**Job Summary**
- This role is responsible for leading and providing expertise to project teams, participating in cross-functional initiatives, and guiding process improvements and policy establishment. The role collaborates with business leaders to influence strategic decision-making and conducts complex financial analysis to achieve objectives effectively. The role also represents the business unit and the organization as needed, builds productive relationships, and mentors lower-level employees.
**Responsibilities**
- Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and participates in cross-functional initiatives.
- Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies.
- Collaborates with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope.
- Performs complex and occasionally highly complex financial analysis for a financial function or business, utilizing strong business understanding to achieve objectives effectively.
- Leads and drives business initiatives, overseeing analysts across multiple sub-functions within finance.
- Forecasts financial results within a broad scope and identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development, actively engaging in their design and implementation.
- Represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross-functional planning processes.
- Represents the organization to external customers and clients.
- Develops and builds productive internal/external working relationships and provides mentoring and guidance to lower-level employees.
**Education & Experience Recommended**
- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in financial management, internal audit, accounting, or a related field.
**Preferred Certifications**
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)
**Knowledge & Skills**
- SAP Applications Proficiency
- Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Planning
- Financial Statements
- Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
- Variance Analysis
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Automation
- Corporate Finance
- Data Analysis
- Economics
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Internal Controls
- Investments
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Process Improvement
**Cross-Org Skills**
- Effective Communication
- Results Orientation
- Learning Agility
- Digital Fluency
- Customer Centricity
**Impact & Scope**
- Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
**Complexity**
- Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
**Disclaimer
