Financial Planning & Analysis Leader

Allpax•Greenville, SC

About The Position

The Financial Planning and Analysis Leader is responsible for directing all planning, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting functions of the Division. This includes the creation and monitoring of cashflow forecasts for large projects, analyzing backlog, studying and interpreting financial and statistical data, and financial management of large integration projects. The position is responsible for leading the continuous improvement of forecasting and reporting systems to best support the Division in achieving their goals, projecting financial needs, and planning and recommending courses of action to accomplish desired results and implement strategic financial actions. This position reports directly to the Director of Finance, with a strong working relationship with the General Managers of the Division.

Requirements

BS degree in accounting or finance
Seven plus years preferred of progressive experience managing a FP&A function in a manufacturing or integration environment, preferably as a FP&A Manager, or other lead financial role
Excellent financial, analytical and management reporting skills.
Business acumen to work and communicate with all levels of the organization.
Strategic thinking to drive future growth and to prioritize areas of opportunity.
High ethical standards.
Strong Excel skills including data extraction and analysis skills.
Willingness to roll your sleeves up to get things done with a sense of customer service.
Ability to influence and manage business change.

Nice To Haves

applicable master’s degree, CPA, and/or MBA a plus
Intercompany and Percentage of Completion revenue recognition is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with Division Finance, Project Management, and Operations to develop methods and tools to monitor project performance, product line profitability, and capacity and utilization analysis.
Coordinates and directs the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts.
Participate in the accounting month end closing process, including preparing and reviewing reconciliations, reviewing and maintaining orders for proper revenue recognition treatment in line with ASC 606 guidelines, and generation of various financial reports.
Implement/maintain the reporting of the appropriate set of key metrics and KPIs for the business.
Develop and deploy consistent use of Business Unit and Corporate reporting to drive financial insights to support both strategic and financial objectives.
Provides status of financial condition of the company by collecting, interpreting and reporting key financial data and comparing budgets and forecasts.
Develop tools and methods to improve budgeting and forecasting.
Partner with the Director of Finance in building financial astuteness and acumen in operating divisions leadership.
Foster an environment of technology utilization to ensure data accuracy by being the group systems expert and leader.
Provide leadership and influence impacting the strategic growth, financial stability, and effective execution of the Group’s strategic plan.
Provide counsel to the group leadership on financial condition and outlook through analysis of financial performance of the Division against key metrics, budgets and growth targets.
Other ad hoc requirements to support activities across the business unit.