The FP&A Lead serves as a strategic finance business partner, collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams to drive financial planning, analysis, and decision‑making. This role is pivotal in guiding FP&A analysts and providing insights that align with the organization's strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Finance Business Partnering
- Collaborate with department heads to understand operational needs and align financial strategies accordingly.
- Provide financial guidance on key business decisions and resource allocations.
- Facilitate regular financial reviews with business units to monitor performance and drive accountability.
Team Management
- Supervise, guide, and train the team to ensure high-quality work and adherence to service levels and deadlines.
- Conduct regular check‑ins and performance reviews, fostering a collaborative team environment and supporting team development.
Financial Planning and Analysis
- Lead budget preparation and rolling forecasts in collaboration with department heads.
- Analyze financial trends and variances to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
- Develop scenario analyses to assess the financial impact of business decisions and market changes.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, concise narratives for presentation to stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Design and maintain interactive dashboards to visualize key financial metrics.
- Continuously enhance reporting to improve the clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of financial information.
- Identify inefficiencies in current practices and lead initiatives to improve accuracy, turnaround time, and automation.
- Ensure that all projects and processes support the company's initiatives for data centralization and trust.
Other Responsibilities
- Safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive information and files.
- Address and resolve concerns, issues, and inquiries promptly, and proactively implement measures to prevent recurrence.
- Maintain proper documentation and organized audit trails for all transactions.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.