Sr. Manager, FP&A

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Reporting to the FP&A – Director - Commercial, this position is part of the Global Financial Planning &Analysis (FP&A) team providing financial guidance to the Supply Optimization Team.

As a business partner, you will help drive performance from a financial and operational perspective including but not limited to: anticipating challenges, developing innovative solutions, and identifying arbitrage options as we mature our Supply Chain.

This position provides information to facilitate management decisions with respect to P&L / Gross Margin / CAPEX / NWC through financial analysis; researching and analyzing data; and preparing periodic reporting.

KEY DELIVERABLES:

A) Reporting and controlling

• Prepare and interpret financial reports by compiling and analyzing financial data from different sources and summarizing account information and trends
• Maintain and mature P&L models for the Merchandise purchases, rebates, and expenses related to operations of distribution centers. Collaborate cross-functionally to align financial data structure
• Analyze and track period financial reports versus budget, prior year, and investment return expectations and provide comments
• Assist with ad-hoc financial analysis and overall performance insights into product categories
• Ensure adherence to contractual rates by vendors

B) Business planning

• Support the overall business planning process across regions
• Coordinate and aligning process and deliveries across stakeholders
• Support overall strategy and ambition level setting

C) Financial Modelling

• Build financial models to map potential outcomes of business cases to financial statements including P&L and NWC
• Identify and review key drivers and assumptions

D) Investment Decision Support

• Build or Review business cases for strategic initiatives and projects
• Ensure that assumptions are attainable and aligned
• Standardize, improve, and promote investment decision methodologies
• Track investment and operating budgets

E) Operational Expenditure Tracking, Analysis and Reporting Process

• Coordinate with OPEX team to report, analyze and provide insight on spending
• Assist Functional Groups in spend management
• Collaborate with Finance Controller team to provide timely and accurate variance governance report
• Support OPEX Finance Controller team in complex questions

F) Improve and Automate Reporting Tools

• Work with various data sources and reporting support teams to provide timely and consistent results
• Contribute to team through accomplishing shared related annual objectives

G) Other

• Ensure compliance with requirements, policies, and regulations by enforcing adherence to corporate systems, policies, and government regulations
• Assists with special projects as needed
• Travel required – approx. 2%-5% of the time

PROFILE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business with 2-5 of years relevant experience preferably in financial analysis, strategic planning, working capital, supply chain, budgeting, and forecasting
• Must have advanced knowledge in Excel, working knowledge PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint
• Experience in a commercial setting
• Experience working with financial systems (Longview, PDI, JD Edwards, etc.)
• Must have strong analytical and quantitative abilities; Must have strong attention to detail while being able to synthesize information
• Experience working with large and complex datasets
• Strong financial modelling skills
• Must have strong communication skills and comfortable interacting with all levels of management
• Comfortable working independently, in cross-functional teams, and in a global role
• Must be willing to adapt to a dynamic business environment, balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
• Have an entrepreneurial and commercial mindset with a strong drive to Make it Easy
• Comfortable initiating actions and taking responsibility to secure agreed output
• Collaborate effectively and build professional networks
• Motivated by challenging tasks and complex projects across countries and regions

WE OFFER:

• An opportunity to shape process and financial performance management
• A global role, with stakeholders across regions
• A working environment with high ethical standards and values
• Continuous personal and professional development driven by challenging goals
• An opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic work environment

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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