Corporate FP&A Leader

Job description

The Position - Corporate FP&A Leader

Smart Wires is currently looking for a Corporate FP&A Leader to bolster financial insight, and to identify and drive opportunities to improve the company's financial position.

Smart Wires is reimagining the grid with our modular Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) solutions. The Smart Wires Finance team provides leadership and support to Smart Wires' goal of developing and implementing technologies that advance the delivering of electricity around the world.

The Corporate FP&A Leader serves as a key business partner in providing financial and strategic support to the CEO and CFO. The role leads the end-to-end financial performance metrics definition and goal setting process, from design to implementation, monitoring, and improvement. Working collaboratively with the Business Finance leads, the Corporate FP&A leader will define and manage adherence to financial operating rhythms and corporate FP&A policies and procedures. The role also includes oversight for all financial planning and reporting systems to support robust reporting, planning, and analysis.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead Financial Planning: Establish and manage annual financial planning process, including scope setting, timeline management, template management, and meeting and material facilitation. Build and maintain robust financial models for income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet.
• Manage Financial Performance Reporting & Analytics: Develop and implement a monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analysis infrastructure and reporting framework. Develop financial presentations that communicate trends, areas of risk and opportunity, and plan of action. Continuously improve monthly reporting to include comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPI), analysis of business trends and drivers to improve predictability of financial planning. Oversee ad-hoc reporting, financial analysis, and support for corporate initiatives assigned by the CFO.
• Oversee FP&A Governance: Define and manage adherence to financial operating rhythms. Collaborate with Business Finance leads to strengthen FP&A discipline including the development and adoption of common process and policies across the enterprise. Oversee financial planning systems to ensure data structure and planning and reporting tools are able to provide meaningful analysis of actual results, forecasts, and business reviews
• Partner with Key Internal Functions: Provide support to investor relations including earnings release presentations, guidance analysis, and Q&A preparation. Partner with G&A functions to improve financial acumen and insight.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in finance, business, or accounting; MBA, or equivalent, preferred
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A in a manufacturing / product industry with 5 years corporate FP&A experience; tenure in publicly traded company preferred
• Exceptional skills in leadership, critical thinking and analysis, and interpersonal interactions
• Excellent communicator who can convey information to a wide variety of audiences and prepare quality presentations adjusted as necessary to meet audience needs
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills; Experience working with large, complex data sets
• Demonstrated record of tangible improvements in results/processes during career
• High performing, high energy self-starter, with proven ability to lead a high performing team in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Comfortable working in an organization operating in a state of change/transformation
• Ability to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or multiple competing priorities

Location

• This position is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This opportunity may require travel up to 10%.

Safety Requirements

Smart Wires team members are expected to comply with all safety requirements and regulations when working at Smart Wires facilities and visiting customer sites. This includes adherence to the company's COVID-19 policy as well as State and local regulations. Additional safety precautions may include the use of PPE gear as needed per site requirements.

Smart Wires current COVID policy requires that any employee or visitor going into a US-based Smart Wires office, provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 prior to entry. Additionally, all global Smart Wires employees planning to travel by air or rail on company business (domestic or international) must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to travel. Smart Wires regularly reviews and updates its COVID and safety policies to ensure that they remain appropriate in this evolving environment. We reserve the right to update our COVID and safety policies at any time and without notice.

The Company

Smart Wires is a global power technology company advancing the delivery of affordable, clean electricity worldwide. With our innovative technology and advanced analytics, we maximize the grid's capacity. This means more renewables, at a lower cost and with less disruption to communities and the environment. Smart Wires is headquartered in North Carolina, with European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and has a global workforce of 200 professionals spread across four continents. Our team collaborates with our customers to achieve their strategic objectives and help them face an uncertain energy future with flexible, high-impact solutions.

The Culture

Our values guide all aspects of our business, from making strategic decisions to providing our customers with valuable solutions and superior service. We emphasize humility, transparency and focus and empower team members with the tools they need to be successful in their role and achieve the professional development they seek.

• Humility - We're real people, we're good people and we're proud of what we do. Having humility allows us to listen, learn and improve. We seek diverse perspectives and value collaboration. Above all, we are team players, supporting and trusting each other. We know this results in better outcomes for what we aim to achieve as individuals and as a company.

• Transparency - Being authentic, candid and open - with each other and with our suppliers, partners and customers - is essential to accomplishing our goals. Acting with integrity and maintaining honest communication ensures that we are accountable and delivering safe, high-quality solutions.

• Focus - Our pursuit of excellence is more than just words. With passion for technology, our industry and making a difference, we're laser-focused on delivering greater grid efficiencies and affordable, clean electricity around the world. This requires prioritization and essentialism, ensuring we efficiently and effectively meet our commitments.

**Smart Wires is committed to diversity in our organization and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Smart Wires complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and we especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of any skin color, LGBTQ people, veterans, and people with disabilities.**