Director FP&A - Americas Flavor Solutions

Position Overview

The Director FP&A provides complex and insightful financial analysis, leadership and reporting in support of Corporate and / or business unit leadership’s understanding of actual performance, financial forecasts, and the annual planning processes (budget and long-term plan).

This role is division facing and will be the main business partner on all Americas Flavor Solutions FP&A related activities with support from the CoE, with a particular focus on the US Flavor, US BFS, LATAM, and Canada P&Ls.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with business unit leadership to plan, execute and consolidate the annual planning (budget and long-term plan) and forecast processes.
• Identifies opportunities and gaps to plans and helps leadership to drive actions and solves.
• Works with the FP&A CoE and commercial finance teams on assembling, analyzing, and presenting financial information.
• Works with the FP&A CoE on global initiatives to advance and improve forecasting and planning processes through process redesign, technology improvements, and/or training of finance staff.
• Ensures integrity, financial control, SOX compliance, and proper approvals and accounting treatment in line with policies and procedures for all related key activities.
• Manages two Senior Financial Analysts, one Financial Analyst III, and one Rotational Analyst, helps give direction to CoE support team and supports the talent and capability within the team.
• Bridges of actual results to forecast, budget and prior year, as applicable, ensuring all major P&L components are properly recorded and adequately explained and communicated.
• Participates actively in projects and ad-hoc analysis/questions related to divisional reporting, pricing, COGS, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business (or related)
• 7+ years finance experience with a minimum of 5+ years of senior level financial planning / analysis, commercial / sales finance or accounting experience required.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of FP&A.
• Working knowledge of sub-functions across Finance Function (Shared Services, Commercial Finance in Units/Regions, Finance & Treasury, Tax, etc.).
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of financial and analytical techniques required.
• Ability to influence and interact effectively with all levels and areas of the organization is required.
• Adaptability - Work well under constant pressure and critical deadlines.
• Proven experience to be able to articulate difficult ideas and concepts through concise verbal and/or written communication.
• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of financial and analytical techniques.
• Proven ability to interpret data, order and assess its value and present the findings to the relevant stakeholders concisely.