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What’s the job? 

The Sr. Financial Analyst acts as a business partner and trusted advisor who supports and leads the Off-Site Solutions (OSS) Must Win Battles (MWB) enabling and managing rapid, profitable growth through functional excellence, resource allocation and continuous capital investment within North America. The role directly oversees the finance aspects related to Sales to Off-Site Factories, OPA performance and related SG&A spend.

 

Responsibilities include:

Business Financial Reporting and Analysis: Coordinate and analyze monthly forecasts from BU inputs (i.e. – 3ME) Dissect financial data (Mix – Product Portfolio, Pricing, COF/Inflation, Subcontracting cost, SG&A and Inventory movements) and non-financial data (Headcount, Quality etc.) to identify risks and opportunities to improve financial performance and drive change. Analyze BU Product Line Profitability, report progress towards budget commitment, financial performance achievements and trends. Prepares “what-ifs” simulations, recommend course of action. Ensure accuracy and integrity of the BU balance sheet. Strategic Planning: Support the BU product portfolio assessment for opportunities to drive growth and value creation through resource allocation / prioritization, monitoring of innovation and support on acquisition opportunities. Coordinate planning and prepare analysis for the financial cycles (Budget, RF, LRP) and reporting to OSS and CBE leadership, present alternative scenarios with risks and opportunities; recommend course of action. Determine, implement, monitor, in conjunction with business leaders (SLT) goals for profitability, optimization and growth to ensure alignment with EBITDA, OFCF and ROCE% Targets. Actively manage the capital requirement process & forecasting (CIP Aging, Capex+, Payback) Process Improvement: Propose and support digital transformation to increase standardization and improve infrastructure. Enforce ownership and accountability of internal service providers (shared services, systems) for processes within scope. Business Partnership: Central MFG, SG&A Departments: Support preparation of budget with OSS Management, Group Controller and monitor spend, recommend action plans/countermeasures to address any gaps. Consolidation and reporting of results: analyze OSS financial statements and evolution vs. budget commitment and prior year, identify risk and opportunity areas. Prepare monthly reporting packages (comments and presentations), attend internal CBE Finance, MWB monthly calls. Organize the OSS calendar and templates for budget and reforecasting cycles, support Group Controller, FP&A Director with the annual budget presentation preparation. Capital allocation: support Group Controller on investment reviews. Acquisitions: support Group Controller in due diligence/evaluation and integration processes Business Intelligence: Assist Team members to understand business context, identify opportunities for improvement and take on stretch assignments. Aid functional departments to promote a better understanding of financial tools and metrics designed to enhance profitability, provide training as applicable. Compliance:

Support the leadership team and partners to ensure adequate implementation of business controls and internal control risk mitigation.