Position Description KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Financial Analysis - Analyze and communicate the key metrics and drivers of the division's performance (against history, budget, forecast, and strategic plan). Planning & Forecasting -Support the financial planning activities for the Division in a manner that yields challenging, but achievable, strategic plans, budgets and forecasts and provides clear understanding of requirements and results. Modeling - Develop and maintain various financial models used to support decision making. Operational Support -Support field operations in analysis of their financial performance and determining areas of improvement. Special Projects - Carry out special projects as required. NARRATIVE 1.Financial Analysis This position is expected to provide timely, relevant and accurate analysis of the results of the division¿s performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted and strategic planning results to facilitate decision-making toward the achievement of the budget and strategic plan. This requires this position to: Analyze Results - Analyze the key drivers and metrics vs historical performance, budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans and communicate results to leadership for decision support, plan reviews and operational reviews. Process Improvement - Suggest & drive process improvement initiatives related to any planning, reporting or analytic process. 2. Planning & Forecasting This position is expected to support the financial planning activities of the Division in a manner that yields challenging, but achievable, strategic plans, budgets and forecasts and provides clear understanding of results. This requires that the position: Review and advise Division Finance Leadership on plan and forecast results based on a thorough knowledge of the targets, history, metrics, resources, and initiatives at the division and business unit levels. Support and train FP&A team members in the execution and delivery of forecast, annual and strategic plans. Utilize the standard planning and forecasting formats. Utilize financial systems (TM1, Peoplesoft, SAP) to consolidate and report on plans and forecasts. Properly sequence and integrate with corporate planning activities. Strategic Planning - Support the creation and implementation of the process and tools that drive the delivery and review of a timely, relevant and accurate strategic plan for the Division that is challenging and achievable, based on market conditions, resources, specific business initiatives, and consistent with senior management and corporate expectations. Budget - Support the creation and implementation of the process and tools that drive the delivery and review of a timely, relevant and accurate budget for the Division that is challenging and achievable, based on market conditions, resources, specific business initiatives, and consistent with senior management and corporate expectations. Forecast - Support the creation and implementation of the process and tools that drive the delivery and review of a timely, relevant and accurate forecast for the Division that is challenging and achievable, based on market conditions, resources, specific business initiatives, and consistent with senior management and corporate expectations. 3. Modeling Maintain and develop various financial models used during the planning processes and to support decision making by executive leadership, ensuring quality, accuracy and focused analytic review including: Strategic Planning Budgeting Forecasting Pricing Staffing Other 4. Special Projects This position is expected to possess the skills and initiative to carry out special financial planning and/or analysis of projects of varying nature and complexity with limited supervision by clarifying objectives and assumptions or making appropriate judgments where necessary. This may include analysis of financial metrics, process improvement initiatives, etc.