Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Position Summary

The Senior FP&A role is responsible for the overall financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and analysis of Reed Hycalog's financial performance. This highly visible role partners closely with the Reed Hycalog Business Unit President, VP of Finance, leadership team, business management, and regional FP&A teams to provide actionable financial insights that support strategic decision‑making and operational excellence.

The position serves as a key business partner, driving financial transparency, planning accuracy, reporting consistency, and continuous process improvement across the organization.

• Reed Hycalog Leadership Team and Business Management
• BU Operational FP&A Analysts
• Segment FP&A Team
• Corporate FP&A Team
• Peer Business Unit FP&A Teams
• Shared Finance and Accounting Teams

• Business Partnering
• Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
• Strategic Financial Analysis and Decision Support
• Executive and Business Communications
• Financial Reporting Excellence
• Continuous Improvement and Process Optimization

• Partner with business leadership and functional management to analyze financial performance, provide actionable insights, and support informed business decisions.
• Collaborate with shared finance and accounting teams to ensure a thorough understanding of financial results, accounting transactions, and the consistent application of financial coding and classifications.
• Provide functional leadership and guidance to BU Operational FP&A Analysts, ensuring consistency in financial reporting, planning, and analysis.

• Lead the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad‑hoc financial deliverables, including forecasts, plans, analyses, management commentary, and executive reporting requirements. Key deliverables include:
  • Monthly Operating Review (MOR) forecasts
  • Quarterly financial bridge analyses
  • Mid‑Year Plan
  • Annual Operating Plan
  • Corporate and Segment reporting requests
• Coordinate with business leaders and finance teams to gather, validate, and consolidate information required to support reporting and planning activities.

• Lead capital expenditure (Cap Ex) reporting, forecasting, planning, and analysis activities, including:
  • Management reporting of capital spending
  • Classification and reconciliation of capital transactions
  • Forecast development and planning system submissions
  • Capital appropriation (CA) tracking and closure
  • Support management in the development of business cases and financial analyses for capital investment projects.

• Analyze, report, and drive performance improvements across key financial and operational metrics, including:
  • Revenue and gross margin performance by geography, business, and product line
  • Operating profit and EBITDA
  • Operating expenses by category, geography, and business unit
  • Working capital metrics, including DSO and inventory turns
  • Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
  • Operational and financial performance trends
• Actively contribute to business strategy development by providing financial insights, scenario analysis, and decision‑support recommendations.

• Lead efforts to enhance financial reporting quality, ensuring reporting is standardized, accurate, timely, and aligned with business requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve reporting efficiency through automation, self‑service reporting capabilities, and advanced analytics tools.
• Maintain and optimize the financial planning system's reporting structure to accurately reflect organizational and management reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain expertise in financial systems and reporting tools, while driving continuous system and process improvements.
• Collaborate with FP&A teams across the organization to share best practices, promote standardization, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support overall company and business unit objectives by contributing to strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
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