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The Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis provides enterprise level leadership and oversight to drive growth, profitability, return on capital and free cash flow. The role serves as a key partner to business unit leaders in driving accountability and effectiveness and includes managing a team tasked with providing value-added analysis and reporting. The Vice President of FP&A plays a lead role in various strategic initiatives, including operational excellence and new capital investments. In conjunction with these efforts, the Vice President of FP&A will work across-functional groups, at both the business unit and corporate levels, to drive accountability, insightful analysis, and efficiency. In addition, the role provides leadership over the enterprise Procurement function. The role is based in Broadview Heights, OH and reports to the Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Reporting to this position are the Procurement Director and the Senior Manager of Corporate FP&A. Essential Functions:

• Lead the annual budget, long-term strategic planning, and periodic forecasting processes
• Lead the Capital Review Committee; manage the standards and define the processes to support the analysis, prioritization, review, and delivery of commitments
• Partner with the CEO and CFO in the preparation of Board of Directors and Executive Committee materials
• Ensure the right processes and metrics are in place to drive accountability and support the delivery of results for Revenue, EBITDA, EBIT, Net Income, EPS, Return on Capital, and Free Cash Flow
• Provide critical analysis and input to the Quarterly Earnings process
• Partner with the businesses and the Chief Information Officer in the development of the Analytics strategy
• Develop insightful analysis, in collaboration with the business segments, that enhances near term and long-term performance
• Collaborate on M&A analysis and integration management for tuck-in acquisition targets, as needed
• Partner with Corporate functional leaders in the establishment and management of budgets and forecasts
• Lead the advancement of the Procurement function strategy to increase enterprise impact

Team Growth and Development:

• Manage team resources effectively, including budget, time, and people
• Ensure team structure is aligned to the overall vision for the global finance team
• Foster a positive team culture and build strong working relationships among team members
• Set performance expectations and goals for team members and provide regular feedback on individual and team performance
• Identify and support the professional development needs of team members; encourage continuous learning and skill development
• Provide mentorship and coaching to direct team as well as others in the organization

Finance Leadership Team:

• Serve as a high impact member of the CFO leadership team
• Contribute to the development of the global finance team in alignment with our vision
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans and initiatives
• Develop action plans to achieve short-term and long-term objective
• Communicate the vision and goals to team members, ensuring everyone understands their role in achieving them

Qualifications (Education, Experience):

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field; MBA preferred

Minimum of 10 years progressive financial roles in a complex, multi-national environment

Mix of business unit and corporate level FP&A experience

Strong broad-based financial acumen

Self-starter who will get into the details and build structure in our dynamic environment

Experience in a matrix reporting environment - strong relationship orientation, influ