Financial Analyst III - Planning, Analysis, and Reporting - HP

Manages a team of exempt individual contributors and supervisors that typically support a moderately complex business unit (e.g., a regional supply-chain or country controllership).  Responsible for hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development; ensures that the proper tools are in place to support the team and the processes.  Leads moderate to complex financial analysis for a global sub business or finance function, exercising a good understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.  Ensures the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis to the business.  Consults with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a limited scope.  Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.  Actively reviews  Ability to influence multiple organizations within a broad scope.  Typically leads standard business or finance process initiatives within the sub-business or finance sub-function. Planning, Analysis, and Reporting FP&A roles are high visibility roles and work closely product line, marketing, and R&D mangers as well as Finance mangers to VPs (depending upon position). You will have a real chance to make an impact to the business. Responsibilities may include, depending upon job level: * Develop various profitability reports including profitability by business, region, and product segment and aid in using these reports to drive improvements in the business. These reports are done on a monthly and quarterly basis to closely monitor the business results. * Develop revenue and margin reports comparing actual performance to budget, last year, and forecast for the different areas of the business that you support. * Develop forecasting models using market indices, historical trends and other methods. * Analyze and understand variances in all gross to net sales components and drive improvements in the process. * Fully participate in budgeting and forecasting processes. * Use your strong business drive along with the ability and initiative to identify and develop analytical tools for various areas of the business. * Strong communication skills are a must as this role will work with various levels of management, both in finance and the business, and must be able to clearly relay results of analytical projects as well as monthly and quarterly results. * Skills required include strong excel, access, and PowerPoint knowledge with the aptitude to extract information from the existing business systems.

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