FIRE Commercial Senior Finance Manager Finance, Europe
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Building Automation (BA) is a $6 billion global business that is increasing the productivity of people at work, and the safety, security and energy efficiency of our buildings and industrial plants around the world.
This role will support the Fire business and will provide leadership and analysis support to the Europe leadership teams and the CFO Europe to create increased visibility into operational strategy and performance with the goal of driving performance, execution speed and cost efficiency.
The role’s main responsibilities are leading the commercial finance activities in Business Partnering with the EUR functional leaders & influencing all activities to achieve its financial objectives for the Region. The role will actively partner with the ISC FP&A team as well as business FP&A teams. This role will lead a team of global site finance leaders and FP&A support as well as provide work direction to the finance team in the GFC in India.
Additionally, this role will encourage a continuous drive on productivity and necessary return on investments, while ensuring strong controllership and compliance to Company’s policies and tax model
This role reports to the Fire Europe CFO.
You will also develop/maintain standard reporting and MOS focused on productivity / spend performance and working capital (inventory / payables) and other required functional support to the ISC leadership teams, and all leadership touch points throughout the month. Planning and estimating will also be a key support area involving establishing the standard calendars, development of the necessary tools as well as coordination between the business and ISC teams on target alignment.
Principal Responsibilities:
1. Drive financial performance in the GBE portfolio
2. Provide key support and transparency to the Business & ISC leadership team
3. Ensure Compliance to Tax Model
4. Build a Strong & Diverse Finance team
YOU MUST HAVE
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
US GAAP experience
Compliance/ Tax acumen
English proficiency
10+ years of accounting/finance experience with increasing responsibility
WE VALUE
COO Mindset
Exceptional analytical skills, linking results to drivers
Significant financial systems and reporting experience
Experience developing forecasts and operating plans
Direct communication with clarity at all levels
Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills
Self-motivated, results-oriented and assertive individual
The ability to make consistent and timely decisions
The ability to quickly identify subtle patterns among issues
Proficiency in FDS, EDW and SAP systems