Senior Director of GMS FP&A & Capital Management

Zoetis•Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director for FP&A is a senior leadership role responsible for leading all FP&A activities within GMS (Global Manufacturing and Supply) as well as generate insights and outputs for the Plant Network Strategy and Zoetis Capital spend. This role owns and is responsible for setting and driving the Global GMS financial planning calendar including setting monthly deliverable expectations and forecast/budget submission timelines across all Zoetis manufacturing sites and supply functions. This role requires a strategic finance partner to work with senior GMS leaders, providing insight, financial discipline, and decision support to add value and challenge assumptions. The role reports directly to the SVP Finance GMS & sits on their leadership team.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance required.
At least 15 years relevant experience in Finance / Manufacturing Finance with increasing responsibilities.
Core understanding of manufacturing finance principles and a manufacturing P&L.
Extensive expertise in FP&A reporting, business partnering and complex modeling.
Proven history in leading change, improving processes and driving transformation.
Experience and exposure to presentations to Senior Executive leadership audiences.
Highly developed communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to influence and persuade through personal credibility, integrity and professionalism.
Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and executive communication skills, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills.
Exhibits a high level of business knowledge and understanding of manufacturing operations.
Develops innovative or original ideas and leads/co-leads across organization/business units.
Ultimate accountability for the delivery of financial results of GMS.
Develops colleagues; a leader of leaders; leads and oversees people and financial resources.
Oversees, influences continuous improvement and innovation in day-to-day operations for the organization.
Ability to work independently with limited instruction and exercise mature judgment.
Ability to multi-task, consistently meeting deadlines on multiple projects and activities.
Apply complex problem solving skills and have excellent organization skills.
Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
Ability to flex schedule to frequently work with global teams located in multiple time zones with primary business partners located in Europe.

Nice To Haves

Masters or MBA preferred.
Professional Accounting Qualification, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA.
Experience of SAP 4 Hana a benefit.
Experience in OneStream financial Management system a plus.
Knowledge and/or experience in inventory, cost accounting, manufacturing environment and cost center reporting is considered an asset.
Knowledge of US GAAP, exposure to SOX controlled environments.
Interest and experience in Power BI.

Responsibilities

Provide oversight on executive summaries on the monthly financials in GMS ensuring leadership receives key takeaways of rigorously reviewed financials.
Assist Finance and GMS with understanding and management performance of the business.
Establish key KPI’s and scorecards for management review.
Direct preparation of the annual budget process and timelines, standard setting processes and assisting in preparation of balance sheet and relevant cash flow projections.
Manage the annual standard setting process and liase with Commercial Finance on the results.
Provide guidance to the plants and ensure full reconciliation of the results with comprehensive analysis and commentary.
Lead the standard cost memo process each year ensuring clear explanations for key standard cost changes.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, assist with audits and adhere to internal controls.
Lead and oversee all FP&A activities including the preparation and presentation of financial results, forecasts, and business cases to executive leadership.
Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities, providing clear and actionable recommendations to improve performance.
Provide strategic financial insight, scenario modeling, and analytics to support decision-making, investment prioritization, and resource allocation.
Be primary finance business partner to the SVP Finance GMS.
Act as key point of contact to HQ leadership regarding the communication of financial results including YOY analysis, budget and forecast projections and monthly performance.
Take lead and be single point of contact regarding GMS ZTD projects.
Collaborate cross-functionally to report on cost changes and align financial objectives with operational goals and enterprise priorities.
Own the end-to-end financial planning cycle and FP&A calendar for GMS, including budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis and ensure timeline alignment with corporate.
Ensure that all GMS colleagues receive adequate communication regarding Finance initiatives and new policies and procedures.
Ensure that established Finance procedures are adhered to and that new procedures are developed where specifically required by business activities.
Drive process improvement projects across your areas of responsibility and processes of control, leveraging technology where available and lead FP&A transformation initiatives including AI enhancements.
Create and reform key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and ensure standardized reporting to enhance financial and operational performance while striving for continuous improvement and standardization across all activities.
Perform ad hoc requests for senior leadership.
Ensure timely resolution to any open financial matters.
Liaise with business and manage their expectations.
Be a dedicated finance business partner and point of contact for all Plant Network Strategy and Capital related projects and decisions.
Provide the Strategy team with financial insights to optimize the manufacturing network footprint and support the business on potential investments via ROI analysis and also compare location of investments.
Communicate and understand monthly Capex spend actuals, forecast/budget spend projections and lead capital review process with senior leadership.
Lead a team of 6.
Create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development for your team.
Provide support and leadership to your team to ensure they are providing clear analysis and that they are continually improving analysis and insights provided while ensuring they operate as a high-performing FP&A and procurement business partnering organization.