Manager, Finance FP&A

Job ID: 5487 

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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

The Manager, FP&A is responsible for providing financial analysis, reporting, and support. Manager, FP&A will have responsibilities for month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, and delivery of analytical insights. This position will continuously identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiently navigate financial systems and tools to provide timely and accurate financial information. This position will collaborate across finance and regional leadership, and partner with the business to provide insights and manage overhead spend and headcount.

Key Competencies:

• Business Acumen
  • Ability to contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term business plans
  • Understanding how the Finance role, team goals, and daily activities fit into the business strategy
  • Stays abreast of industry trends and focuses on how these trends can influence and support strategy
  • Conducts or oversees assigned projects
  • Prioritizes mission-critical from less important work activities within the immediate finance team
• Financial Acumen
  • Proficient understanding of US GAAP and accounting policies and how to apply these standards to business transactions
  • Leads the development, management, and execution of accurate, insightful, proactive, and timely analysis and reporting with guidance from Managership
  • Serves as financial subject matter expert to business partners in matters of accounting, forecasting, reporting, and budgeting
  • Knowledge of and ability to quickly read, interpret, and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material
  • Translates complex business concepts into financial outcomes, makes connections, identifies financial risks/opportunities, and provides recommendations to finance leadership
• Relationship Management
  • Collaborates across finance
  • Builds trusting business partnerships
  • Demonstrates self-Managership and pursues self-development
  • Ability to influence without authority
  • Demonstrate a willingness to challenge, debate, and find resolutions
  • The ability to quickly address problems, find common ground, and persevere through complex assignments
  • Hires, trains, develops, and empowers the talent necessary to achieve team and business objectives (specifically Finance Interns and new employees)
  • Sets and communicates goals, measures accomplishments, and celebrates success
• Problem Solving
  • Operates independently and effectively despite ambiguity, with moderate guidance
  • Identifies problems and develops effective and innovative solutions that address root causes
  • Defines solutions and alternatives to anticipate, prevent, and resolve problems
  • Recognizes the broader implications of decisions and takes them into consideration when solving problems
  • Is well organized, resourceful, and planful; lays out tasks in sufficient detail to mark the trail, can work on multiple tasks at once without losing track; plans around obstacles
  • Not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known
• Analytics and Insights
  • Identifies opportunities to improve processes in forecasting, planning, reporting, and analysis
  • Analyzes issues from multiple perspectives, recognizes relevant information in seemingly disparate data sources
  • The ability to quickly learn and embrace new methods and technologies (e.g. data visualization)
  • The ability to process large quantities of information while balancing speed and accuracy
  • The ability to effectively use analysis tools and techniques
• Communication
  • Delivers insights that are tailored to the recipient and effectively communicate the right message, at the right time for action to occur
  • Ability to concisely and confidently convey information and implications; ability to successfully defend findings
  • The ability to empathize with a wide variety of people of diverse backgrounds, opinions, and experiences
  • Listens carefully to other viewpoints and asks relevant questions
  • Communicates summaries and key takeaways from detailed analyses and meetings

Education/ Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or similar disciplines plus 7-10 years’ relevant work experience OR
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, CPA, CFA, MSc, MACC) plus 6+ years’ relevant work experience
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and business modeling tools with ability to learn Oracle/Hyperion, SAP, and other necessary financial systems

Responsibilities:

• Accounting, Month-end Close and Reporting
• Coordinate and review Flash Commentary for the Division
• Utilize Hyperion to develop and improve reporting 
• Prepare presentations or slides for Ops Reviews, Monthly Reporting, and any other needs as requested
• Oversee compilation of headcount rosters and associated costs for department leaders
• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Lead select forecasting and budgeting processes for the Division
• Forecast and budget balance sheet and related cash flow impacts
• Identify and track risks and opportunities
• Business Partnership and Analytical Insights
• Manage headcount and related people costs, partnering with the business to provide insights and meaningful analysis
• Provide structure and partner with business on headcount review business cases
• Provide analytics and visual insights that allow the business to make decisions
• Other Responsibilities
• Manage internal and external audit requests
• Improve and sustain processes
• Complete other ad hoc analysis and projects as needed
• Serve as back-up to other finance peers for close or other responsibilities as needed

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.