Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis executes the analytics engine for NAPA business units, collecting, managing, analyzing, and communicating financial information, analyses, and insights on both a GAAP and operational basis for senior leadership. Providing world class financial leadership and leveraging a team of finance professionals, this role facilitates the growth of NAPA’s operating models by improving visibility into the financial performance. The role is responsible for providing data-driven insights capable of transforming the organization’s productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.

Requirements

• BS in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience with leading teams surrounding responsibilities listed above.
• 10+ years of management experience in finance, financial analysis, and/or financial reporting.
• Ability to view sales and store operations, actively innovating and communicating the strategic priorities of sales and store operations, particularly in terms of their financial implications.
• Excellent Microsoft and analytics tools expertise.
• Ability to drive vision and purpose with direct team and stakeholders to meet objectives.
• Ability to influence across multiple business units.
• Experience using report writing and data mining tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with management at all levels.
• Strong negotiation and partnership skills with the ability to influence and challenge decisions and processes.
• Forward-thinking in implementing tolls and techniques to improve analytics, driving better business decisions.
• Self-motivated and able to independently manage multiple responsibilities concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Advance degree or relevant experience.
• CPA.

Responsibilities

• Supports operations and finance leadership in the design, maintenance, and presentation of budgeting & forecasting processes, collaborating with leadership in all aspects of financial support, project analysis and modeling.
• Performs data-driven financial analyses such as capital expenditure and operating plan variance analyses to enhance visualizations and reports of financial performance on a monthly cadence for senior leaders.
• Leads a team of analysts through the application of FP&A/GAAP processes, best practices, and financial leadership by ensuring accountability to achieve desired results.
• Identifies and communicates actionable insights and reconciles operational variations versus financial plans and/or expectations.
• Formulates annual operating budgets for multiple functions, ensuring budgets are reflective of well thought out analyses.
• Maintain customer focus mindset with stakeholders with a focus on delivering solutions that meet their expectations.
• Develops and maintains quarterly projections based on past results and anticipated financial trends.
• Defines and forecasts financial models to support the analysis of operating activities.
• Works cooperatively with others across organization to achieve sharable objectives through effective communication and delivery
• Organizes the presentation of financial information for internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior