FP&A Manager, Americas - Waters Corporation

Overview

The Finance Manager – Americas FP&A - owns the financial planning, analysis, and processes in support of our Americas Commercial Business Unit, helping to enable and drive long term, balanced growth for the company.  This role is a key member of the Americas Finance team, reporting directly to the Sr Director of Americas Finance.  This position plays a significant role in the development and implementation of financial, strategic and growth objectives striven to provide long term profitable growth for the region.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all FP&A responsibilities for the Americas Commercial Operations, including but not limited to, our Annual Operating Plan, monthly forecasts, month end closing analytics, development of executive level presentations, strategic planning, and sales/expense analytics
• Responsible for driving annual and long-range planning by defining financial targets and KPI’s for the business to ensure the corporation meets its operating objectives
• Assist with clearly communicating a cohesive and concise story about financial results, focusing on business drivers behind financial data, and potential implications on future results
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on major company initiatives, provide value-added financial analysis and support of business reviews and decisions from the financial perspective, including but not limited to, operational efficiency, cost saving opportunities, capital expenditure decisions, vendor selection and negotiation, etc.
• Development of executive level presentations, including monthly and quarterly financial reviews, annual operating plans, and other reviews
• Actively collaborate with key stakeholders and cross-functional departments to drive results
• Drive operational improvements and efficiencies
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all consolidated reporting of the division results

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Finance; preferably MBA and/or CMA or CPA certification
• 7+ years of dynamic finance experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; influencing peers to complete deliverables
• Proficient in US GAAP
• SAP, Analysis for Office and PowerBI experience a plus
• Spanish and/or Portuguese fluency, a plus
• Experience in scaling growing business is strongly preferred
• Operates with integrity, visibility, and humility
• Acts as a true company owner to advance the overall interests of Waters
• Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status. 

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