This position shall be responsible for the consolidated financial reporting and business analysis for the North America & Latin America Regions. The position will conduct month end financial close analysis & reporting activities, provide business support to the commercial team throughout the month, as well as coordinating the preparation of Quarterly Forecasts & Business Reviews. This position will have exposure to the CCO of the Americas as well as the Commercial Unit VPs.

RESPONSIBILITIES & SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

FP&A Accountabilities

• Responsible for reporting and analyzing the consolidated sales, direct profit, expenses and working capital of the Americas region.
• Assist in the monthly close process for the region, working closely with the other members of the FP&A team to present a consistent story of the monthly results. Key deliverables will include detailed analysis of the consolidated P&L, explaining the key drivers during the month, as well as the consolidated month end deck presentation.
• Ensure accuracy of data reported in Management reporting systems – GIS and Hyperion.
• Participate in preparation of Annual Budget & Quarterly forecasts of the Consolidated NA & LAC Regions:
• Prepare consolidated reporting of the total Americas P&L as well as breakouts on Commercial Units, Subregions & other detailed views.
• Conduct variance analysis and highlight Risks & Opportunities.
• Assist FP&A team in Upload of forecasts in Oracle/HFM where needed.
• Ownership of consolidated presentation materials to CCO, VP of Corp Finance, and Commercial Unit VPs.
• Act as liaison between FP&A Team, GPMO, and Operations in the event of standard cost updates and any coordination needed in the preparation of budgets & forecasts.
• Ad Hoc Analysis and Process improvements Projects.
• Act as Finance representative on special projects (i.e. annual pricing review, tariff implications).

KEY POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• B.S. Degree in Accounting or Finance/CPA/CMA.

Job Experience

• Minimum of 8+ years of diversified financial analysis experience for a multinational company.
• Good knowledge of general accounting principles with emphasis on financial Analysis and planning techniques; Project Management experience a plus.
• Experience working with reporting applications and BI tools (QlikView in particular), high degree of proficiency in MS Excel and good proficiency with PowerPoint.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative and innovative in the approach to problem solving and the way data is presented to effectively convey information to business and executive management.
• Positive, people-oriented, and energetic attitude.
• Project management.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and strong accountability mindset, an attention to detail, passion, flexibility, leadership, and a commitment to excellence.
• Comfort working with large data sets, understanding relational databases, experience utilizing various ERP systems (Oracle, SAP).