Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

Manager Corporate FP&A

Vertiv, a global leader in network power solutions, seeks a Manager Corporate FP&A at its Columbus, OH, headquarters location. The position reports to the Sr. Manager Corporate FP&A and serves in a multi-disciplinary finance role providing analysis of plans and results, contributing to annual and monthly forecasting processes, modeling business outcomes, and providing business decision support, as well as other tasks critical to serving as the primary finance business partner to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and his staff. The ideal candidate is committed to root cause analysis that delivers insight, not just information, and regularly displays an inquisitiveness that craves continuous learning and drives continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Join a team of seven accountable for fixed cost management of all corporate functions (Finance, IT, HR, Legal, Marketing, etc.) with a total annual spend of ~$500M
• Own the administration, policy, governance, and actions on financial reporting and forecasting for all Vertiv headcount; develop benefit estimates by country using historical actuals and help to guide better headcount decisioning across the company
• Partner with HR to own and enhance workforce costing (including systems, processes, tools, reports) which allows Vertiv to effectively perform strategic workforce management and headcount cost forecasting & tracking
• Assist HR department in costing of various initiatives (bonus plans, benefit offerings, etc.), build out the business cases, and recommend a course of action
• Manage the global SG&A budget (~$50M annually) for the HR team (analyzing costs, identifying improvement opportunities, etc.) including understanding of regional HR spend and coordination with finance colleagues supporting the regional HR teams.
• Participate in business plan development, including completion of budget models, based on market dynamics and strategic business plans.
• Support the advancement of the financial function to more modern systems (EPM) and
• Prepare executive level presentations and work directly with leadership.
• Support the broader mission of the finance and accounting function as needed
• Perform ad hoc analysis, reporting, and other tasks as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting background preferred but not required
• 8-10+ years of finance or accounting experience
• Experience in large multi-national company preferred
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to think about complex issues using scientific/critical thinking approach to solve problems and make sound judgments
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to discern from available data what should be pertinent to upper levels of management
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization, from the C-Suite to the shop floor.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office tools
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or another ERP system a plus
• Experience with Hyperion Essbasse or Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle EPM also a plus