Finance Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

ROLE

WHC LLC (A Surerus Murphy Company) (WHC), is seeking to recruit a Director of Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). The Director of Finance, FP&A will be a tech-savvy, highly performing, strategic, hands-on individual who will take on a mandate to lead financial planning and analysis for the consolidated entity WHC.

This individual will be a key contributor to driving the ongoing growth of the organization. This role will proactively analyze business performance and key performance metrics to provide analytical, strategic, and financial support to senior leadership across the company. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing the consolidated quarterly forecast, the annual budget, and the long-term planning process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a critical role in WHC’s continued success and growth. The role is accountable for the following:

• Complete internal financial reporting package and present to internal operational leadership an accurate performance evaluation, analysis, and assessment of the impact to the current strategy, operating plans and resulting financial performance.
• Provide commercial insight and analysis of results, identifying underlying trends and challenging the business on performance.
• Develop a suite of reports to meet business requirements.
• Develop and maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support investment.
• Participate in and support business initiatives with the C-Suite and other senior leaders, by building business cases, providing insights, and making recommendations.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to inform key strategic decisions.
• Develop insightful analysis on ongoing business trends to be shared with senior executives and the Board of Directors.
• Support operational activities and partnerships through sound financial and non-financial analysis.
• Benchmark financial results and operating metrics with key competitors.
• Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor by keeping current on industry and competitor trends and best practices.
• Act as the financial ‘analytical engine’ for the organization, putting in place systems and processes for financial data governance to ensure the FP&A function is providing value to decision-makers in the organization.
• Partner cross-functionally to provide analytical and modelling support for ongoing M&A.
• Act as a strategic business partner, overseeing the management of operational reporting and analytics to enable informed decision-making, along with identifying opportunities for improved financial and business performance.
• Partner with financial reporting colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of just-in-time financial reporting and variance to budget owners.
• Participate in the implementation of new enterprise-wide business/financial systems; standardizing and streamlining FP&A programs, practices, roles, and responsibilities.
• Proactively be involved in working capital and cash flow management, recovery plans and profit optimization. Support Group Controller in preparing WHC’s NA going concern year-end audit papers; and,
• Ad-hoc reporting, analysis and decision support as needed.

Note: In addition to these duties personnel are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required in order to support the objectives of the company.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in progressive, hands-on accounting roles, including time spent in FP&A.
• Exceptional qualifications in developing and implementing financial controls and process and overall organizational governance.
• Expert knowledge of ASPE.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of the construction industry is advantageous.
• Experience in Budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
• Customer service driven and solution oriented.
• Ability to organize and prioritize demands, handle complex tasks, set and meet deadlines and follow-through within a fast-paced environment with multiple and competing demands.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong desire to learn and ability to build relationships across the organization and at various levels.
• Analytical, self-motivated problem solver with ability to “think outside the box”.
• Proven ability to take initiative, work with ambiguity and have the courage to innovate.
• Proven ability to be a strong internal business partner with a collaborative business focus.
• Knowledge of contract governance and reviewing.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is based at our Woodlands, TX office.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The Director of Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis reports to the Chief Financial Officer.