Manager, FP&A

Sims Limited; North Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sims Limited is seeking a Manager, FP&A to support regional finance across the North America Metals business. You will analyze data to improve trading margins, prepare standard reports, and collaborate with regional teams to drive informed decisions.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of analytical finance experience, proficiency in Excel, and knowledge of ERP/BI tools such as SAP S4Hana and Power BI. This on-site role is based in North Haven, CT.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline preferred.
• 3+ years of analytical experience at a leadership table in a finance role.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; strong numeric and data literacy.
• Willingness to learn Power BI and interface with databases.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing transparency to traders through monitoring KPIs to drive buy performance.
• Coordinate with regional commercial teams to review business performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Understand wider business objectives and priorities to focus analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborate with Buy Force to analyze supplier profitability and maximize margins.
• Support initiatives to standardize reporting and integration of ERP/BI systems.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Strong analytical skills

Strong problem solving

Strong influencing skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to juggle deadlines

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree

Tools

Power BI

SAP S4Hana

ERP systems

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Manager, FP&A

Date: Sep 19, 2026

Location: North Haven, CT, US, 06473

Company: simsmetalm

Founded in Australia in 1917, Sims Limited (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling and circular solutions for technology. We play a critical role in advancing circularity anddecarbonisationby supplying recycled materials and re-purposed products that help preserve our planet.

At Sims, we believe in developing our people. With a strong promote-from-within philosophy and a range ofprogrammesthat support continuous learning, we offer opportunities for meaningful, long-term careers. Employing more than 4,100 people worldwide, weoperateover 155 facilities across 13 countries. Simsprovidesthe stability, transparency, and professional growth opportunities of a publicly tradedorganisation, all driven by our purpose: to create a world without waste.

Support regional commercial or operations finance team for the Metal business by providing analytical support and actionable insights across the regional commercial and/or operational teams. Through improving the quality and communication of data, the role will contribute to more timely and accurate decision making within regional finance, commercial, and operational functions, while sharing best practices with peers throughout the North America Metals business. The role will contribute to transparency and delivery of increased and more stable trading margin across the region for all commodity products as well as lowering operational costs.

• MarginAnalysis:Analysecommercial data to discover insights related to key drivers of trading margins by supplier, business segment, material group and geographic regions to identify trends and opportunities for margin growth and stability
• Workwith the regional buy force team toanalyseand enhance understanding of regional supplier profitability to ensure maximum margin is obtained from the buy force activity
• Develop standard reports to provide the buy force team with relevant insights as to which suppliers or category of suppliers provide the highest margin contribution
• Communicate analytical insights to Commercial leadership, make recommendations for changes and assist with the development of initiatives to expand margins in both total and pertonneterms
• Monitor the implementation of these initiatives to ensure success of the recommendations and continuously improve the initiatives of performance terms ·

Commercial Team

• Assist in providing transparency to traders through monitoring key performance indicators (e.g. volumes, new business, segment performance) to help drive individual and targeted buy performance
• Assist in coordination of meetings with regional commercial teams to allow review of business performance against budgets, targets and forecasts
• Understand wider business objectives and direction to ensure that any recommendations or areas of interest are suitablyprioritised,analysedand presented
• Coordinate with Buy Force team to help provide analytics in where to invest and improve growth as well as tracking any projects in place
• Attend meetings as required to support the regional commercial team
• Collate, drive and track information in relation to projects, from new processes to growth projects
• Otherprojects as required from Regional commercial leadershipo SupportGroup commercial projects and initiatives
• Assist in providing information to determine efficient and consistent payment terms for suppliers and customers
• Monitor adherence to credit terms tomaximiseworking capital ·

