Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

What does a Director, Financial Planning and Analysis at Swire Coca-Cola do?

A key finance Director responsible for driving innovation, efficiency and mentorship in the Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function. This position will ensure effective management over budget and capital expenditure process, driving forward looking projections, financial analysis supporting business goals, and continuous process improvement and enhancement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop performance-based metrics working with Business and Data analytics to identify appropriate methodology, frequency and delivery platform Communicate financial reports and respond to questions from parent company
• Manage budget and forecast reporting process and communication with the parent company
• Lead growth and improvement in business performance using data and analysis as well as performance-based metrics and key operating indicators
• Drives a culture of collaboration and business partnership across Finance and customer facing business functions
• Communicate financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drive desired behaviors and decisions
• Lead and develop team of finance professionals supporting forward analytical leadership in conjunction with other areas of finance and business leads
• Identify, nurture, and develop leadership potential among direct reports to build a pipeline of future leaders within the organization
• Develop and maintain an effective internal controls environment. Works with the VP of FP&A to maintain finance policies and ensure appropriate risk and controls model
• Develops and ensures coherency in short and long-term forecasts based on business conditions; maintains active risk and opportunities assessment
• Monitors key financial indicators to identify trends and ensures risks are mitigated timely
• Drive continuous improvement including challenging the thinking of the team, maximizing automation opportunities, and identifying process opportunities within the Finance Analysis and Planning Team
• Collaborate with Information Technology to facilitate analytical insight processes more effectively

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance or other related field of study required
• Master's Degree MBA preferred
• 10+ years Financial analysis and leadership required
• Leadership skills: ability to influence a team of cross functional professionals and manage team
• Strong organizational and change management skills
• Excellent financial acumen including strong analytical, budgeting, and forecasting skills
• Technical accounting, high level analytical skills, and advanced Excel skills

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