation of documents from CFO office to Board/AEC

Provide mentorship and guidance to the CP&A team, fostering a culture of high performance and collaboration

Serve as a key advisor to the CEO and CFO on strategic financial matters

Partner with business leaders on Quarterly Business Reviews. Proactively lead periodic reviews for the CFO against goals and develop action plans required to ensure execution against plans

Work with the VP of Digital Transformation and other functional leaders. Encourage adoption of advanced data interpretation and graphical representation techniques across the finance organization

Qualification

Corporate FinanceInvestment StrategyData AnalysisAnalytical ModelsP&L ManagementCash Flow ManagementData VisualizationCross-Functional LeadershipResults OrientationCommunication SkillsCritical Thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred

Extensive and progressive experience in corporate Finance and investment theory, strategy, and operations within sophisticated organizations

Proven expertise in developing and implementing sophisticated analytical models and investment strategies and frameworks

Excellent analytical, financial, and business management skills with a deep understanding of P&L and cash flow management

Deep proficiency with data analysis and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, or similar)

Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and running large-scale projects in a matrixed environment

Strong business insight with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations

Outstanding communication skills, capable of engaging with senior executives as well as other key collaborators across the organization. Excellent written and presentation skills, including experience in Board of Director materials preparation

High level of integrity, critical thinking, and results orientation