Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Location: Purchase, NY, USA
Overview:
•Lead planning, forecasting, and strategic plan process for $1B+ PepsiCo Compensation & Benefits Programs.
•Responsible for overseeing the forecasting and analysis of Corporate G&A, annual bonus closeout and peer reviews studies as well as ad-hoc analysis as necessary.
•Position reports to Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, supports the Compensation & Benefits team and manages a staff of two analysts.
Responsibilities:
•Active participant inCompensation & Benefits leadership team
•Gain detail understanding of all PepsiCo Compensation & Benefits programs and provide visibility between financial, demographic, and corporate assumptions
•Provide financial guidance toCompensation & Benefits leadership team as program strategies are developed.
•Examine details of programs and help shape the strategic opportunities, identify consequences, and recommend changes to strategy.
•Perform management reporting for all benefits programs for the $1.2B in spend on Pension, Medical, and Stock Programs.
•Create coordinated strategic plan that highlights not only the financial aspect of programs but also considers the program strategies and implications.
•Create annual operating plan for all aspects ofCompensation & Benefits including allocation methodologies for the Rate Letter Process.
•Perform period forecast for $1B+ budget with insights to potential opportunities/risks based on program elements.
•Manage Human Resource budget reporting directly to Chief Personnel Officer.
•Coordinate amongst Accounting,Compensation & Benefits and FP&A financial impact of severance actions and ensure proper expense is recorded by divisions.
•Managed the bonus closeout process including developing model to calculate bonus calculations based on the current design.
•Ad hoc requests including support of SR. VP Compensation & Benefits and FP&A on various presentations/projects. Interaction with FP&A, Accounting, and Divisions
•10+ years of accounting/control and finance experience.
•CPA and/or MBA is preferred.
•Bachelors degree is required.
•Previous Big 4 accounting experience is a plus.
•Accounting experience dealing with pension, 401k, equity programs is not required but would be a plus.
•Must possess strong analytical skills in addition to having accounting skills.
•Ideal candidate has moved from accounting into a finance leadership role.
•Ability to influence at all levels of the organization
•Strong leadership skills, and drive for results
•Ability to work in matrix organization; handle competing priorities
•Strong interpersonal skills and proven collaboration/teamwork experience – requires working with many senior executives
•Ability to work independently and take ownership to drive progress; organized and capable of multi-tasking
•Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time