FP&A Director

FANUC America Corporation•Rochester Hills, MI

14h

About The Position

In this role as our Financial, Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Director, you will lead project accounting, forecasting, long-term strategic planning, and the bi-annual budgeting process. In addition, you will oversee pricing and manage transfer pricing between FAC and Japan. You will need to have strong financial modeling skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, and excellent communication abilities. The role involves mentoring the FP&A team, establishing, and optimizing planning processes, providing insights on revenue growth, cost optimization, capital investments, and potential M&A activities. You will present financial results and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, and lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasting, and long-range strategic plans. You will work with the project management team to oversee project financial performance, ensuring invoicing and revenue recognition accuracy and margin performance versus budget, and report to management on project performance. The position also includes supporting selling groups with reporting and analysis, monitoring and implementing processes to support achievement of financial measures and targets, communicating effectively with management regarding financial trends and improvement ideas, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis. Furthermore, you will support the development and maintenance of corporate pricing policies, including strategic pricing agreements, work with the parent company to establish strategic pricing consistent with transfer pricing guidelines, and support analysis of new product pricing.

Requirements

BS/BA Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field or equivalent relevant experience
5+ years progressive accounting and financial analysis experience
Aptitude to learn and work with various financial systems and databases

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting
Manufacturing / Automotive Industry experience
Experience working with senior management

Responsibilities

Mentoring the FP&A team, establishing, and optimizing planning processes
Providing insights on revenue growth, cost optimization, capital investments, and potential M&A activities
Presenting financial results and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
Leading the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasting, and long-range strategic plans
Work with project management team to oversee project financial performance, ensuring invoicing and revenue recognition accuracy and margin performance versus budget
Report to management on project performance
Support selling groups with reporting and analysis
Monitor and implement processes to support achievement of financial measures and targets
Communicate effectively with management regarding financial trends and improvement ideas
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis
Support the development and maintenance of corporate pricing policies, including strategic pricing agreements
Work with parent company to establish strategic pricing consistent with transfer pricing guidelines
Support analysis of new product pricing