Associate Director, Global FP&A (COE)

The Associate Director will lead the Global Financial Planning & Analysis Center of Excellence (FP&A COE) within Commercial Controllership, managing a team of four employees. The role advances consistent standards, processes, tools, and finance capabilities that enable timely, informed decisions across global commercial finance.
Responsibilities:
Lead the COE, team, and operating model
Lead, coach, and develop four employees while setting priorities across the COE’s four pillars.
Define preparation, review, approval, and decision responsibilities across Commercial Controllership and the LBE and Plan/LRP teams.
Align priorities and resolve issues with planning, forecasting, SG&A, business-unit FP&A, shared services, procurement, and HR partners.
Standardize practices and advance technology
Develop and drive adoption of standard procedures, planning guidance, reporting templates, mock books, and presentation standards.
Oversee SG&A, headcount, net sales, and related reporting guidance and deliverables across all planning cycles while establishing consistent methodologies across global commercial.
Lead automation and AI initiatives using tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and Wdesk.
Maintain COE platforms and tools and promote adoption across the finance community.
Drive financial insight and business support
Oversee COE deliverables for net sales, weekly trends, sales incentives, SG&A, distribution margin, and post-execution reclassifications.
Ensure quality and accuracy of reconciliations, royalty true-ups, standard cost reconciliations, and planning data verification.
Lead technical analyses, including exchange adjustments and industry fee calculations, with relevant finance partners.
Build the team and broader finance capability
Lead quarterly FP&A forums and finance learning and development programs.
Strengthen onboarding through consistent documentation and training on key FP&A topics.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or financial controllership, including team leadership.
Strong financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams in a dynamic environment.
Success standardizing finance processes across business units, regions, or functions.
Experience delivering measurable process improvement or automation results.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders, clarify accountability, and manage competing priorities.
Ability to coach finance professionals and communicate complex financial information clearly.
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA, CPA, CMA, or an equivalent professional qualification.
Experience building or leading a finance COE or shared-services capability.
Familiarity with BPC, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, or Wdesk.
Experience applying AI or automation to financial reporting, reconciliation, or analysis.
Experience supporting global commercial finance teams through organizational or technology change.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid