Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

Almo - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time - Senior

Philadelphia, PA

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

This position is responsible for providing insights and recommendations to Senior Management into the performance of the business, significant trends, competitor analysis and key performance indicators and leading improvements to the overall financial planning and analysis function.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate and detailed financial forecasts in coordination with each business channel
• Analyze financial results and communicate to management on all areas of finance including, but not limited to: Orders, Sales, EBIT, Cash Flow, and underlying components of each area
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual forecast submissions and reporting packages
• Quarterly close. Prepare reporting package for quarterly P&L close. Run and refine process to flash results early in the close cycle. Support quarterly external reporting, including earnings releases and earnings call support information. Provide value-added insight into the business. Prepare reporting packages including comprehensive Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting, analysis of key business trends, actual versus forecast and plan variances and comprehensive executive level analyses.
• Prepare/analyze income statement, balance sheet and cash flow variance analysis
• Develop reports for reporting product line profitability, volume sensitivity, and overhead expense/absorption performance
• Develop new management reporting tools/formats to support division consolidation
• Lead standardization of financial processes and reporting across all locations
• Identify and develop process improvements to streamline reporting and improve team efficiency
• Actively own key finance and business processes including modifying and improving a division-wide financial planning system. Provide a high level of thought leadership to drive improvements across IT systems supporting financial processes and reporting automation.
• Drive key financial metric reporting to ensure early visibility of potential items at risks and promote resolution plans
• Apply effective processes and methodologies to collect forecast information and supplement with statistical analyses. Hold functional teams and operational sites accountable to achieving their financial commitments on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Enhance department productivity by training, coaching, mentoring, and honestly assessing performance, communicating values, strategies, and objectives
• Provide financial modeling and decision support analysis for various ad-hoc financial projects
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in financial planning, business analysis and strategy -- preferably in industrial manufacturing arena.
• Background in corporate finance, corporate FP&A, business unit FP&A, field finance a plus
• Strong hands on financial modeling, spreadsheet, and database skill
• Ability to do to analyses 'on-the-spot' with senior management
• Strong project management, planning, and organization skills, including ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to take charge of complex projects with minimal direction and develop new strategies and new ways of approaching business challenges independently
• Strong and independent analytical thinker and influencer
• Demonstrated strategic thinking
• Ability to solving ambiguous problems applying proven or newly developed frameworks
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; ability to work with a diverse team and influence/drive change across functional and business boundaries
• Self-starter and highly proactive in reaching out to business units and functional organizations