Finance Director

Description:

What You Will Be Doing:

• Stand up and lead the Commercial COE Finance team to strategically partner with and support Commercial COE teams
• Partner with Commercial COE leadership to drive value creation for FBIN, provide financial guidance and insights, and support related strategic planning, annual planning, and forecasting activities
• Establish and report against KPIs to drive value creation; deliver reporting to support Commercial COE decision-making
• Identify opportunities to drive investments with the highest returns
• Collaborate and drive alignment with Business Unit Finance and COEs to support investments according to strategic and financial objectives
• Conduct regular business reviews with Commercial COEs, tracking and reporting of KPIs and performance against targets and forecasts, and completion of business review packages, annual plan packages, and other presentations
• Develop standard processes to operationalize the support related to strategic planning, annual budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis; identify sources of data to consolidate and present a global view for the Commercial CoEs
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and project support including financial modeling for innovation projects, product development, brand and marketing investments, etc.
• Support Finance Transformation initiatives related to the processes in scope, e.g., strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and reporting, as well as data requirements.
• Develop procedures and policies to ensure adherence to company guidelines and best practices
• Leads a team and develops finance talent by providing work direction, timely feedback, annual performance assessments, coaching, mentoring and career development planning and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Science, etc.) is required; an MBA, CPA and/or CMA is preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant, progressive financial experience is required
• Prior experience should include:
  • Strategic and financial planning process leadership
  • Reporting, analysis, and forecasting process ownership
  • Preparing analysis for presentation at senior levels
  • Experience with IT systems and managerial reporting tools
  • Track record of process leadership and process improvement
• Proficiency with Excel/Anaplan modeling, data management, and translating information into meaningful insights and presentations
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and business partners.
• Strong team leadership capabilities and communications skills; an ability to work with and influence a variety of different positions within an organization.
• Strong business acumen and thorough understanding of business fundamentals
• Ability to work independently and as a team member under deadline pressures; set priorities; multitask and respond to changing demands from multiple sources.
• Highly motivated self-starter who has experience working in ambiguous situations
• Robust analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Microsoft application skills (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint)