FP&A Sales

As the Head of FP&A Sales, you are a deeply analytical individual who never takes a number at face value. Your passion lies in understanding cause and effect, particularly when it comes to comprehending the challenges companies face in solving problems for their customers. Your ultimate strength lies in forming clear, strategic views on how businesses create value. You must meet the following criteria: - Demonstrated experience in an FP&A role for a minimum of 10-12 years in a manufacturing company within the FP&A domain - Proficiency in revenue forecasting, budgeting, and cost analysis - Excellent Excel skills, especially in extracting data from multiple sources and analyzing and presenting it through pivot tables and bridges - Strong analytical skills, with a track record of creating value in your current role - Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to translate complex financial information into understandable insights - Outstanding interpersonal and networking skills to engage with various personalities and positions - Commitment to teamwork Your role revolves around preparing a financial forecast based on Integrated Business Planning inputs. You will be responsible for reconciling actuals versus forecasts by leveraging your in-depth business understanding and strong relationships with sales teams. Additionally, you will be tasked with preparing an annual budget using a similar approach. As the finance business partner to the Profit Center head of Sales, you will provide analytical insights to enhance business performance proactively. Creating informative presentations that connect performance outcomes with expected results is a crucial aspect of your role, requiring confident and coherent presentation skills. Your responsibilities include: - Collaborating with business units to classify, quantify, and forecast business metrics and risks by providing reliable, accurate, comparable, and timely information - Defining and implementing internal processes to consolidate information effectively and ensuring data accuracy for group presentations - Assisting in developing forecasting models and providing high-quality performance management insights to achieve the most profitable business mix - Evaluating the company's financial health primarily through key financial ratios - Working with various teams to drive process improvements, enhance financial results, and consolidate forecast/actual data efficiently - Acting as a trusted source of financial information for the Sales team, helping them identify justified returns on capital employed - Enhancing the financial literacy of the sales department by helping them understand their financial performance and bridging any gaps through emphasized accountability - Conducting simulations on different what-if scenarios using critical thinking to evaluate and recommend solutions Your role also involves immersing yourself in industry trends and the technical aspects of the products through understanding customer processes and plant operations, all while thinking like a business owner to strive for higher profitability.,