Director or Senior Director of FP&A

Our client is a leading logistics company and they wish to hire a Director of FP&A that will provide financial planning and analysis reporting standards, business and performance insights, and best-in-class analytics, to drive consistency in performance across the enterprise. The role will oversee the corporate FP&A team.

Essential duties will include-

• Lead the corporate FP&A function.
• Lead financial planning processes such as long-range planning, annual business planning, monthly actuals, rolling estimates, and other financial reporting processes. Responsible for the consolidated financial packages and distribution, board packages and supporting leadership presentations.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, implementation, and business strategic analysis of the organization across all teams.
• Develop and coordinate preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and reporting to CFO, Executive team, and stakeholders. Delivers monthly forecasts and risk & opportunity analyses in line with guidance.
• Deliver accurate and insightful reporting and narratives for the financial performance up to the Executive and Operating Committee (monthly, quarterly and annual cycles).
• Lead team that conducts financial analysis, modelling, forecasting and reporting efforts to ensure provide insights. In partnership with the Controlling team, track ROIC and other critical financial rate of return measures.
• Lead the Strategic investment process with leaders across the organization to get alignment on how to invest in company assets.
• Manage use, implementation and development of online analytical reporting tools and design efficient reports and databases.
• Utilize pro-forma model of business combinations, divestitures and other projects.
• Support for critical business projects that underpin the strategy, including providing data and insight, developing business cases and production of financial analysis.

Job Requirements-

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or economics, or relevant discipline, MBA preferred
• CPA is a big plus
• 10+ years related experience in a financial leadership position, including leading FP&A or a similar function on an enterprise level scale
• 7+ years financial management/leadership experience in a consumer products company, fast moving consumer goods company, or large-scale distributor / wholesaler or supplier highly preferred.
• Experience must include financial analysis; financial analytics; performance management; and responsibility for managing and leading an accountable team
• Strong Excel and Power BI