Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Join Amrize as a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!

About The Role

The manager of financial planning and analysis requires excellent leadership, communication skills, and the ability/willingness to collaborate with all business areas.

Planning: Responsible for leading the planning cycles and coordinating all aspects of the development, presentation, analysis and submission of budgets, midterm plans and forecasts. The manager of FP&A is the risk champion for the company and is in charge of coordinating the Business Risk Map (BRM) process.

Actuals: Responsible for leading the reporting and analysis of financial results, including the validation of actual results and the management of the month-end close for reporting.

Ad Hoc Analysis: The FP&A manager is the main contact and leader for the development of financial analysis for major initiatives, review of business cases, and development of financial scorecards.

Development: The FP&A manager will play a critical role in developing Finance organization talent, especially as it relates to FP&A competencies.

What You'll Accomplish

• Manage preparation of the company budget, forecast, and midterm year plan (MTP)
• Drive/lead the planning process and coordinate the regular meetings with the company-wide planning group
• Build and maintain relationships with counterparts at corporate in Chicago and other group companies, as well as cross-functional relationships
• Responsible for analysis of the company's financial and operating results and communication to appropriate parties within the Company, and to third parties
• Develop forecasts to assist management in the early identification of trends
• Lead a staff in developing new insights into the business, and develop effective formats to communicate the results and analysis to appropriate audiences
• Ability to provide support to other groups regarding financial valuation (Capex, MA, and other Ad-hoc)
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of budgets, forecasts, actual results, and Ad Hoc projects to assist in management´s review and decision-making
• Supervise and develop staff
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
• Other responsibilities as assigned
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Education: Bachelor's degree

Additional Education Preferred: Master's degree

Field of Study Preferred: Business preferred, with emphasis in Accounting and/or Finance

Required Work Experience: 5-7 years of experience in accounting or finance. Big 4 experience preferred

Required Technical Skills: Advanced Excel Skills and SAP experience are required

Travel Requirements: 20% in US and Canada

Additional Requirements

• Leadership skills both in leading initiatives as well as in the team development
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to effectively delegate responsibility, coach and develop others
• Ability to focus and guide others within the team and cross-functionally in accomplishing work
• Innovative skills to generate novel solutions to work situations
• Proven decision-making skills
• Strong creativity, initiative and leadership abilities
• Ability to work in a cooperative manner with a range of individuals, and the ability to lead and develop a small team of analysts
• Excellent financial/analytical skills
• Strong knowledge of computer tools, financial analysis, economics, accounting, financial theory and the cement business
• Must be able to successfully manage the data processing tasks that are a part of the various planning cycles, and also must be able to work with the big picture, including macro-economic trends in the US and internationally
• Familiarity with financial reporting, including US GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Solid understanding of accounting reports and concepts essential
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit test.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Holistic Health & Well-being programs
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
• Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Dress for your day