Director, Financial Planning & Analysis -Global Industrial

Genuine Parts Company•Atlanta, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis leads the enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and financial analysis processes, providing strategic decision support to executive leadership. This role is responsible for driving financial planning excellence, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing forecasting accuracy, and delivering actionable insights that support business performance and shareholder value creation. The position partners closely with Corporate and Business Unit leadership, FPA Business Unit leadership, Investor Relations, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Strategy, and Operations to ensure alignment of financial objectives and business priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
10 + years of relevant experience in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of 4 years in finance leadership role developing high-performing talent and directing high-performing team(s)
Strategic mindset and proven ability to successfully lead a finance team
Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting operating expenses
Experience developing complex financial modeling skills, analytical skills, including a detailed understanding of financial statements and cash flow information
Demonstrated analytical and quantitative ability, have a high degree of intellectual curiosity with a track record of delivered results while achieving or exceeding deadline expectations
Ability to develop structured and fact-based strategy reports that include succinct conclusions and recommendations
Proven problem solving, leadership and interpersonal skills, maintain sound judgment when making decisions and be highly organized
Proven track record to deliver high levels of customer service
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, be a quick learner with the ability to learn multiple systems and various data outputs, consolidating information into meaningful analysis to help drive both financial and operational decisions
Outstanding Microsoft skills with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint
Education, experience, and/or technical skill requirements.

Nice To Haves

Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive
Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback and building trust across the organization.

Responsibilities

Lead the global Forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Long-Range Planning processes, driving coordination across business units and corporate functions while continuously improving forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
Partner with executive leadership, corporate functions, and regional business units to provide value-added financial insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
Drive enterprise-wide standardization and continuous improvement of financial planning processes, systems, reporting, and governance to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
Lead economic and market intelligence activities, leveraging internal and external data sources, macroeconomic indicators, industry trends, customer demand signals, inflation forecasts, and third-party market research to develop enterprise growth assumptions, support forecasting accuracy, and provide strategic insights to executive leadership.
Support capital allocation decisions through financial analysis, investment evaluation, scenario modeling, and prioritization of strategic initiatives.
Lead global monthly financial reviews, including variance analysis against forecasts and budgets, identification of key business drivers, and communication of actionable recommendations.
Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support forecasting, strategic planning, capital investments, acquisitions, and other business initiatives.
Support Investor Relations activities, including preparation of earnings materials, investor presentations, financial messaging, and analysis supporting external communications.
Support quarterly external reporting processes, including earnings releases, earnings call preparation, presentation materials, and executive briefing documents.
Partner with executive leadership to develop Board of Directors materials and presentations, providing financial analysis, strategic insights, and performance reporting.
Assist in the development and preparation of a monthly consolidated corporate reporting package, including consolidated financial statements and detailed analysis of key performance indicators.
Lead, develop, and mentor FP&A team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Oversee planning and reporting system enhancements, financial models, and reporting tools in partnership with IT and Finance Systems teams.
Ensure the quality, integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of financial forecasts, reporting, and analyses while maintaining strong governance and internal controls.
Perform special projects, strategic analyses, and other duties as assigned by senior leadership.