Director of Financial Planning & Analysis – Commercial - Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Job Title

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis – Commercial

Position Overview

This position is a key financial and strategic voice in the Commercial Sales & Marketing area, ensuring efficient and accurate business planning, forecasting, variance analysis and profitability analysis. As an embedded corporate finance leader, this position will serve as an active member of the Commercial leadership team and a dedicated financial partner to divisional leadership. This leader is expected to develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of the Commercial Sales & Marketing functions and participate in various functional teams to drive business acumen and financial excellence. The position leads and supports all financial planning and analysis activities of those teams (Sales, Marketing, Commercial Administration, etc.). Responsibilities include evaluating, discovering and driving strategic initiatives, leading financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes, establishing and monitoring key performance metrics, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior and executive leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Discover and Provide insights, guidance, and direction to support overall Commercial division goals, divisional goals, and accretive financial performance. Responsible for setting specific financial and performance goals for various Commercial groups.

• Provide financial planning and analytical modeling to help the Commercial division and Shaw achieve financial goals

• Influence efforts to identify, prioritize and solve for financial goals in the Commercial division.

• Lead the CLT financial review processes to 1) achieve timely, high-quality reporting and analysis for group, divisional, and senior leadership. 2) identify areas of opportunity to drive improvement.

• Lead and support the development of the Commercial division’s financial budgets and forecasts to monitor progress, drive accountability, and recommend corrective actions.

• Lead the annual business plan process for the Commercial division while maintaining a close connection to financial leaders across other business units and functions.

• Work with appropriate technical resources to develop dashboards and control towers to optimize return on investments and other significant impacts on Shaw’s overall financial performance.

• Provide guidance and support for strategic capital investments within the Commercial division, maintaining and advising on capital expenditures to meet service and financial goals.

• Responsible for creating a strong foundation of training and accountability based on financial principles, budgeting, and process improvement.

• Coordinate with IBP/demand planning processes to ensure alignment between consensus demand plans and the Commercial division’s business plans and budgets.

• Maintain, update and recommend actions regarding sales agency agreements for financial impact and improvement opportunities.

• Manage the relationship and involvement with adjacent areas of influence (Compensation/Legal) and provide support for cross-functional strategic initiatives .

• Develop and govern the list of off and on-budget financial performance improvement activities (Mission 12) for the Commercial division.

• Lead and/or participate in financial and accounting system integration teams.

• Act as the key liaison to Corporate Accounting.

• Perform other duties as requested by Group and Executive management.

• Ensure compliance with Shaw, Berkshire, GAAP (as needed), and ethical standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; CPA or MBA strongly preferred.

• 7+ years of experience managing finance/accounting professionals in a corporate or industrial/manufacturing environment.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with strong systems skills (such as Excel, TM1, query building, PAWs report writing, Oracle ERP, Microsoft products).

• Ability to lead a team consisting of direct reports and others, with demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships.

• Specific in-depth knowledge of Commercial Sales & Marketing functions, go to market strategies and accounting systems.

• Preferred finance experience in large sales organizations.

• Ability to simplify complex financial concepts and explain them clearly and with context to the enterprise.

Competencies: 

• Create Strategic Plan

• Demonstrate Strategic Influence

• Make Effective Decisions

• Coach and Develop Others

• Build Trusting Relationships

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.