Financial Planning & Analysis Director, Intercontinental Region HQ Commercialization FP&A

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Position Summary

The FP&A Director will be responsible for FP&A activities for the Intercontinental Region Commercialization organization including financial oversight to drive improved business performance and facilitate timely decision making.  Additionally the FP&A Director will lead the Intercontinental Region HQ Commercialization FP&A team.

The FP&A Director will be recognized as an influential and collaborative Finance business partner who leads beyond the role and effectively interacts at all levels of the organization to deliver financial planning & analysis. The role reports to the Executive Director Commercialization HQ FP&A.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and own the financial planning processes and timelines (Budget, Projections & Actuals), working closely with VP Finance, Intercontinental Region, Intercontinental Region Finance Directors, Executive Director FP&A Commercialization HQ and team, as well as CFP&A, Investor Relations and their teams.
• Drive transparent reporting/analysis of Region performance and financial results and provide region/market insights and future outlook.
• Identify material risks and opportunities and actively participate in designing and executing response or contingency plans
• Shape resource allocation across the Region to maximize value creation and partner closely with functional leaders to deliver targeted results.
• Drive continuous focus on evolving ways of working and improve/simplify processes and deliverables.
• Lead assigned projects, managing deliverables and expectations across a broad range of stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• BS/BA or equivalent required, finance, accounting or a related field; MBA preferred
• CPA or equivalent a plus (though not required)
• Minimum 10-12 years of relevant Finance experience
• Strong financial planning and analysis background and extensive experience with end-to-end business planning cycles, budgeting processes, demand forecasting, and profitability analyses
• Solid understanding of commercial business models and broad understanding of Commercialization Finance operations is an advantage
• Prior Commercialization P&L accountability, extensive FP&A experience, and US/International market experience
• Strong business partnering skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong ability to influence and lead in a matrixed organization, strong intercultural skills.

Key Capabilities of Focus

• Business Acumen: Strong and proven ability to operate as business co-owner. Ability to understand local and micro business dynamics, identify risks and opportunities.
• Collaboration: Ability to clearly communicate and story-tell; strong cross-matrix partnership skills; ability to influence and drive effective decision making, at times without explicit authority
• Financial literacy: Strong business forecasting and scenario analysis skills, with an understanding of key accounting and reporting needs
• Leadership: Demonstrate a growth and agile mindset, open to elevating financial and business discussio