Sr. Director Financial Planning And Analysis, East Region

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Creation Technologies is seeking a strategic and operationally focused Sr. Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, East Region with the experience, intellect, financial acumen, and leadership skills required to make significant contributions to the continued growth and commercial success of the company. As the Finance Business Partner for the Senior Vice President of the East Region, the Sr. Director will be objective, leading collaborative cross functional conversations to drive relevant, flexible, and efficient financial planning and analysis that supports key business decisions.
This candidate will be intellectually curious with high energy and have a passion to make the company successful. He/she will have the mentality to think like the owner of the business and take a proactive yet collaborative approach to accomplishing business goals. This position reports directly into the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis with a strong dotted line to the Senior Vice President, East Region. The role will be based in Creation’s Rochester, NY, or Ontario, Canada locations in Toronto or Mississauga.
Creation Technologies is seeking a strategic and operationally focused Sr. Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, East Region with the experience, intellect, financial acumen, and leadership skills required to make significant contributions to the continued growth and commercial success of the company. As the Finance Business Partner for the Senior Vice President of the East Region, the Sr. Director will be objective, leading collaborative cross functional conversations to drive relevant, flexible, and efficient financial planning and analysis that supports key business decisions.
This candidate will be intellectually curious with high energy and have a passion to make the company successful. He/she will have the mentality to think like the owner of the business and take a proactive yet collaborative approach to accomplishing business goals. This position reports directly into the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis with a strong dotted line to the Senior Vice President, East Region. The role will be based in Creation’s Rochester, NY, or Ontario, Canada locations in Toronto or Mississauga.

• Works effectively across matrixed organization, including commercial, supply chain, BU/Regional finance teams, Enterprise Finance, Accounting and Tax on major initiatives including but not limited to business model evaluation, cost saving opportunities, cost of quality analyses, vendor selection & negotiation, and operational efficiency.
• Clearly communicate a cohesive and concise story around regional business drivers and potential implications on future results.
• Identifies opportunities to drive revenue growth, margin improvement and cost savings including customer analytics and trending.
• Lead monthly financial and operational reviews for the Region supporting $300M+ in annual revenue developing a thorough understanding of results (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Free Cash Flow) and providing insights on trends.
• Lead and develop a team of 5
• Align financial forecasts and long-range planning processes with Regional business partners and Enterprise finance teams. Drive value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-making around strategic business initiatives.
• Drive process improvements by identifying need for change, proactively gathering requirements, designing, developing, and implementing change.
• Provide financial modeling, financial analysis, and valuation support for new customers, product development, and other ad-hoc financial projects.
• Serve as an objective financial steward, with an enterprise perspective, and a trusted business partner who enables effective decision making that creates value.

Skills And Competencies

• A team player who is collaborative and receptive to ideas from others and works effectively across functions to identify and resolve critical issues.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
• A creative, yet pragmatic, problem solver who is hands-on as well as detail oriented.
• Professional executive presence and poise; drives business results through clear communication and collaboration.
• Experience in a global manufacturing and supply chain environment. Standard costing environment preferred.
• Detailed understanding of financial budgeting and forecasting concepts and modeling.
• Excellent planning, execution, and project-management skills.
• Experience working with a SaaS CPM Solution such as Adaptive Planning, Planful (Host Analytics), Hyperion, etc. Oracle experience a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to interact successfully with all levels of management.
• Strong results orientation with a track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• 10+ years of relevant financial experience and 7+ years of managing a team.

Education
The Sr. Director FP&A, Central for Creation Technologies will have a minimum Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years’ work experience in Finance and/or Accounting plus 7+ years of leadership experience.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.