Job Title:  Director, FP&A

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of FP&A conducts analyses and provides financial insights that support optimal business decision making across the Division. Reporting to the Division Vice President of Finance, the Director provides financial consulting and strategic support to senior management, including financial presentations, capital expenditure analyses, assessments of new business opportunities, acquisition analyses, and other projects as requested.

LOCATION:  This position may be based from anyone the following office locations:  Wilmington, MA, Suwanee, GA, or Torrance, CA 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Coordinate the consolidation and reporting of Division financial performance, including 4th-day flash, 5th-day, and 7th-day reports. Review consolidated financial information provided by Business Units for accuracy; identify and analyze significant variances to budget, forecast, and prior year. Communicate reported information to General Manager and DVP Finance.
• Analyze trend data in key performance indicators including Revenue, cost of sales, gross profit margin, expenses and working capital. Communicate findings and areas for improvement to senior management across the Division.
• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly reporting packages (MD&A) by Business Unit; perform quarterly SOX control test procedures as assigned; ensure SOX requirements are met at the Business Unit and Division levels.
• Provide support to Business Units with closings, forecasting, reporting, and analysis as needed
• Oversee and manage continued development of modeling tools for budgeting, financial forecasting, operational planning using best practices
• Implement and work with business intelligence tools and dashboard reports.
• Direct the financial integration of newly acquired businesses in conjunction with Finance personnel at Business Units
• Prepare evaluations and financial data for capital investments and business improvement projects in accordance with Corporate guidelines
• Oversee the planning and coordination of the consolidated annual budget process for the Division in accordance with Corporate guidelines.   
• Assist in the preparation of presentations to the Executive Office

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Professional Certifications: CPA or master’s degree preferred
• Experience: Minimum 7+ years financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and accounting, preferably within a manufacturing environment; thorough knowledge of business finance, financial analysis and modeling; 3-5 years of leadership / management experience; public company experience preferred; M&A experience preferred
• Compliance: Understanding of US GAAP and SOX 404 requirements
• Applications: Proficient with MS Office Suite, notably Excel (including pivot tables) and PowerPoint; working knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Business Central); proficient with financial consolidation reporting tools (HFM) and data analytics tools (Power BI)
• Skills: Excellent communication across all levels of the organization (Business Units, Division, Corporate); ability to present confidently to Executive and/or Senior Divisional Leadership Team; ability to meet strict deadlines and work independently.
• Travel: 10%-20%; business unit site visits, operational reviews, integration sessions