Director Financial Planning & Analysis North America

SUMMARY:
The Director Financial Planning & Analysis - N.A.s principal responsibilities are to partner with and support Group Vice Presidents by providing proactive thought-provoking value-adding insight into Group financial performance; and contribute world class financial leadership and resources to drive the achievement of both Motion Industries and individual Group goals. The Director Financial Planning & Analysis identifies opportunities and drives decision-making by collecting managing analyzing and disseminating financial information and analyses. This role drives positive change contributing to increases in market share margins and productivity; while improving efficiencies to reduce costs and manage assets.

JOB DUTIES:
Mentors coaches and evaluates N.A. Financial Planning & Analysis team. Sets goals and related priorities; coach and develop team members
Establishes and monitors appropriate employee performance objectives introduce best practices and process improvements.
Establishes strong partnerships with operational leaders to support the strategy and business decision-making.
Leads the development of metric-driven financial analysis.
Oversees the provision of timely communication of actionable insights and understanding of variations versus plan and forecast on all financial metrics and key performance indicators.
Leads the preparation of Group level monthly quarterly and year-end financial Statements.
Proactively seeks out opportunities to increase business knowledge and create visibility within the organization.
Leads strategic initiatives focusing on operational efficiency and improvements.
Benchmarks against industry peers and provide insights for improvement opportunities.
Oversees review of account reconciliations analyses and related journal entries. Approves significant non-standard journal entries posted to Group financials.
Reviews quarterly adjustments and other significant estimates.
Supports Finance Leadership in the design maintenance and presentation of budgeting & forecasting process; collaborate with leadership in all aspects of financial support project analysis and modeling.
Partners with other Finance leaders in developing and/or improving accounting processes & documentation recommending changes that lead to the adoption of world class processes. Partners both internal and external business partners such as with Treasury Financial Shared Services IT and others to develop optimize and maintain processes and solutions.
Supports Acquisition Integration team with the analysis and onboarding of distribution acquisitions.
Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires a bachelors degree in accounting or finance. A masters degree is preferred. Typically requires seven (7) or more years of managerial finance and/or financial reporting experience with five (5) or more years of experience in leading people. Requires experience managing multiple ERP systems consolidated into one financial reporting platform. Experience with managing multiple projects.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ABILITIES:
Professional executive presence with excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact with management at corporate and field levels
Strong negotiation and partnership skills across all levels of management with ability to influence and challenge decisions and processes
Forward-thinking in implementing tools and techniques to improve analytics driving better business decisions
Self-motivated and able to independently manage multiple responsibilities concurrently
Strong analytical skills and the ability to propose positive business solutions to problems
Excellent leadership skillsdriver of results developer and coach of people influencer of peers
Excellent communication skills verbal and written
Ability to collaborate within a team managing the team dynamics and relationships
Ability to manage data between multiple systems
Experience with PeopleSoft General Ledger or similar ERP and Blackline

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: Yes

COMPANY INFORMATION:
Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage 401(k) tuition reimbursement vacation sick and holiday pay.

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