The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis is a key leadership role responsible for financial planning, reporting and analysis used to identify risks and opportunities across the business. The successful candidate will build strategic partnerships across functional teams that will lead to improved processes and transparency around key operating metrics. This is a key member of the leadership team who will support senior leaders to ensure company financial objectives are met.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Manage monthly P&L forecast process, resulting in added visibility and a clear understanding of business trends and overall financial outlook
• Oversee and directly guide annual budgeting process
• Responsible for management reporting, ensuring desired level of accuracy and timeliness is met
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses with the ability to clearly summarize and present findings to executive leadership team members
• Identify and implement tools and/or processes to improve forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and other key areas within finance and accounting
• Partner with accounting teams during monthly close process to provide analytical support and guidance
• Manage and develop finance team, to include coaching, interviewing, hiring and performance management

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related Business field
• 10-15 years of experience, with at least 5 years directly managing people and teams
• Excellent business partnership skills with a record of collaborating across functions and levels within an organization to accomplish team goals
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly communicate complex information
• MBA or advanced degree is a plus
• Clearly understand integrated financial systems and the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proven analytical and financial skills, demonstrated strong economic thinking
• Travel approximately 10%

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

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