The Director of FP&A is a key contributor and highly visible role supporting European operation of the company. The role is responsible to lead strategic initiatives, monthly, quarterly and annual internal reporting, operations and commercial metrics, forecasting and budgeting. The role provides corporate and business unit management with timely and accurate business and financial information and analyses to facilitate sound business decisions, and manages a small team of 2 team members.
- Acting as first point of contract for multiple subsidiaries in Europe
- Provide the analysis, consolidation, and reporting of Europe financial results. Support Group external reporting.
- Develop new automated reports out of the Company’s consolidation and other business systems to support business management and drive efficiencies in the financial reporting close process at both the consolidated and business unit levels.
- Support the monthly consolidated financial close process in accordance with corporate policies and all applicable rules, regulations, and laws in reporting financial information to management, shareholders, and other interested parties outside the Corporation.
- Manage the Annual Operating Plan which includes consolidating all regional plans into group level, cross reference with key metrics used to pin-point potential errors.
- Additional month end reporting includes consolidating of CAPEX reporting, Revenue by Customers etc. ,
- Manage, lead, and contribute to certain Europe and company-wide finance initiatives and projects.
- Demonstrate a commitment to quality performance through personal example by adopting a customer-based philosophy in the level of service provided.
- Lead post acquisition financial reporting integration of acquired companies.
- Creating and maintaining financial models focused on the budgeting and forecasting of all revenue and expense items. Increasing productivity by developing automated reporting / forecasting tools.
- Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data, performing monthly variance analysis, investment summaries and completing ad hoc analyses as needed.
- Work effectively across the organization to research variances, understand trends and incorporate new information into future forecasts.
- Monitor and review corporate SG&A spending, identify trends / issues and lead resolution of problems.
- Analyze sales and profitability trends by segment, product, customer, and region.
- Market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps.
