Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis:

•  Identifies new metrics (i.e. KPIs) to drive performance relative to strategic priorities. Enhance scenarios planning analysis for strategic planning activities.
•  Identify and drive value within business (stretch targets). Measured by profit improvement (wider margins), lower cost and driving performance. Focus management on most critical risks and opportunities.
•  Thoroughly understands how to win in our markets and actions necessary to achieve.
•  Demonstrates an application of broad/diverse commercial knowledge with understanding of how all areas come together and operate as a business.
•  Understands, translates, and provides insight into business performance against competitor & industry trends. Ability to connect the dots.
•  Partner closely with the other functions and business managers to ensure strategies are accomplished.
•  Provide board knowledge of and connect with the right relationships with COE partners for areas such as Tax, Treasury, Risk Management, Raw, etc.
•  Provides financial and change leadership by actively participating in high level business strategy planning. Provides necessary support to accomplish plans/strategy.
•  Participate in business customer solution teams with focus on offering financial solutions to customers.
•  Deliver clear presentations including defending positions on controversial topics, adapt style to continuously seek ‘win/win’ solutions.
•  Communicates as an official spokesperson for the function within the business group and enterprise in a variety of settings

Budgeting and Forecasting:

•  Lead Integrated Business Planning (IBP) financial reconciliation for financial performance forecasting of next 24 months, advise, and provide financial leadership to the business group
•  Partner with business lead to set up key Business Measurement and Scorecard for the business.
•  Drive the development of the Annual Operating Plan.
•  Scenario planning for forecasting and budget setting.

Talent Development:

•  Identify, develop and coach direct reports to ensure we have high performing teams. Capable of initiating change, empowering team and driving results.
•  Identify talent and champion development opportunities reflective of the business needs, succession plans and growth objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
•  Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
•  Demonstrated ability to develop long term strategic plans
•  Strong accounting experience with very good technical knowledge
•  Demonstrated change agility
•  Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization
•  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
•  Strong problem solving and analytical skills
•  Demonstrated flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity
•  Strong leadership, team building, interpersonal and communication skills