Job Title: Financial Planning and Analysis Director
City: Lake Forest / State: Illinois
Job Description
Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Financial Planning and Analysis Director to join our team located at our headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.
Your Role:
The Financial Planning and Analysis Director is responsible for providing leadership and guidance with the analysis and information they need to consider, including economic and business trends and reviews of past company performance. This position will attempt to anticipate obstacles and potential problems in order to accurately forecast the company’s future financial position. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Prepares a daily/weekly/monthly package that provides business performance, risks, and opportunities that will have a financial impact on the business.
- Prepares performance reviews and other formal financial packages for senior management; on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis (value streams to present results as part of a business review meetings).
- Performs variance analysis vs. prior years, budgets and forecasts; include accompanying written business analysis to identify problems areas and make suggestions for improvement by partnering with business groups finance leads; develops and analyzes performance metrics.
- Assists in preparation of the MD&A. Review the business overview section and ensure that the information is correct and that all information to be provided is available and easily audited.
- Coordinates the Annual Budget (for P/L, B/S and C/F). Ensure that the strategic financial planning process for the Company links to the current year budget and long-term plan.
- Develops and enhances financial planning processes, including development of an integrated forecasting process (12 month rolling) and platform (this would incorporate our mid-month, plus our various outlooks/cycles).
- Evaluates current share trends, perform competitor analysis, and evaluate potential business solutions.
- Support customer bid recommendations from a financial perspective, ensuring the business is driving profitable growth.
- Ensures calendar harmonization with the deliverables for internal and external reporting and ensuring meeting all the requirements.
- Prepares presentations for CEO and CFO.
- Ability to tailor information based on the audience.
Coming from a diverse background in accounting and finance, you will drive creative thinking and create harmonized change to work towards continuous improvement. In this change-focused position, you will explore what is possible and strive to make it happen! We strive to build a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce who will contribute to the Company’s vision, mission, and goals.
You will love it here if…
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset and ability to manage high level of complexity and ambiguity
- Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountability
- Must be team oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams
- You are highly analytical and have a natural curiosity for results
We need you to have:
- BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting.
- 15+ years of related professional corporate Accounting/Finance experience, preferably in a large manufacturing headquarter environment.
- Prior team management experience combined with a proven track record of developing, coaching, and mentoring a large diverse staff (10+ employees).
- Broad accounting and finance experience with exposure to a wide range of business functions and demonstrated leadership.
- Proficient in MS Office with high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Proficient in large, automated financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, Hyperion Planning, and HFM.
- Demonstrated expertise with financial modeling.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
- Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
- Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills.
- Exercise sound judgment with the ability to take calculated risks and make risk/return recommendations.
- Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
- Ability to be discreet with confidential information.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
- Must be team oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.
Icing on the cake:
- MBA or other advanced degree.
- CPA Certification.
- Proficient with forecasting and budgeting tool implementation.
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For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.
No recruiter calls or emails please.
Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, or disability.
Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
The Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions can be found on this link:
Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
The poster and the supplement can be found on this link.
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm
