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Senior Manager Group FP&A
In order to strengthen the Financial Planning & Analysis team operating from the Global Headquarters based in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, SIG Group offers the role of Senior FP&A Manager.
As a Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Manager you’ll report to Finance Director Group FP&A and Controlling and help ensure that we are on track to achieve our short- and long-term financial goals. You’ll lead discussions on financial and operating results, help craft our financial narrative, manage critical cross-functional processes, and influence business strategy through analysis.
Key responsibilities
- Orchestrates group-wide budgeting, forecasting / financial planning processes globally: timetables, instructions, presentation decks. Acts as primary contact point for regions and group functions throughout the above processes.
- Consolidates and prepares monthly Executive reports for Group executive board and Group’s Board of Directors in close collaboration with Global controllers and other FP&A team members.
- Conducts analysis of reported financials for mid-term plans, next year’s budgets, current year forecasts and actuals. Understands and challenges the financials and ensures sound financials reported towards management.
- Connects the dots / synthesizes condensing inputs from regions and corporate functions into management-level insights with critical mindset and attitude, motivation.
- Further develops, simplifies and improves the processes and system / tools in collaboration with the other FP&A and Controlling team members and other departments / regions.
- Leads regular communication / interaction and develops partnerships with functional and regional finance organization. Coordinates and facilitates monthly Month-end and Forecast calls.
- Performs financial modelling and scenario sensitivities as well as development of improvement measures. Ad hoc analysis / financial modeling to facilitate business decision-making.
- Initiates, leads and / or participates in projects in the area of FP&A and Controlling, including but not limited to upgrade of reporting and analytical systems and tools.
- Content leadership and coordination for a team of 4 FTE FP&A team members, including priority setting, performance evaluation and career development.
You bring these skills, experience & education
- Degree in Finance / Business administration or equivalent, further education in the area of controlling desirable.
- 6-8+ years progressive experience in Management Reporting, Controlling, Financial Planning and Strategic Planning in a fast-paced industry within an international company.
- Experience leading cross-functional and international teams to deliver under tight deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and experience influencing strategy by translating financial information into clear executive-level messaging.
- Proven record as a valued business partner to senior level management, collaborating with the business team in making business decisions and providing financial guidance and advice that drives the business forward.
- Experience with cash flow, working capital, and foreign exchange forecasting and planning.
- Advanced knowledge in financial reporting and planning tools (ideally IBM Cognos / TM1), BI / data-warehouse and excellent skills in MS Office, primarily Excel. Go-to expert for colleagues and peers regarding system / tools.
- Experience participating in financial planning software upgrade a strong plus.
- Experience in project management desirable.
Capabilities
With your excellent analytical skills and structured method, you can handle complex processes and issues within a global matrix organization while keeping the bigger picture in sight. The coordination of Financial Planning & Analysis processes requires regular and professional communication with different management levels and ability to foster collaborative partnerships. A hands-on / “get things done” mindset, flexibility to handle fast changing requirements and situations and entrepreneurial spirit are critical. You deliver high quality work, even under pressure and as a team player, you cooperate within the SIG finance organization.
We offer
A challenging position in an international environment with interesting development potential and possibility to have an impact at a global scale. This is an excellent opportunity to take a fast-paced role within a growing global business and with excellent exposure to the Senior Management. With your experience, knowledge and personal skills, you highly contribute to the success of the Financial Planning & Analysis team and the SIG Group.
This is a development role opening up excellent career possibilities across the Group to top-performing and high-potential individuals.
SIG competencies
We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is 'yes', come and join us.
Our promise
SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.
About SIG
SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it's the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.