Standardisation, Sharing of Best Practices & Continuous Improvement

• Assist in the development of appropriate methodologies of key performance indicators to monitor and calculate regional contribution to the regional trading margin
• Collaborate with other regional FP&A Commercial team members to embrace a philosophy of continuous improvement regionally and globally
• Workcollaboratively with the FP&A Operations team to identify and manage the interface risks between commercial and operations to ensure that Simsoptimisethe trade-off between operating costs and trading
• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate methodologies to consistently calculate margin and cost ofstandardisedproducts across theorganisation
• Contribute to global reportingstandardisationinitiatives, including ERP and BI reporting

Project Management & Business Improvement

• Undertakead hoc activities and projects driven by the Regional CCO and Commercial Director
• Workwith the business to ensure that the new SAP S4Hana system is being used correctly within the regions to ensure that they produce accounts that accurately reflect the performance of the business
• Workwith shared services team to ensure that any interface issues with the commercial side of the business are addressed ·

Budgeting, Forecasting & Capital Management

• Assist with annual regional margin budget development by product type, submission, and tracking as well as quarterly, in-month and other reforecasts as required
• Contributeto the development and monitoring of margin contributions from growth projects
• Work with Operations providing narrative and modelling for CERs with margin implications
• Work with Group to assist in providing feedback and modelling of Post Completion Reviews with margin implications ·

Cultural Support

• Provide decision-making support to regional commercial teams through analysis of results, returns on business segments, evaluation of proposed improvement initiatives and ad hoc analysis as needed
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for, and ensure compliance with, all Safety, Health, Environment, Community, and Sustainability (SHECS) policies, procedures, and initiatives within multiple inter-related teams or regional function with a single team
• Promote diversity and inclusion, positive employee relations, and teamwork, and ensure all workers within multiple inter-related teams or regional function with a single team are treated fairly and equitably
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and foster compliance with quality requirements in accordance with region’s functional strategy
• Supportand ensure compliance with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives within multiple inter-related teams or regional function with a single team

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline preferred ·

3+ years of analytical experience, including sitting and contributing at a functional leadership table as a peer, and leading and developing commercial/business insight ·

Knowledge/familiarity with the administration of IT systems ·

The candidate will be expected to take the initiative and lead your own workprogrammes. ·

Applicants must be an advanced Excel and PowerPoint user, with strong numeric and literacy skills and willing to learn emerging finance technologies such as power BI and interrelation with underlying databases

Strong influencing skills to implement solutions without direct line authority ·

Understanding of scrap metal economics ·

Excellent analytical skills and ability to identify actionable insights ·

High level of accuracy and attention to detail ·

Strong problem solving and analytical abilities with a quantitative aptitude; intellectual curiosity with the ability to exercise mature judgment ·

Pull together detailed and complicated financial information and present the salient points for decision making ·

High level of business acumen, commercial awareness and ability to apply strategic thinking skills whenanalysingor making recommendations · The ability to develop aconfidantrelationship with key members of the regional commercial team ·

The ability to juggle multiple and competing deadlines ·

Result-driven,organisedand strategic mindset ·

Good interpersonal and influencing / leadership skills, including the ability to accept and embrace others’ ideas

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. Sims does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to any employment decision, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Qualified applicants with a disability in need of a reasonable accommodation may request such without fear of reprisal or discrimination.

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.

Why Choose A Career with Sims?

Sims is a hub of innovation, offering employees the chance to explore new ideas and technologies while providing ample opportunities for personal and professional growth.

With a diverse workforce, Sims fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion where employees can thrive and establish lasting connections. Working at Sims offers the chance to engage with a global network, providing opportunities for travel, cross-cultural experiences, and the ability to contribute to a sustainable future. Sims is renowned as one of the world’s leading sustainable companies, empowering employees to make a difference in creating a world without waste to preserve the planet.

Sims prioritizes employee wellbeing, offering superior benefits packages, meaningful training opportunities, and a supportive atmosphere where employees feel valued and heard at all levels of the organization. Sims maintains a strong focus on safety, where individuals are encouraged to challenge themselves, contribute, and support one another, in a collaborative team environment.

Nearest Major Market: New Haven
Nearest Secondary Market: Hartford