What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (30175042) position at Kidde Global Solutions?
As North America’s #1 home fire safety brand, Kidde's mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards. For more than 100 years, people have relied on Kidde to deliver superior fire detection and suppression.
About This Role
We are currently seeking a candidate for the role of Operations Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. This role will be located in Mebane, NC.
In this role, you will be overseeing financial analysis, research, budgets, and forecasts. Responsible for preparing forecasts and performing financial modeling to develop and provide reports for functional or operational management. You will partner with leaders in supply/demand, warehousing, and logistics to drive productivity in the region.
Key Responsibilities
About This Role
We are currently seeking a candidate for the role of Operations Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. This role will be located in Mebane, NC.
In this role, you will be overseeing financial analysis, research, budgets, and forecasts. Responsible for preparing forecasts and performing financial modeling to develop and provide reports for functional or operational management. You will partner with leaders in supply/demand, warehousing, and logistics to drive productivity in the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Ownership of budgeting, financial planning, cost and productivity tracking, and general support of business leaders to execute on our shared financial goals.
- Represent North America (US, CAD, MX) in month-end close, forecasting, and budgeting discussions with leadership.
- Generate and analyze monthly reports to support budget management and cost savings initiatives related to Logistics, Warehousing, Material, Tariffs, and APEX deployment.
- Continuous improvement mindset to identify process optimization to drive forecasting accuracy, variance analysis, and month-end close activities.
- Work with accounting/controllership organization support monthly closing activities by providing inputs on accruals.
- Collaborate with accounting staff and contribute to effective cash flow management.
- Support process improvement initiatives related to intercompany billing and intercompany transfer price.
- Partner with controllership and manufacturing facilities to support timely and accurate std cost roll process.
- Drive performance via business partnering with internal and external customers.
- Manage the financial forecasting/budgeting, KPI management, and partner with leaders in Supply / Demand, Warehousing, and logistics to drive productivity in the region.
- Perform financial modeling to develop recommendations for management.
- Provides reports to functional or operational management on financial analysis results and recommendations.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 8 years of experience in finance.
- 3 years of manufacturing experience.
- PC skills include Microsoft Office, PowerBI, JD Edwards ERP, and HFM.
- Communications and interpersonal skills, proven ability to work across all levels and functions Multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
- Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Embrace change, re-prioritize workload on demand, and still produce high-quality output.
- Self-direction and organization skills critical to achieve month-end reporting deadlines.
- Possess an inherent sense of urgency.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP and std cost roll process.
