Director, FP&A

JOB DESCRIPTION

What does Bendix have to offer you?

• Work/life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
• 401k Plan with Company matching
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Wellness Program and incentives
• Hybrid Work policy
• On-Site Fitness Center
• On-Site Cafeteria with Healthy menu options
• Health and Welfare Insurance Benefits that start on your 1st day of employment:
• Basic Life Insurance
• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Employee-Paid Benefits:
• Medical and Prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance Plans
• Supplemental AD&D insurance for Employee and Family
• Long Term Disability
• Accident Plan
• Critical Illness Plan
• Hospital Indemnity Plan
• Legal
• Identity Theft and Fraud Protection

Serve as a key member of the Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems financial planning and analysis team providing analysis to drive financial performance and achieve business objectives.

• Responsible for driving and monitoring financial performance, analyzing and interpreting operating results, investigating variances and unusual items; and evaluating their effect on operations.
• Drive the financial planning process for monthly forecast, annual budgeting, and five-year strategic plan.
• Assist with decision-making for various business processes including budgeting, forecasting, and cost reductions.
• Facilitate seamless communication and collaboration between central finance, business units, and plants on Budget, forecasting, and related financial processes to ensure alignment and drive operational success.
• Proactively identify and coach teams on potential issues before they escape the stale recurrence and ensure resolution and maintain operational uptime.
• Spearhead process optimization initiatives to elevate efficiency and streamline financial planning and analysis operations.
• Foster dynamic, two-way communication within different areas of the organization to ensure alignment and drive informed financial decisions.
• Proactively ensure that Strategic Planning and Budget are aligned with robust, forward-thinking plans to drive strategic financial performance.
• Develop and implement standardized tools, templates, and calendars for conducting comprehensive meeting reviews, ensuring streamlined financial planning and analysis processes.
• Deliver precise and timely financial insights and services to the business, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic goals.
• Deliver precise summaries that ensure accuracy and clarity in financial reporting and decision-making.
• Provide leadership accurate and timely financial and operational recommendations.
• Drive effective collaboration between Munich and the business, ensuring alignment and clear communication on financial strategies and goals.
• Ensure the precise integration of Budget data into the KB system, maintaining accuracy and consistency for reliable financial analysis and reporting.
• Prepare various monthly presentation packages for management reviews.
• Responsible for monitoring financial performance, analyzing and interpreting operating results, investigating variances and unusual items; and evaluating their effect on operations.
• Report results to Operations and Functional leadership along with recommendations for action.
• Drive the Operations/functional financial planning process for monthly forecast, annual budgeting, and five-year strategic.
• Lead the financial review of plant operations and make recommendations on methods to increase profits through cost and expense reductions and other improvements and improve financial performance.

• Extensive understanding of financial concepts including financial statement analysis, accounting, budgeting, profitability analysis, and standard costing methodologies
• Solid understanding of the drivers of the business (i.e. industry volume patterns, specific customer products, customer/market mix, etc.)

• Comprehensive financial analysis skills that enable development and evaluation of business transactions and models.
• Advanced…