FFS Americas Director of FPA - Tekni-plex

The Senior Director of FP&A is responsible for providing overall strategic and day-to-day financial guidance for the Fresh Foods Solutions Americas business unit (including locations in Columbia, Mexico and North America), which currently encompasses 12 different manufacturing plants across the Americas region.  This position will be responsible for, budgeting and long-term planning, forecasting, financial analysis, and participating in financial integration work or future acquisitions.  As a key member of the FFS Americas leadership team, will participate in decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, sales, operating model and operational execution.  This role will directly supervise a team of FP&A members across FFS Americas organization.  The successful candidate will interact closely with business leaders, the corporate finance team, and other stakeholders to ensure the financial health and strategic goals of the business unit are achieved.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with the GM of the FFS Americas to drive profitable growth by executing and driving accountability to the business plan.
• Serve as the key financial member of the FFS Americas leadership team, participating in key decisions. This will include evaluation of business proposals and make recommendations for optimizing the financial impact of business initiatives.
• Manage the planning and forecasting activities for the FFS Americas Business unit; provide complete analysis of financial results; develop recommendations (both Strategic and tactical). Oversee long-term budget planning and cost management in alignment with overall company strategic plans.  Establish a consistent process for developing, maintaining and delivering business strategies that deliver positive business results.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, procedures, and reporting standards
• Assess and manage financial risks related to the segment’s operations.
• Collaborate with business leaders to provide financial insights and analysis that supports strategic decision-making. More specifically, analyze revenue streams, product profitability, and cost structures to identify opportunities for margin improvement and provide recommendations on pricing strategies, cost management and product mix optimization and asset utilization. 
• In collaboration with functional leaders, identify opportunities to improve productivity, track progress and report results on key initiatives and projects.
• Be part of the SOP and planning team.
• Oversee financial performance strategies and activities. Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans.

   Team Leadership and Development:

• While collaborating with the Segment or Segment Controller – support building and leading a high-performing finance team, providing coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth within the finance organization.
• Support effective succession planning and talent management.
• Lead subordinates and relate with peers and superiors in accordance with our 6 priority commitments.

Required Experience:  

• Proven ability to effectively lead the finance functions for a business unit of similar size/scope ($500M-$750M), typically acquired through 7-10 plus years of progressive management/leadership experience. Strong financial and business acumen. Specific experience in food packaging is preferred. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting. MBA preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a Plus
• Demonstrated ability to effectively gather, synthesize, analyze and confidently package/present financial and business information to key executives. Must be an effective communicator and influencer, both verbally and in writing to include emails and presentations.
• “Hands on” knowledge of manufacturing systems and their link to financial reporting and performance interpretation.
• Ability to drive and continuously improve an efficient, user-friendly process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with business leaders and corporate teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think quickly and then rapidly adjust to changing priorities. 
• Demonstrated ability to inspire confidence and trust.
• Team player that is committed to a teamwork environment, leading by example with an hands on approach to get things done. Strong collaboration and relationship building skills.
• Proven ability to manage projects and deploy/lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong decision-making skills, sound judgment, and the ability to create/adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.
• Proficiency with multiple ERP systems (BAAN/LN), as well as MS Excel (pivot tables/lookups), MS PowerPoint and MS Word