Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Location Scottsdale, Arizona

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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

As a VP, Financial Planning and Analysis, you will serve as a key member of the corporate financial leadership team and serve as a key financial interface between the divisional controllers and senior management team. This position reports directly to the CFO to ensure alignment of corporate goals and financial plan. The Vice President, FP&A will lead the company’s financial planning and analysis group with the objective of improving our short- and long-term forecasting accuracy financial performance and accountability to financial and operating objectives.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare accurate forecasts which identify results and opportunities for action and share with relevant stakeholders (Finance Management Board Analysts etc.)
• Prepare and monitor the company’s long-range strategic planning models
• Provides financial modeling analysis and valuation for financial projects and delivers analyses which enable management to make good decisions and support all operating and corporate support functions with understanding of positive and negative variances root causes and opportunities to address/leverage improved performance.
• Develop a high-performing effective and engaged team. Coach to deliver and exceed expected results while building bench-strength for the future.
• Functions as a partner to HR and business unit leaders in key areas of performance analysis to measure and reward results including compensation design and headcount planning.
• Develop the long-term financial strategy including driving an efficient effective and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• Leads the development and reporting of key metrics to help management define profitability operational performance and success against plan and competitive benchmarks. Supports quarterly external reporting including earnings releases and earnings call support.
• Responsible for the annual financial plan short- and long-term financial forecasting performance metric reporting analysis/insight and decision support. Builds the annual financial plan through effective coordination with all other functions in the development of targets assumptions and strategic initiatives to be included. Prepared a monthly reporting package that includes full financial statements and KPIs.
• Build communicate and drive action based on organizational key metrics to create a results-focus throughout the company and improve performance based on understanding analysis insight and action. Includes periodic reporting of results variance and recommendations for action.

What skills you will use:

• Strong financial planning experience required (international experience preferred)
• Experience with SAP Financials or other large database driven financial reporting systems
• 10+ years finance management experience with progressively increasing responsibilities preferably including public multinational company experience.
• BA/BS Degree Master’s Degree preferred
• Preferred: CPA CFA
• Successful record of building and leading high-performance teams in an operating finance environment
• Extensive information systems and data mining expertise
• Aptitude with negotiating skills
• Experience with presentations to senior management and board level personnel

Benefits that make life better:

• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Bonus opportunities
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Learning & Training opportunities
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Comprehensive Healthcare