Strategic Finance Partner Planning Leader

• Develop a strong business and financial management partnership with the platform leader and leadership team, platform finance peers, and global accounting services and shared services teams

• Drive robust financial planning, forecast and execution

• Direct the implementation of 80/20 and Lean frameworks with the business lines

• Communicate business line plans that deliver against financial targets, including contingency and countermeasure plans with Root Cause analyses

• Develop and communicate financial projections and forecasts for Revenue, Orders, Expense, Income and Cash Flow results

• Support period-end closing activities to ensure revenue recognition is properly documented

• Drive working capital management and efficiency projects

• Provide analysis to easily understand Revenue and Margin changes and associated cash flow impact period over period and as compared to forecast

• Model, measure and report on productivity initiatives

• Lead preparation and management of platform/business line operational and functional expenditure budgets to ensure cost containment and spend management

• Prepare, present and deploy platform Annual Operating Plan and team budgets

• Prepare and manage annual Capital and Operating Expense budgets and spending

• Prepare and present platform Monthly Business Review (M ) and Quarterly Operating Review (QOR) materials

• Support the formulation of platform long/short term strategies and associated Strategic Agenda items and initiatives

• Develop models and associated projections to assess and confirm planned growth and financial targets are achieved

• Communicate and receive buy-in of these models with the platform leadership team

• Assist and co-lead M&A platform projects as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Finance, Accounting, or Economics (MBA preferred)
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in finance planning and analysis or finance leadership role within a diverse global organization in an industrial B2B operating environment
• Knowledge of Percentage of Completion (POC) project revenue and cost recognition methods and processes
• Liaison with Internal Audit and Accounting Services and Shared Services teams
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and IFRS
• Strong knowledge of ASC
  606 and CECO revenue recognition policies
• Solid computer skills in MS products, including Excel and PowerPoint, supporting planning, modeling, and analysis
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 50%)

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Hard Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Forecasting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Working Capital Management
• Cost Containment
• Productivity Measurement
• Percentage Of Completion (POC) Methods
• M&A Project Support
• Strategic Agenda Development
• Operational Expenditure Management

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree In Finance
• Bachelor’s Degree In Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree In Economics
• MBA Preferred