Job Title:  Americas CFO Strategy

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Finance

Location: New York

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $130K and $150K/year*

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

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Department overview:

The Regional Americas CFO Strategy team plays a critical role to the function by both acting as an advisor to the Americas CFO and managing a portfolio of strategic initiatives to help achieve critical short- and long-term Finance objectives. After initiative identification this includes defining the objective and stakeholders, formulating a delivery plan, tracking against milestones, and reporting on progress/ issues/risks. Initiative portfolio spans mostly across all areas of Finance (i.e., Tax, Treasury, Financial Control, Regulatory Reporting, Management Reporting and the Middle Office). Other critical aspects of the team are to support urgent and ad-hoc needs of Finance Management, as well as the Business on cross-functional initiatives.

Role description:

The CFO Strategic Initiatives team has an open Associate position that it is seeking to fill immediately. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in consulting / transformation within the financial services sector. We are looking for a motivated and ambitious individual with a track record of working in a high volume and results oriented environment. The candidate will have the opportunity to drive meaningful change and contribute to initiatives that are of high importance to Nomura’s Management team.
 

Responsibilities:

• Stand up detailed plans to deliver on the objective of Finance Management across multiple competencies and sub-functions.
• Act as a strategic advisor by helping teams improve processes, solve problems and identify tactical and strategic solutions.
• Support regular and ad-hoc Senior Management requests and reporting.
• Consult directly and communicate effectively with staff across the firm (i.e., Finance, Technology, Front Office, Legal, Compliance, Operations, etc.) to manage initiatives.
• Align to existing CFO Strategic Initiatives reporting framework and provide consistent and detailed initiatives updates to all levels of the organization.
• Foster a results-oriented culture with stakeholders and aim to deliver initiatives on time and within budget.
• Take leadership role in identifying and documenting business requirements for initiatives involving technology solutions.
• Work creatively and analytically with a structured approach to problem-solving
• Ability to manage a large portfolio of initiatives with ability to re-prioritize as needed due to changing business demands.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 3-7 years’ work experience in the financial services sector driving strategic transformation.
• Prior experience at a consulting firm serving financial services clients is strongly preferred.
• Undergraduate or higher degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder conflict resolution skills. Very strong level of comfort presenting to all levels of the organization, including the C-Suite.
• Experience in traditional and agile project management documentation and status reporting.
• Significant experience writing business and functional requirements for highly complex transformation related initiatives within the financial services sector.
• Strong work ethic, highly analytical, attention to detail and ability to think critically and challenge the norm.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones.
• Demonstrable knowledge of wholesale banking and broker dealer activities and related Finance processes.

Applicants for this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently authorized to work for any

employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of employment visas for this position at this time.

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer