Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Fp&A)

Responsibilities & Candidate Profile

The Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will oversee all financial planning and analysis functions. This includes budgeting, forecasting, development of management reports, key operating metrics, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to the CEO and CFO, supporting strategic financial analysis, and contributing to company-wide business planning efforts.

In this key leadership role, the Director of Global FP&A will provide critical financial insights and decision-making support to senior leadership, including the CFO, CEO, and other members of the executive team. Responsibilities include leading monthly reviews of actual financial performance for the entire organization, forecasting current year profit and loss (P&L) and earnings per share (EPS), preparing business updates, and managing the corporate reporting calendar. Additionally, this individual will drive efforts to enhance the digital literacy of the finance function, advocating for the development and improvement of data visualization tools like PowerBI.

The role involves leading initiatives to enhance financial reporting and budgeting processes, collaborating closely with the Corporate Controller and Vice President of Operations Finance to deliver best-in-class reporting and analysis. Moreover, the Director will partner with key functional leaders to drive business growth while effectively managing costs, all while building and developing a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional communication skills, a talent for financial analysis and trend identification, proficiency in designing and maintaining organized financial data, a strong attention to detail, a drive for process improvement and change implementation, and experience in leading teams to enhance functional reliability and performance. Given the dynamic nature of the role, adaptability to change and intellectual agility are paramount. The Director will engage directly with company functional leaders and executives, necessitating strong financial acumen and problem-solving abilities.

The Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will oversee all financial planning and analysis functions. This includes budgeting, forecasting, developing management reports and key operating metrics, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to the CEO and CFO, supporting strategic financial analysis, and contributing to company-wide business planning efforts.

In this key leadership role, the Director of Global FP&A will provide critical financial insights and decision-making support to senior leadership, including the CFO, CEO, and other executive team members. Responsibilities include leading monthly reviews of actual financial performance for the entire organization, forecasting current-year profit and loss (P&L) and earnings per share (EPS), preparing business updates, and managing the corporate reporting calendar. Additionally, this individual will drive efforts to enhance the digital literacy of the finance function, advocating for the development and improvement of data visualization tools like PowerBI.

The role involves leading initiatives to enhance financial reporting and budgeting processes, collaborating closely with the Corporate Controller and Vice President of Operations Finance to deliver best-in-class reporting and analysis. Moreover, the Director will partner with key functional leaders to drive business growth while effectively managing costs and building and developing a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional communication skills, a talent for financial analysis and trend identification, proficiency in designing and maintaining organized financial data, strong attention to detail, a drive for process improvement and change implementation, and experience in leading teams to enhance functional reliability and performance. Given the dynamic nature of the role, adaptability to change and intellectual agility are paramount. The Director will engage directly with company functional leaders and executives, necessitating solid financial understanding and problem-solving abilities.

Examples of Typical Activities

• Establish strategic direction for annual, quarterly, and monthly business planning and reporting activities.

• Define the timeline and methodology for annual budget development and periodic financial forecasts.

• Refine the forecasting process, collaborating closely with sales, engineering, and operations to integrate volume and margin expectations by customer and category.

• Elevate forecast precision and streamline planning efficiency across the organization.

• Establish and maintain the corporate planning and reporting calendar.

• Enhance key management reports, solicit user input and approval for business management reporting templates, ensuring consistent and accurate profitability reporting by business unit, customer, product category, and strategic initiatives.

• Conduct specialized financial analysis, including modeling potential outcomes of diverse business scenarios.

• Supervise the company's capital expenditures process, overseeing tracking and performance monitoring against approved budgets.

• Partner with engineering and sales in developing investment analysis templates and financial tracking models to foster accountability in product development and product introduction cycles.

• Enhance the digital capability of the global finance function, advocating for the advancement and optimization of data visualization tools such as PowerBI.

• Lead several finance system initiatives, including the Oracle Project Management system's design, development and deployment.

• Foster collaborative partnerships with senior team members across various business units.

What you will bring

• Financial planning and performance management knowledge, including analyzing, planning, and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs, strategy development, investment decisions, and cost management to achieve financial targets.

• Business acumen and understanding of our business and the semiconductor equipment industry. Relevant experience in a large global corporation.

• Leadership skills, including proven business partnering, influencing, and communication skills across a large global, public company; experience working as a finance leader managing cross-functional and business partner teams to make decisions and drive execution to deliver results.

• Ability to identify strategic/tactical opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency/effectiveness.

• Integrity and sound judgment in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values, policies, and external regulations.

• Experience managing direct reports as well as a matrixed finance organization.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required, and an MBA or CPA is preferred.

• Eight or more years of experience in Finance with strong analytical and leadership skills.

• Experience in corporate HQ within a public company is preferred.

• Experience with financial performance and planning systems, particularly Planful, is a plus.

• Experience with large-scale ERP systems, Oracle Fusion, is a plus.

• Proficient with MS Office Suite, including strong PowerPoint/ presentation skills.

• Self-starter and creative thinker with advanced analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Confident and comfortable interacting with and presenting to C-suite execs.

• Strong collaborator who manages all stakeholders collaboratively.

• Strong influencing and communication skills and ability to lead informal teams.

• Proven ability to deliver strong results and manage tight deadlines.

• Keen interest in emerging technologies.

• Experience in the semiconductor industry is a plus.

Work Hours

4 Days in the office, Friday's Work from