LGX Financial Planning Manager

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• Drive the planning process of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Strat Plan. Obtain approval and submit via EPM.
• Prepare and review monthly forecasting following the IBP cycle. Ensure its integrity.
• Prepare and analyze actual results and compare them to forecast, AOP and prior year. Learn from actuals and incorporate into YTG forecast.
• Work on closing the forecast accuracy gaps, to reach target variances.
• Provide Financial leadership in the IBP process, particularly in the preparation of materials for the IRR and MBR.
• Present forecasts results changes vs AOP/PY/PP to regional management.
• Ensure monthly forecasts and EVA's are submitted accurately and timely to WHQ.
• Prepare schedules, flash reports, price, and cost variances, as well as other ad-hoc reports.
• Prepare financial bridges (Volume, Gross Sales, Gross to Net, gross margin, and EBIT) for management review.
• Track all elements of the P&L vs. prior year, vs Plan, and vs Previous Forecast. Drive alerts, risks, and opportunities.
• Deliver financial insights for price increases and other inflation mitigation initiatives in the region.
• Protect margins through proper planning of pricing, cost enablers, and mix, as well as its implementation across all legal entities.
• Track evolution of projects implemented to analyze ongoing results versus commitments.
• Develop, track, and ensure SG&A expenses are in line with budget.
• Manage trade and marketing fund allocations.
• Control trade spending as % of GS to avoid surprises.

Planning and Analysis:

• Work with Sales and Marketing teams to calculate ROI for Trade and Marketing spendings.
• Evaluate profit on promotional planning & post event analysis.
• Analyze and develop sales solutions (enhancement of Power Bii)

Strategic Business Partnering:

• Develop strong partnerships with sales, marketing, and supply managers to become their financial go to person.
• Support commercial and LT members developing effective analysis and presentations of business cases.

Training and Development :

• Develop your direct reports (Brand Finance, Sales Finance, and SC Finance) to support the operation needs.

Job Complexity :

• Competing demands must be handled.
• Large volumes of data must be collected and organized into meaningful excel reports.
• Profit and loss variances from plan and prior year must be investigated and explained requiring meetings with sales, marketing, and supply chain groups to develop explanations for management review.
• Proven ability to interact effectively within a global multicultural complex environment.

Requirements :

• Minimum education required: bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related degree.
• Certifications: CPA, CMA, MBA or similar are preferred.
• Years of relevant experience: Minimum 10 years professional experience (at least 7 years in FP&A, and 3 years of manager), preferably in the CPG industry and Latin America and Caribbean businesses.
• Working knowledge of Spanish and English (written and oral).
• Excellent knowledge and experience with budgeting and forecasting processes (CSC consolidation and report systems, Advanced Excel, Power Point, SAP, EPM, Power Bi, DataRails, Envision, and others).
• Excellent knowledge of P&L management. Important knowledge of compliance, and balance sheet management.
• Other key relevant skills include leadership, problem solver, strong financial acumen, effective communication, integrity, time management, customer service, ability to summarize information quickly and accurately and the ability to work in a team environment.

Working Conditions: Primarily an office environment with 5% travel to WHQ (Camden, NJ) and various international locations for Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. Office is in Doral, Florida. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are required to be in the office. Monday and Friday are remote. The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law. In that regard, U.S. applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click Compensation and Benefits: The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $85,900-$140,800 Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package. The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law. In that regard, U.S. applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.