Director FPA

Overview: Working directly for the CFO, the Director of FP&A will drive company-wide business financial and operational efficiency and profit performance.
The position interacts with Ajinomoto Foods North America (AFNA) leadership team, Business Unit leaders and the finance team directly providing timely and comprehensive information and analysis to drive Senior Executive decision making.
The ideal candidate must have a hands on approach, have strong leadership, business operations, analytical and communications skills.
Responsibilities: Lead the Financial Planning and Analysis team, including building and developing staff Take lead on monthly results analysis working closely with Sales, Operations and Finance going beyond presenting numbers but providing insights on drivers Lead the monthly 12 month rolling forecast process working closely across the organization to not only consolidate data but identify risk & opps and insights on the business performance Lead the annual budgeting process working towards replacing budget with the rolling forecast Work with Finance Business Partners to deep dive into customer/segment results and operational results Delivery timely reports, consistently and accurately Drive standardization on reports and leverage further standardized PowerBI reports Develop meaningful SG&A reports helping functional leads manage their spending Work closely with AFNA Corporate Planning department to provide required reporting to Tokyo affiliates Support Senior Management and Business Unit leaders on various ad hoc analysis and special projects as required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting; MBA and Master Degree preferred.
Proven leadership and effective team development Progressive career development 15+ years of strong Financial and Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment preferably in the Food industry Broad business experience on both P&L and Balance Sheet Excellent written and communication skills with the ability to interact with Business Unit executives in a professional manner Must be a team player with initiative, passion and a demonstrated ability to drive profit improvement initiatives.
Exercises considerable discretion and independent judgment and handles confidential information.
Highly proficient in PowerPoint and Excel This position is based in Ontario, California with some domestic travel Range $180,000 to $190,000 #INDONT