About the role:
As the Americas Sr. Finance Manager - FP&A Americas, your purpose is to act as a vital strategic partner to the leadership team, ensuring the financial health and operational optimization of the region. This role involves steering the financial strategy, leading comprehensive reporting, and driving business initiatives across manufacturing and commercial facilities to support sustainable growth.
Work arrangement: On-site/Hybrid
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as a critical business partner to the Americas Leadership team and deputize for the Americas Finance Director across key governance areas, strategic reviews, and executive engagements.
Direct end-to-end Financial Statements consolidation, variance analysis, and operational performance reporting across Americas manufacturing and commercial facilities.
Support the Annual Operating Plan and the 5-year Strategic Plan consolidation process while coordinating Solution Group and Corporate reporting requirements.
Drive working capital optimization and implement innovative governance processes to deliver robust free cash flow.
Manage operational MIS, capital expenditure forecasting, footprint projects, cost-out initiatives, and actively participate in IT and ERP implementations.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, combined with 10+ years of finance or accounting experience including P&L responsibility.
Demonstrated expertise in financial analysis, with a proven ability to analyze complex financial data, interpret results, and make strategic recommendations.
Proficiency in cost accounting principles and practices, backed by a track record of accurately preparing product costing and updating standard costing.
Advanced skills in Google Sheets and Excel, including the ability to create complex financial models and perform in-depth data analysis in a fast-paced environment.
Self-starter with well-developed leadership, project management, and relationship-building skills, possessing excellent communication abilities and essential English fluency (Spanish is a plus).
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.
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