Director of Financial Planning and Analysis - St Louis, United States - Eastward Partners Inc.

Description

JOB OVERVIEW & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Our client is at a critical inflection point in its growth curve and is seeking an energetic, experienced Head of FP&A for a PE-backed company. The Head of FP&A will report directly to the CFO and will be responsible for leading the financial analysis function and partnering with the executives, board members and investment teams on setting strategies, driving financial reporting, and supporting functional leaders with real-time, actionable business insights. The Head of FP&A will also drive key initiative analysis, including support M&A, and lead build out of supplementary financial and operational KPI tracking to inform business strategy.

Support the companys Chief Financial Officer with an emphasis on:

• Helping to build a best-in-class organization related to budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and pricing in an industry leading company.
• Developing and reporting the key financial and operational data/metrics in dashboards and forecasts, driving automation and systems optimization.
• Conducting financial cost/benefit analyses to help evaluate and prioritize growth and other strategic initiatives and support timely decision making by the business.
• Managing monthly financial and KPI reporting activities for presentation to the board, executive leadership team, financial sponsors and divisional heads.
• Leading annual budgeting, semi-annual reforecasting and ongoing cash flow forecasting processes to provide visibility into near to long-term financial performance. Collaborates with corporate and regional management to develop budget with buy in across the Company.
• Analyzing cash flow, cost control and expenses, as well as collaborating with the various business and functional leaders to suggest and implement improvements.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Experience in building financial planning, analysis and reporting models and processes to facilitate company growth with a world class FP&A function.
• Exposure to acquisitions or a roll-up

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Hands on builder who can roll up their sleeves and get in the weeds

EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• An undergraduate degree in finance or accounting. An MBA is highly desirable.
• 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in FP&A roles.
• 2-5 years of management experience, with experience developing others.