Director of FP&A, Reporting & Forecasting

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

The Director of FP&A, Reporting & Forecasting, is responsible for providing senior management with the Company’s monthly financial performance reporting package, leading the financial forecast process, analyzing variances versus operating plan, conducting profitability analysis, driving process improvements and working on special projects as required. This position will also play a role in supporting the Annual Operating Plan and the Long-Range Plan processes.

This role provides strategic financial insights to executive leadership, supports decision-making, and drives financial performance across the organization. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with business partnership, leadership, and data-driven storytelling.

This position has a team of 5 finance professionals and is responsible for their career development. The role reports to the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a project team environment and must be a team player with ability to influence others towards the successful completion of group objectives. The candidate must be a self-starter capable of identifying and affecting change within the organization. The ideal candidate must be skilled in recognizing and implementing process improvements and able to set priorities and create a work plan to facilitate the group’s achievement of these objectives.

This person will be located at our Charlotte, NC office on a hybrid schedule coming in Monday through Thursday with option to be remote on Friday.

Responsibilities

Major responsibilities for this position include:

• Oversee and manage the monthly financial reporting pack distributed to Senior Leadership as part of the Management Business Review.
• Support the preparation of financial materials to be reviewed by the Board of Directors
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, profitability and working capital. Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Drive business goals, supporting cost reduction initiatives, working capital management and return on capital by ensuring they are adequately measured, managed and reported.
• Lead the development, coordination and management of the Company’s Quarterly Rolling Forecast.
• Develop looking forward financial models to support credit rating and debt financing activities, investments and business opportunities
• Collaborate with business unit teams to review financial performance and help drive improvements throughout financial processes
• Partner with Corporate Financial Systems team to design and maintain financial planning systems/tools used globally.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives on Corporate FP&A processes including developing data analytics through collaboration with Operating Units and Functions
• Lead and develop the FP&A team, fostering analytical rigor, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support and lead special projects as required.
  
  

Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field required; MBA/CPA preferred
• 8 years finance experience, with FP&A and operational analysis strengths
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in working directly with senior management
• System proficiency including OneStream, Hyperion Smart View, SAP, BIA, Power BI and Microsoft Office including Excel
• Excellent analytical and project management skills
• Strong strategic thinking and deep business acumen
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles
• Collaborative team player with team building skills
• Demonstrated success acquiring, developing and leading top financial talent.
• Comfortable with driving change within the team and out to the organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• Able to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment; able to multi-task with proven follow-through and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
  
  

Pay Transparency

Compensation: $116,300 - $200,675

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being.

Requisition id: 54569

Relocation: No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

• Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com.
  
  

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