Region FP&A Manager

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Job Description Summary

The Region Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager reports directly to NAM GSI Finance leader. He / she has the oversight of the NAM financial statements of GSI with focus on income statement, cash flow, and be able to directly partner with NAM Operations and financial team.

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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:
 

·  Own NAM GSI income statement and cash flow reporting and analysis during monthly & quarterly closing.
·  Manage the consolidation of income statement and cash flow information submitted by sub-PLs and provide insightful analysis to business line leaders
·  Support business line operating mechanism on income statement and cash performance metrics, including backlog & sales execution, cost review and headcount planning, billing, collections, and past due reporting
·  Provide visibility to business income statement and cash performance through weekly / monthly communications of key business KPIs critical to achieving financial objectives
·  Provide cost visibility across FPC, S&M, G&A and R&D to various operation owners within NAM GSI organization
·  Lead cost out and recovery actions across the organization, and provide insights on potential saving area to NAM Finance and Operation leaders
·  Provide financial leadership in planning cycles, directing and integrating income statement and cash flow aspects of the forecast during annual budget process, quarterly forecast and long term strategy ( LTS)
·  Coordinate with GSI global income statement and cash leaders on submission and addressing follow up questions & analysis on business line income and cash flow statement performance
·  Drive simplification initiatives with transformation and IT team to improve the efficiency and accuracy of income statement and cash flow reporting within the business line

Qualifications/Requirements:

·  Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline from an accredited university or college
·  Work experience in multinational environment
·  Good communication skills
·  English professional essential
·  Good level of excel
·  Knowledge of SAP and HFM is a vantage
·  Previous FP&A experience is highly recommended

Desired Characteristics :
 

·  Excellent oral and written communication skills;
·  Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills;
·  Effective problem identification and solution skills;
·  Trained to be able to work with minimal supervision;
·  Strong analytical skills; able to clearly link financial results to operational actions to be taken to meet the target and drive saving challenges;
·  Ability to produce accurate and reliable financial data;
·  Adaptable / flexible; being open to change in response to new information, and different or unexpected