Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Category : Finance

Requisition Number : DIREC006181

Posted : January 27, 2022

Closed : March 14, 2022

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Manage and drive the site’s gross margin planning and forecasting processes (mid-quarter, quarterly, annual) by partnering with local Operations management team and department heads with focus on :

Site revenue mix by product / customer and expected material and burdened costs

Headcount planning

Impact of intercompany shipments and receipts

Material receipts

Analyze and provide insights on monthly / quarterly / annual actual results with an emphasis on revenue and mix impact to the site profitability

Analyze changes in product profitability to identify negative impacts and assist site management on actions to improve

Business partner with site leadership and functional leaders on a variety of financial needs including reporting, budgeting, and other ad hoc requests

Provide support during the month-end / quarter-end close processes, including partnering with the Accounting team on close-related matters

Support the development and tracking of key site metrics (KPIs)

Assist on capital expenditure planning, forecasting and ROI analyses

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Strong & proven business partnership skills with the ability to develop positive and productive working relationships across various levels, geographies, and cultures

Knowledge of cost accounting methodologies highly desirable

Work under tight deadlines and ability to multitask, particularly in a dynamic, high matrix environment

Ability to combine strategic business thinking with high attention to detail

Experience in presenting to and interacting with senior management

Prior experience in a high-tech, manufacturing environment preferred

Advanced & strong Excel skills required, along with PC skill

Experience Requirement :

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Economics, or equivalent

4-8 years of progressive experience in financial planning, analysis, modeling, and forecasting, preferably at a publicly traded company

Experience managing staff a plus (potential for additional FP&A staff at this site)

Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP

Experience with CPM software tools, preferably Adaptive Insights