FP&A Director

About the Company

We achieve prudent and profitable growth through people development, world-class manufacturing, innovation, and relentless customer focus while supporting the communities where we operate.

About the Role

Responsible for providing financial oversight, leading and support in all areas of financial planning, budgeting/forecasting, cash flow, and strategic growth opportunities. The role will lead and coordinate a strategic and structured financial forecasting, planning, and analysis process based on relevant business information that supports quality and timely global and division business analysis for budget, forecast and long-term planning. In addition, this role will be responsible for detailing tracking of division, region and global strategic initiatives and project-based overlays related to budgeting and forecasting to allow senior management to clearly track progress.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the flow of cash, manage bank relationships, and ensure sufficient liquidity to meet operational needs.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks.
• Ensure the development of accurate, consistent and timely reporting, analysis and delivery of business results and planning output.
• Directing and evaluating the treasury functions, implementing new technologies to improve operations, and develop treasury functions
• Lead and coordinate the annual budget process supported by the finance team and other business leaders to deliver results aligned with strategic objectives; Implement ongoing improvement to the budget process.
• Develop and disseminate all regular and ad hoc management information to support business strategy.
• Review reports on historical and future trends in performance, return and depreciation to determine appropriate paths for financial development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• A minimum of 10 - 12 years of financial planning and analysis experience (at least 3-5 years in a leadership position)

Competencies

• Financial modeling and budgeting experience required
• Ability to analyze complex information, draw logical conclusions about business implications and identify actions
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required
• Knowledge of accounting (US GAAP)
• Analytical and detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to work well under time constraints and maintain confidentiality
• Team-oriented – contributes to a global environment by driving overall results and support
• Superior communication skills
• Solid organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• General cost accounting experience preferred
• Experience with automotive industry is preferred
• Experience with ERP systems – Plex experience preferred