FP&A Manager - Global Trade

Responsible for financial oversight of the Global Trade function of Cardinal Health Medical Segment supporting annual spend exceeding $140M. Provide analytical and business decision support to Director of Finance, North America Supply Chain, Vice President of Global Trade, SVP of Global Logistics. Partner with Global Trade operations to model and track impacts of transformational projects.   Generate forecasts and analyze trends in Global Trade to improve cost visibility, budgeting and forecasting. This role is responsible for financial planning and analysis, forecasting, operating plans, and budgets.

Accountabilities

• Analyze business trends, lead and manage monthly financial close and forecast processes to ensure achievement of key controls and performance metrics.  Review financial performance versus plan and forecast.
• Partner with Global Trade VP and directors to analyze financial performance and results and understand the impact of operational factors
• Create financial models and scenarios as a key input for business planning decisions in areas such as capital deployment, sourcing, product development, marketing strategies, and acquisitions.
• Develop synthesized key financial performance indicator analyses and dashboard to allow Executive level review of key factors that provide insight to the businesses supply chain performance.
• Complete analysis and reporting required by the business and region including monthly and quarterly financial reviews, forecast, and various ad hoc reporting, etc.
• Identify risks, opportunities and gaps to forecast and plan.  Identify and recommend corrective action plans to mitigate key risks.
• Manage relevant accounting function / responsibility to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
• Partner and interact with regional supply chain teams as it relates to supply chain costs for the Segment.
• Produce regular and ad hoc reports and evaluations.
• Monitor transportation expenditures versus forecasts and budgets and communicate issues to senior management.
• Facilitate regular financial review meetings with Business Units Finance and work with Business Units Finance to provide useful financial data for annual and monthly budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure operational and financial inputs are consistent, up-to-date, and accurate.
• Partner with regional HR and Finance teams to provide consolidated overview for administrative budget.
• Responsible for management of all GT operational expenses, including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals.

What Financial Planning & Analysis contributes to Cardinal Health

• Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for being objective and strategic financial partners, leading collaborative cross-functional effort to drive relevant, flexible and efficient financial planning and analysis that supports our key business decisions.

• Analyzes business trends

• leads and aligns financial forecasts and long range planning processes with our business leaders. Drives business value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-marking around strategic business initiatives.

• Prepares monthly financial reporting including variance and financial statement analysis. Able to clearly communicate a cohesive and concise story around business drivers behind financial data and potential implications on future results.

• Creates financial models and scenarios as a key input for business planning decisions in areas such as capital deployment, sourcing, product development, marketing strategies, and acquisitions.

• Manages annual budget processes, incorporating business initiatives, economic trends and operational effectiveness. Aligns budget to business strategies and gains alignment from business partners.

• Performs customer and product profitability analysis and makes investment and pricing decisions. Identifies opportunities to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and a more favorable mix (i.e., driving preferred products and services).

• Understands market dynamics and competitors. Conducts complex analysis, synthesizes and summarizes implications to business, influencing business partners using analytics and business understanding.

• Identifies and executes upon process improvement opportunities. Demonstrates proficiency of technical tools and financial systems.

• Serves as an objective financial steward with an enterprise perspective, safeguarding our company's assets. Ensures strong controls are in place and the company's intellectual property is protected.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business related field, or equivalent work experience

• 8+ years experience in related field

• Prior leadership/business partnering experience is a plus

• Strong Excel skills required

• Experience with SAP, Business Objects, Alteryx a plus

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, frontline supervisors and/or business support staff

• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals

• Ensures employees operate within guidelines

• Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers

• Interacts with subordinates, peer customers and suppliers at various management levels may interact with senior management

• Interactions normally involves resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects

• Gains consensus from various parties involved

Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.