Senior Business Partner Financial Planning & Analysis

The Senior Business Partner, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis will assist in the development and execution of the global finance strategy aligned with the NSF mission, values and strategy.  The Senior Business Partner will provide support in the planning, implementation, management, and control of all financial-related activities for the corporate support functions.  The Senior Business Partner will manage and coordinate accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis for the corporate support functions to ensure financial goals are established and executed.  The Senior Business Partner is a key part of the finance leadership team.

Own all corporate level reporting packages, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of all financial data, including preparation of the Monthly Operating Review (MOR) deck and KPI Scorecard

•Collaborate with FP&A team members to consolidate monthly/quarterly bridges for presentation to senior leadership – responsible for communicating variances to budget, forecast, and prior year 

•Must be comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership – requires the ability to read, interpret, and present management reports, as well as provide ongoing education as needed to increase business acumen

•Perform month-end close duties including analyzing operational metrics, providing and interpreting monthly financial statements/business drivers, reclassing expenses as necessary, and collaborating with the General Ledger team 

•Drive the Annual Operating Plan and reforecasting processes, ensuring achievement of key milestones

•Ensure on-time completion of the annual budget and strategy plan – participate in consolidation of financial statements, bridges, and necessary board presentations, Planful scenario setup and template maintenance, and supporting FP&A Directors as needed

•Develop complex financial models to support management decision-making – responsible for supporting Senior Leadership by providing business insight and ad-hoc requests

•Drive continuous improvement of analyses and processes to support business - gather feedback as necessary, and make enhancements to meet business needs, collaborate with team members

•Ability to dive into details as necessary to understand complex business problems fed by a variety of data sources, in a variety of local currencies

Follow consistent processes established within the Finance function, and NSF

 

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•Meticulous attention to detail – ensuring accuracy of all published monthly reports, board reports, and any requested ad-hoc reporting

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly at the senior level as it relates to financial information

•Strong experience preparing presentations for internal leadership and Board of Directors

•Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills with experience developing financial models to support business decisions

•Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and influence up, down, and across the organization

•Bachelor's Finance or Accounting Required, MBA, preferred

•7-10 years of finance experience, 5+ years in corporate FP&A  

•3-5 years of experience presenting consolidated financials (Top Level of Org)

•Advanced excel skills – must be comfortable utilizing excel to aggregate and summarize large data sets in an efficient manner

•Ability to work independently and manage individual and sometimes conflicting timelines from a variety of business partners, in a fast-paced setting

•Must actively model all NSF core values and possess high ethical standards

•Ability to meet hybrid Ann Arbor requirements (3 days/week in office)

 

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethn