Korn Ferry has partnered with our client on their search for the role, Corporate FP&A Manager - public manufacturer.
Reports to: Director of Group FP&A
Position Summary
This position will play a key role supporting the Director of Group FP&A in the areas of management reporting and Financial Planning & Analysis for the consolidated company. The position will also work closely with and support those individuals responsible for Regional Finance, Tax and Treasury Management, and Investor Relations.
Principal Responsibilities
Management Reporting
Prepare the monthly reports and analytical packages to support monthly Management and Board reporting. Emphasis will be on analyzing drivers of performance and any variances to forecast/budget and prior year.
Additional tasks will be to highlight key trends, to identify opportunities/risks, and to develop insights and recommendations for to performance improvement.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Support the budgeting and forecasting processes for the Group functions.
Assist with the consolidated annual planning and budgeting process, including managing the timeline of key activities; developing major market forecasts and budget assumptions; issuing reporting templates; consolidating the individual business unit financials; and producing the necessary financial statements and presentations.
Capital Expenditure Analysis
Help establish key financial management/reporting processes for capital projects
Work closely with the Business Segment CFOs to drive analytical consistency and best practices
Required Qualifications
Education: Graduate degree, ideally in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Corporate Finance, Economics, etc.). MBA preferred but not required
Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience in relevant functional areas such as Accounting, Management Reporting Corporate Finance, or Financial Planning & Analysis
Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and management reporting systems (e.g., OneStream) and key analytic / BI tools and techniques
Understanding of major principles of corporate finance and financial analysis, including variance analysis, DCF analysis, business and project valuation, and financial modeling techniques
Demonstrated ability to understand a business and key drivers of performance and how to translate that understanding into actionable insights and plans to improve performance
Ability to operate in a large, complex, global organization
Desire to take initiative and operate relatively independently to get results
Experience developing new and/or improving existing relevant policies, processes and procedures
Experience operating internationally
Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally in a building products related sector
Working Conditions
This position will be an in-office environment with occasional domestic and international travel required.
Job requires both sitting and standing. Excellent vision, hearing, speech, and motor skills are required to perform essential functions of the job.