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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact-supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.
Overview of Position :
The Sr. Manager - FP&A is responsible for providing financial analysis, reporting, and support for the H&C Segment. The Sr. Manager - FP&A will have responsibilities for month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, delivery of analytical insights, and SOX compliance reporting for the segment. This position will continuously identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiently navigate financial systems and tools to provide timely and accurate financial information. This position will collaborate across finance, regional, and segment leadership, and partner with the business to provide insights, manage risks and opportunities, and tell the performance story for the H&C Segment.
Key Competencies:
Business Acumen
Ability to contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term business plans
Understanding how the Finance role, team goals, and daily activities fit into the H&C strategy
Stays abreast of industry trends and focuses on how these trends can influence and support strategy
Conducts or oversees assigned projects
Advises business partners and forms recommendations with minimal coaching
Understands implications to the business and customer of key decisions
Prioritizes mission-critical from less important work activities within the immediate finance team
Reviews and provide feedback on key deliverables from other finance team members
Financial Acumen
Proficient understanding of US GAAP and accounting policies and how to apply these standards to business transactions
Leads the development, management, and execution of accurate, insightful, proactive, and timely analysis and reporting
Serves as financial subject matter expert to business partners in matters of accounting, forecasting, reporting, and budgeting
Knowledge of and ability to quickly read, interpret, and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material
Translates complex business concepts into financial outcomes, makes connections, identifies financial risks/opportunities, and provides recommendations to H&C segment leadership
Relationship Management
Collaborates across finance
Builds trusting business partnerships
Demonstrates self-Sr. Managership and pursues self-development
Ability to influence without authority
Demonstrate a willingness to challenge, debate, and find resolutions
The ability to quickly address problems, find common ground, and persevere through complex assignments
Hires, trains, develops, and empowers the talent necessary to achieve team and H&C objectives (specifically Finance Managers and Analysts)
Sets and communicates goals, measures accomplishments, and celebrates success
The ability to proactively take on all issues, challenges, and people, including the anticipation, confrontation, and resolution of conflict
The ability to influence others and gain acceptance of ideas at all levels of the organization; knows how to relate effectively with leadership
Problem Solving
Operates independently and effectively despite ambiguity, with moderate guidance
Identifies problems and develops effective and innovative solutions that address root causes
Defines solutions and alternatives to anticipate, prevent, and resolve problems
Recognizes the broader implications of decisions and takes them into consideration when solving problems
Is well organized, resourceful, and planful; lays out tasks in sufficient detail to mark the trail, can work on multiple tasks at once without losing track; plans around obstacles
Not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known
Foresees and removes obstacles
Develops new and unique ideas; looks beyond the initial obvious answer and questions conventional approaches
Integrates information and concepts between different functions to generate a single performance narrative
Analytics and Insights
Identifies opportunities to improve processes in forecasting, planning, reporting, and analysis
Analyzes issues from multiple perspectives, recognizes relevant information in seemingly disparate data sources
The ability to quickly learn and embrace new methods and technologies (e.g. data visualization)
The ability to process large quantities of information while balancing speed and accuracy
The ability to effectively use analysis tools and techniques
The ability to identify and interpret advanced patterns, trends, and relationships from complex data
Communication
Delivers insights that are tailored to the recipient and effectively communicate the right message, at the right time for action to occur
Ability to concisely and confidently convey information and implications; ability to successfully defend findings
The ability to empathize with a wide variety of people of diverse backgrounds, opinions, and experiences
Listens carefully to other viewpoints and asks relevant questions
Communicates summaries and key takeaways from detailed analyses and meetings
Conveys a concise, comprehensive, and compelling message, engages an audience, and adapts messages, delivery, and point-of-view based on the audience's real-time or anticipated reactions
Takes a win-win approach to debate and decision-making by critically examining one's own position, the use of active listening techniques to surface problems and interests, and a focus on issues rather than personalities
Education/ Experience Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Business or similar disciplines plus 10+ years' relevant work experience OR
Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, CPA, CFA, MSc, MACC) plus 9+ years' relevant work experience
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and business modeling tools with ability to learn Oracle/Hyperion, SAP, and other necessary financial systems
Responsibilities :
Accounting, Month-end Close and Reporting
Month-end close processes including booking journal entries
Coordinate and review quarterly questionnaires and SOX certifications for the Segment
Utilize Hyperion to develop and improve reporting
Lead the preparation of presentations for Ops Reviews, Forecast Reviews, Budget Reviews, and any other needs as requested
Forecasting & Budgeting
Lead forecasting and budgeting processes for the Segment
Lead the Quarterly (QBR) process
Forecast and budget balance sheet and related cash flow impacts
Identify and track risks and opportunities
Assist in preparation of the financial long range plan and associated strategy update deck
Business Partnership and Analytical Insights
Provide analytics and visual insights that allow the business to make decisions
Partner across Finance to drive alignment on risks and opportunities to understand impacts to the forecast
Other Responsibilities
Coordinate internal and external audit requests and serve as key contact to auditors
Improve and sustain processes
Complete other ad hoc analysis and projects as needed
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
