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CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
Job Description
As a Strategic Finance manager your key responsibility will be to lead projects and provide financial support to strategic initiatives across the full CHEP US P&L and Cash Flow. Autonomously lead end-to-end projects and deliver material financial improvements. This role assists the finance leadership and business partners in performing strategic and financial analysis, and provides insights to maximize capital invested, drive reduction of costs, and maximize cash flow. This role develops and maintains complex financial models that assist with decision making and long-term planning. This role has direct exposure to senior finance leadership within CHEP North America.
Location: Alpharetta/Atlanta Area or Greater Orlando Area
Major/Key Accountabilities
Dedicated financial support to strategic initiatives across the full CHEP US P&L and Cash Flow.
Set the project cadence and delivery of strategic finance initiatives as agreed with Regional CFO.
Strong Project Management and presentation skills.
Leads the design of financial models and Scenario Analysis across the Business
Leads “Exploration” of new and upcoming financial practices and solutions.
Conduit to other BUs and Global Team(s) in leveraging existing financial models.
Support to CFO, Group and Board requests
Owns the cadence and delivery of Strategic Financial projects and financial model(s).
Performs financial analyses and delivers insights to support strategic and operational decision making and in doing so, influence improved business performance and capital allocation decisions. •Supports annual business plan, monthly forecasting routines, and tracking of risk and opportunities.
Leads the creation and adoption of financial models, including automation and data visualization components.
Performs profitability and cost to serve analysis.
Leads performance management routines.
Prepares key financial presentations for senior management including budget/strategic plan presentations, business case reviews, financial updates for partner meetings, and tracking of financial metrics.
Collaborates across business functions in identifying opportunities to increase revenue, maximize utilization of capital assets, and reduce costs.
Provides financial support to project teams from ideation to implementation and monitoring of results.
Drives the adoption and implementation of reporting best practices using business intelligence and data visualization tools.
Identifies and explains the levers and drivers that will be used to deliver the strategic objectives for Asset Productivity and Finance Strategy.
Measures
The quality and effectiveness of strategic and operational decision support provided will be measured by the year on year and cumulative revenue growth for the region and improvement in profitability metrics (ROCI, ULP, CAPEX/Sales).
The financial impact of strategic business initiatives identified to drive performance and achieve budgeted commitments.
The quality of insight and commentary on the financial results and performance.
Authority/ Decision Making
Finance approval limits as defined by the Brambles, BU and CBU LOA matrix
Challenges
Ability to work across different time zones and cultures both within Finance and across the Business
Navigating the complexity of working in a matrix structure
Key contacts
Finance Business Partners (including Regional CFO’s)
Global/ Regional FP&A
Global/ Regional Commercial & Supply Chain / Local Commercial
Regional Controllership/GFS
Country General Managers
Functional leadership teams (sales and supply chain)
Engineering
Not applicable
Qualifications
Minimum: MBA and/or Master’s in degree in Finance/ Accounting or in a relevant finance technical discipline
Desirable: PMO and/or Project Management Certification. Previous consulting experience a plus.
Experience
8 years of Finance analysis experience preferably in complex multinational businesses
Experience with Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Experience in leading end-to-end finance projects.
Agile resource with strong financial acumen, able to navigate across all financial statements and identify areas for improvement.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power Point skills required in addition to proficiency in data analytics tools such as Power BI/ Tableau.
Building and preparation of scorecards, dashboards, and performance management reports.
Familiarity with Financial Statements and Key Financial Metrics.
Demonstrated comfort with presenting analysis output to executive levels of the organization.
Data mining, Statistical analysis, and data visualization.
Skills and Knowledge
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Effective in managing cross functional stakeholders and competing priorities across an entire organization, including senior leaders.
Strong Project Management and prior experience running finance transformation initiatives.
Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts.
Understanding of CHEP business and flows preferred.
Prior business consulting or business transformation background preferred.
Well-developed use of Microsoft Office applications.
Experience and proficiency with financial and/or business intelligence tools. Examples include (but not limited to): SAP/Business Warehouse, Power BI, Tableau, SQL
Preferred Education
Masters – Finance
Preferred Level of Work Experience
7 – 10 years
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
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