IBP Group and NA Finance Lead

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Regular Full-Time Cincinnati, OH, US

12 days ago Requisition

Function

Finance / Integrated Business Planning

Position Title IBP Group and NA Finance Lead

Scope Group IBP Finance Lead (50%) | North America IBP Finance Lead (50%)

Reports To Group CFO

Dotted Line Reporting NA Finance Lead (in relation to NA IBP Finance Lead role)

Supported By Group ELT, Regional Managing Directors, Regional FP&A Leads, Regional IBP Step Owners

The IBP Group and NA Finance Lead is accountable for the governance, performance, and continuous improvement of the organization's end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process across both the Group and North America region. This is a senior individual contributor role requiring strategic leadership, financial expertise, and disciplined process execution.

The role serves as the primary finance steward of IBP outputs, ensuring demand, supply, financial, and strategic plans are fully integrated, credible, and decision-ready for executive leadership.

The IBP Finance Lead holds financial sign-off authority on consolidated IBP outputs before submission to Group and North America leadership forums and serves as a trusted advisor to the Group CFO and Regional Finance Leaders regarding planning assumptions, business performance, financial risks, and strategic opportunities.

The incumbent is responsible for leading and governing the complete Integrated Business Planning process across both Group and North America operations by:

Owning and governing the end-to-end IBP cycle for the Group and North America region while ensuring quality, timeliness, and adherence to established standards.

Maintaining and enforcing IBP governance frameworks, including roles, decision rights, escalation protocols, and accountability structures across every IBP step.

Managing the Group IBP calendar while ensuring alignment with all regional IBP calendars.

Leading the Group Integrated Reconciliation (IR) meeting across all regions.

Managing the cadence of the Group Business Review (G ) meetings in coordination with senior leadership.

Managing the North America IBP calendar, templates, planning data requirements, and meeting cadence for:

Demand Review

Supply Review

Integrated Reconciliation

Management Business Review (M )

Exercising authority to challenge and, where necessary, reject regional submissions that do not meet established IBP quality or completeness standards while driving timely resolution within each planning cycle.

Responsibilities include:

Owning the consolidated Group financial bridge, including Actual vs. Plan vs. Latest Estimate across the full IBP planning horizon.

Holding financial sign-off authority on IBP outputs prior to submission to Group IR, G , and North America M  forums.

Identifying and communicating P&L risks and opportunities generated through IBP as a required deliverable every planning cycle.

Ensuring IBP financial outputs are fully integrated into:

Annual Operating Plans

Budgeting Cycles

Long-Range Strategic Plans

Collaborating with Regional FP&A Leads to validate financial assumptions while maintaining a single, consistent financial view across the business.

Highlighting deviations from plan and escalating financially material decisions to the CFO and Executive Leadership Team with recommended actions.

Responsibilities include:

Serving as a trusted advisor to the Group CFO by providing structured financial perspectives on planning assumptions, business risks, and emerging performance trends.

Preparing and delivering executive briefings for the CEO and CFO prior to Group Business Review meetings.

Maintaining structured engagement with Regional Managing Directors and Executive Leadership Team members to ensure planning alignment across the organization.

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