Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Emerson • Rosemont, IL

1d • $150 - $170

About The Position

Are you an Accounting or Finance professional who is passionate about helping businesses achieve their financial potential and looking for an opportunity to grow your career? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are seeking a dedicated Director, Financial Planning and Analysis to join our team at Appleton Group’s Global Headquarters in Rosemont, IL. In this role, you will lead our FP&A Department and the Company’s financial quarterly forecast, annual budgeting process, and long-term financial planning process for the global business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or equivalent strongly preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in a corporate or divisional accounting and reporting environment; this should include 2+ years’ experience in FP&A and 2+ years experience leading a team
• High standards of accuracy and highly organized.
• Strong leadership skills required
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up your sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity
• Ability to travel as needed domestically or internationally up to 10% of the time

Nice To Haves

• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with Hyperon, Business Intelligence tools and automation is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects requested by senior management.
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and asset management
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Manage and lead the FP&A team and provide guidance to the world area finance leaders for Appleton Group.
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
• Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis along with Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports
• Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision-making purposes
• Drive the advancement of business intelligence and intelligent automation initiatives within the Finance function as well as serving as the Finance Champion for BI/IA programs for the overall business
• Support the Senior Management Team and Department heads with in-depth analysis

Benefits

• We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more.
• Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees