Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

SUMMARY: 

The Director of Financial Planning and Analysis is primarily responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining financial models and analyses of financial and operational metrics to evaluate business performance and project the financial outlook. This includes the tools and processes to support the long-range planning process, annual budget process, as well as monthly, quarterly, and annual business forecasts and day-to-day decision making. This role reports to the VP of FP&A and has one direct report.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Create reports and other analytical tools that aid Management decision making, track key KPIs, provide compelling insight to the business and result in operational improvements.
• Continuously improving Cacique’s annual budget, reporting, and incentive plan processes. Establishes timelines, coordinates, and leads the organizational budget process. Point of contact and subject matter expert on budgets, variance reporting, and forecasting. This includes the tools and processes needed to support both annual planning as well as period reporting and performance tracking.
• Lead the S&OP process to develop comprehensive financial outlooks with clear actions, owners and timelines to address obstacles
• Strong leadership skills motivate the team towards achieving common goals. Promotes teamwork and cohesion with a focus on speed, accuracy, and continuous improvement to drive the financial results of the company.

Communication skills: 

• Effective, visionary leader that effectively translates the company values and culture, strategy and goals. Able to easily communicate plans, reports, ideas and concepts to the organization and keep clear alignment with cross functional leadership.
• Financial/Business Acumen: Able to understand the P&L and Balance Sheet, and interface with different areas of the business (Sales, Marketing, Operations) and help interpret business results to help drive decision-making.
• Planning: Experienced with developing and implementing budgeting and forecasting models to support cost containment measures, improve fixed leverage and optimize variable costs, etc. to achieve desired business results.
• Presentation ability: Able to prepare and successfully present detailed financial results to team members at various levels within the organization.
• Problem solving: Ability to solve, scale, and sustain opportunities that meet financial and procedural expectations. Uses teamwork to maximize the results.
• Team Development: Able to develop team members through mutually agreed upon growth plans.

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION: 

• Strong leadership skills motivate the team towards accomplishing common goals. Promotes teamwork and cohesion with a focus on speed, accuracy, and continuous improvement to drive the financial results of the company.
• Communication skills: Effective, visionary leader that effectively translates the company values and culture, strategy, and goals. Able to easily communicate plans, reports, ideas, and concepts to the organization and keep clear alignment with cross functional leadership.
• Financial/Business Acumen: Able to understand the P&L and Balance Sheet, and interface with different areas of the business (Sales and Operations) and help interpret business results to help drive decision-making.
• Planning: Experienced with developing and implementing budgeting and forecasting models to support fixed and variable costs to achieve desired business results.
• Analysis: Able to interpret data trends, forecast sales, expenses, balance sheet, and cash flows; and align with cross-functional leadership as needed to prepare and manage detailed annual business plans.
• Presentation: Able to prepare and successfully present detailed financial results to team members at various levels within the organization.
• Problem solving: Ability to solve, scale, and sustain opportunities that meet financial and procedural expectations. Uses teamwork to maximize the results.
• Team Development: Able to develop team members through mutually agreed upon growth plans.
• 7 or more years of related experience; CPG and manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT: 

• Office environment usually quiet  
• Required to maneuver plant and warehouse workspaces which involve: 
  1. Frequently standing, walking, sitting, talking, or hearing, work around loud machinery and moving parts.
  2. Continually utilize hand and finger dexterity, exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather). 
  3. Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds safely.