Finance Manager, FP&A

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Job description

COVID-19: Must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and present proof upon hiring unless they qualify for a reasonable accommodation based on a human rights protected ground (effective November 15, 2021).

The position of Finance Manager, Business Planning & Analysis is a critical role in Pernod Ricard USA organization. We are looking for an experienced FP&A Manager, Duty & Excise Tax - Drawback to become an integral part of the US tax team. Reporting to the VP of Tax, the Director of Customs, Duty & Excise Tax - Drawback will be responsible for overseeing the duty drawback operations and the customs and excise tax management of the U.S. group of entities. This role collaborates and works cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Supply Chain and HQ Customs & Excise.

Major Responsibilities:

Collaboration:

• Collaborate and interface cross-functionally with other departments to identify and maximize duty drawback opportunities

Recommendations to Management:

• Support strategic customs, excise and duty drawback recommendations to Management
• Communicate monthly updates on financial performance and feed the Group budgeting and forecasting process for P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash
• Tracking of internal and external trends to explain to leadership decisions related to the drawback

Simplify processes & ways-of-working:

• Streamline of internal processes and systems
• Facilitate strategic alignment between tax, finance, and HQ
• Play integral role in PR USA change management

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• MBA/CPA preferred
• Experience / Background: Minimum 5+ years in a financial planning and analysis or commercially focused business analytics role with demonstrable career progression
• High level of comfort with planning, budgeting and forecasting, navigating and managing a financial P&L, and delivering insight-driven commercial analysis

Skills:

• Effective project management and implementation skills
• Highly analytical, with ability to use the power of facts to bring insight make clear finance recommendations and commercial decisions;
• Ability to confidently interact with non-finance departments, understanding their key requirements and tailoring financial data to satisfy these requirements;
• Strong influencing skills, proactive in challenging and influencing the business based on insight, knowledge and fact;
• Ability to understand market dynamics and be able to clearly articulate strategic priorities for the business from both a finance & commercial perspective;
• Ability to manage numerous work streams simultaneously to tight timelines;
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels;
• Strong accounting & reporting skills;
• Thorough approach with high level of accuracy;
• Team player and capability to translate effectiveness across the wider team
• Person Specification:
• Highly motivated and can work with autonomy
• Accountable and takes responsibility for own outputs; Can prioritize and make clear choices
• Growth mindset, with openness to change
• Good relationship building and communication skills

Estimated Travel: Limited, position is office based.