Lead Financial Analyst

Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a Lead Financial Planning Analyst to join the North America Business Planning Finance Team. This person will play a key role in helping build, execute, and manage strategies & business plans that drive profitable, sustainable, and brand accretive, growth. This person will perform structured as well as ad-hoc analyses to deliver financial insights that aid in decision-making in order to shape the future of . The ideal candidate is a self-starter who possesses superior Excel and PowerPoint skills, is innovative in nature, and has a strong desire to learn and enact change across the business.

What You Will Work On

• Act as Key point of contact for monthly and quarterly reporting related to profitability and measure progress against strategic plan, budget, and the latest financial forecast
• Support Finance leaders with data pulling, reconciling, and validating North America Financial Data
• Write and respond to inquiries regarding financial reports and provide thoughtful data insights
• Leverage analytical and organizational skills to review financial results from different areas of the business and identify & communicate trends, risks, and opportunitie
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis including scenario planning and investment analysis that aid in decision-making across the enterprise
• Continuously look at opportunities to optimize processes and models used, to provide more timely and relevant insights across our margin landscape
• Maintain and develop new tools and processes to support financial planning and reporting
• Be a thought partner to the organization and educate teams on use and interpretation of financial reports, key performance metrics, and other measures of success from across the business

• Bachelor/ Master degree required with a minimum of 5-8 years directly relevant work experience
• Experience working for a Fortune 500/multinational consumer products company is a plus
• Certifications: MBA (Finance, Economics, or related fields), CMA or CPA preferred
• Is accountable for the performance and results of multiple related business units
• Client service attitude and ability to exercise high degree of professionalism
• Innate desire to continuously explore, learn, and exercise intellectual curiosity; comfort with ambiguity and ability to quickly adapt to competing/changing priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience
• Process and Detail-oriented with the ability to think holistically and strategically about a business
• Advanced and detailed knowledge of excel functionalities associated with financial modeling required
• Knowledge and use of SAP and Business Objects preferred .

• Participates in functional discussions and initiatives across departments and may provide input into business unit planning.
• Develops internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improve business unit responsiveness.
• Prepares and distributes timely and insightful financial analysis of pertinent information to determine progress against strategic plan, budget, forecast, and to support external financial decisions.
• Actively interprets and reviews financial results with business managers, including trends/issues and opportunities, to drive actionable responses.
• Performs analysis that aids in the decision making process and helps improve profitability as well as on new business opportunities, which include scenario and investment analysis.
• Monitors monthly progress against budgets/targets and works with managers to ensure accountability.
• Monitors that working capital is efficiently and effectively being used ( inventory and AR focus). Develops and monitors metrics focused on P&L, balance sheet, and free cash flow (such as CACC, ROIC). Participates in the strategic and business planning process from a financial perspective.
• Generates budgets that incorporate strategic business plan objectives and incorporates appropriate assumptions.
• Executes the monthly forecasting process for assigned division, category, gender group, or cost center.
• Participates in the Financial Planning team's support of the Controlling team's ultimate responsibility for the integrity of the financial statements (management and statutory) and compliance with US GAAP.
• Works with local accounting staff on the documentation of Corporate and Region accounting policies and procedures.
• Works with Corporate Audi and the Region Controlling team to recommend improvements to internal controls.

• 6 years experience with Fortune 500/multi-national consumer products company. SAP experience.
• Typical Office: This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.