Manager of FP&A - Paramount Global Surfaces

Description

Job Summary:

Paramount Global Surfaces (PGS) is a leading importer and distributor of premium porcelain tile and luxury vinyl tile used primarily in remodel and replacement projects by residential and commercial end users.

The mission for the Manager of FP&A is to apply a pragmatic approach to building and streamlining the financial planning and analysis function and to partner with & advise the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) in supporting the delivery of the value creation plan to deliver accretive EBITDAR growth.

Essential Responsibilities:

Financial Performance & EBITDAR Growth: 

• Partner with business leaders to attain strategic EBITDAR target 
• A strong partnership with the CFO to help grow the business and drive the organization for 100%+ EBITDAR growth over the next two years
• Support the playbook and tracking of transformation activities
• Take ownership of KPI process, measure results and explain variances 
• Establish reporting cadence with functional leaders within 60 days start
• Serve as project lead, collaborating with IT teams to design and implement actionable organizational data solutions leveraging business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Partner with the leadership team by developing and clearly communicating data-driven insights and strategic analyses that guide the organization’s direction and support value creation initiatives across the business.

Management reporting: 

• Implement KPIs and analytics that enable management to make informed, fact based, “real-time” decisions and automate monthly Operating Council reporting within the first 90 days of start
• Lead Annual Operating Plan creation and maintain budget/forecasting within 45 days 
• Ability to professionally represent the current state of the business and variances/deviations from budget
• Provide accounting and financial reporting to support management decisions and drive accountability to plans, budgets and forecasts
• Partner with each ELT members and their organizations to establish a monthly cadence of P&L reviews with an aim to stay on track with financial performance goals

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): 

• Support Platinum Deal team in evaluation of bolt-on opportunities and various modeling scenarios
• Experience performing due diligence on and integrating bolt-on acquisitions
• Execution of synergies and financial benefit realization within 100 days of M&A close
• Build a sustainable FP&A capability 
• Build a FP&A transformational roadmap within the first 60 days that clearly addresses gaps in tools, KPIs, metrics, etc. Roadmap should align with the business requirements for and size of L&R 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities 

Travel:

Travel required throughout the US up to 30% of the time. 

Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bias for action and pace of execution, 
• Fact base - operates with a set of operational and financial facts. 
• Apply objective business judgement in supporting management decisions.
• Transformation leader who drives changes and supports the vision of Leadership. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred. 
• Minimum 5 years in an FP&A role
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
• Expertise in Excel based modeling
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software 
• CPA certification a plus.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, sit use hands and fingers, handle, or feel and talk and hear. May be required to lift and move boxes or packages not exceeding 20 pounds in weight. Some work stress is inherent to the position and extended work hours may be required.

Work Environment:

The work environment is a typical office environment. Offices with frequent interruptions.

Noise level: Normal office noises.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills required of personnel so classified. The reporting relationship may not reflect the most recent changes to the corporate reporting structure.