Job Description

The Divisional FP&A Lead will play a key role in ensuring that all sites and product groups in the division have an effective planning structure and reporting process that allows management at all levels in the organization to make optimal decisions and communicate results and forecasts to both internal and external customers / stakeholders. This will include managing all aspects of actual, forecast, budget and strategic planning processes, driving relevant process improvements and ensuring the divisional and Group requirements are met in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Provides a consolidated divisional financial plan which meets the needs of divisional management and Group, ensuring clear variance explanations, sensitivity analysis, and R&O (risks and opportunities) analysis. Owns the budgeting and forecasting work process, and directs PG (product group) FDs accordingly.
• Assists Division FD with the development of PG targets; tracks and forecast targets achievement through the year.
• Owns the continuous improvement of the financial planning process for the division, and is a key contributor of the cross division/ Group FP&A team.
• Responsible for delivery of monthly financial results information including ensuring the PG financial inputs are all complete, providing analysis and input for the Division President’s report, Finance Director’s report, Division Leadership review, and CEO KPI review.
• Consolidates the monthly Flash and R&O reports, as well as other analysis, and reviews with FD and President, and communicates to Group.
• Provides data and decision analysis support for initiatives with financial impact including but not limited to revenue growth, gross margin improvement, R&D programs, operating cost savings / productivity improvements, staffing plans, working capital improvement, and capital expenditures.
• Provides data, business case modelling, and decision analysis support for acquisitions and divestitures.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA). >5 years FP&A / Commercial finance experience, preferably gained in a long term contracting, R&D driven, manufacturing environment, with expertise in preparation and communication / presentation of the following: Budgets and forecasts. Business case models. Standard Costing and margin analysis. R&D investments (incl. balance sheet impairment of intangible assets). Working capital analysis. Capital Expenditure analysis. Must be very effective at making connections across the organization interfacing with non-Finance functions.