Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis 

The Director of Financial Planning will primarily be responsible for providing support to the company’s senior team by serving as a critical facilitator of information between operational areas and the finance function. Will understand and support the critical link between functional area cost performance and total company goals and objectives. 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education

• 4-year degree in accounting or finance required


• MBA required, CPA desired.

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, financial planning, budgeting and reporting with large consumer manufacturing companies.


• Experience in financial modeling and project evaluation (NPV and ROI).


• Experience in interacting with foreign subsidiaries.


• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost, inventory analysis, and intercompany cross charges.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills.


• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.


• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

• Ability to focus on details and to see the big picture simultaneously.


• Flexibility to work with all levels in the organization.


• Demonstrate strong analytical capability through the use of standard tools such as Excel. Knowledge of ERP systems a must.


• Ability to handle multiple projects and to work under pressure.


• Ability to interact with all departments in the company and to provide financial support for their needs


• To travel domestic and international (10%-15%)

 Responsibilities

• Maintaining budgeting and forecasting models: Coordinate the budgeting process with all departments and subsidiaries. Implement and maintain the budgeting system within the company’s ERP. Maintain budget and forecast calendars. Work with other departments to assist in the preparation of their budgets. Analyze results and explain variances.


• Performing financial modeling and analyses by product category: Prepare profitability analyses by country, region and product line. Prepare return and investments analyses. Assist in performing cost/benefit analyses and long-term expense projections to support critical decisions within the organization. Analyze product sales and compare to historical data.


• Corporate reporting (Financial and Operations): Prepare the monthly executive reporting package. Prepare written analyses of key operational and financial variances.


• Making recommendations to optimize margins and profitability: Assist in providing insight and support related new initiatives within functional areas, and building relationships to support better financial decision making.


• Evaluating new projects and investments: Prepare project evaluation models and determine NPV and ROI.


• Research industry best practices and recommend improvements: Perform benchmark analyses and make recommendations to improve processes and resource allocation.


• Other ad-hoc projects.