Principal FP&A - Networked Solutions PBU

Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner with Networked Solutions PBU leadership to provide strategic financial guidance, enabling informed decision-making and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Prepare and present monthly and quarterly financial analyses for global consolidations, clearly communicating key business drivers, variances, trends, risks, and opportunities while recommending corrective actions.
• Lead the development of annual budgets, long-range financial plans, forecasts, and monthly outlooks, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and accountability across the planning process.
• Continuously evaluate and improve budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and business agility.
• Analyze revenue performance, customer and product profitability, supply chain impacts, and new product development investments to identify actionable insights and optimization opportunities.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models that support strategic planning, investment analysis, business case development, and executive decision-making.
• Collaborate with global business functions, operational teams, and product leadership to incorporate evolving business requirements into financial plans and forecasts.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to operating expense (OpEx) leaders by owning forecasting and reporting processes, identifying emerging trends, assessing business impacts, and recommending solutions that improve operational effectiveness.
• Deliver insightful performance reporting that promotes accountability, supports continuous improvement, and advances customer-centric business outcomes.
• Leverage technology, analytics, and innovative approaches, including AI-enabled tools where appropriate, to improve reporting quality, forecasting accuracy, and business insights.
• Validate financial data, investigate variances, troubleshoot reporting issues, and ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial results.
• Lead or support strategic and operational special projects, providing financial analysis and recommendations to business stakeholders.
• Build collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leadership to influence decisions, align priorities, and drive organizational success.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), strategic finance, corporate finance, or a similar analytical finance role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, scenario analysis, forecasting, and data interpretation.
• Demonstrated experience preparing financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for business leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.
• Proven expertise building, maintaining, and enhancing complex financial models that support strategic planning and operational decision-making.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge conventional thinking, act as a change agent, and successfully drive process improvements.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment while maintaining strong collaboration, accountability, and results orientation.
• Commitment to customer-centric thinking, business partnership, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.