Role ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Vice President, Global FP&A, this critical role is responsible for leading the Corporate FP&A team and helping drive enterprise financial performance, planning, and reporting. Specific key responsibilities include:
- Lead development of the enterprise financial narrative for the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Board, and Suntory Holdings, synthesizing complex business performance into clear insights, implications, and actions.
- Lead enterprise performance management, identifying key business drivers, risks, and opportunities and working with regional and functional Finance teams to translate insights into actions.
- Oversee global financial planning processes, including forecasts, budgets, and multi-year strategic planning, ensuring assumptions are well supported, risks and opportunities are transparent, and financial commitments are clearly understood.
- Challenge forecasts and plans to ensure the organization has a clear and accurate view of expected performance and the actions required to deliver financial objectives.
- Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis across key business and financial variables, including growth, margin, investment, productivity, and cash, to support strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
- Serve as a senior extension of the VP, Global FP&A, independently leading key enterprise FP&A priorities and representing Global FP&A with senior stakeholders when appropriate.
- Drive alignment across regional and functional FP&A teams on enterprise planning assumptions, performance expectations, financial standards and deliverables; constructively challenge inputs and drive resolution of issues across organizational boundaries.
- Partner closely with the Global CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and Suntory Holdings FP&A team to ensure clear communication of SGS performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities.
- Play a leadership role in annual and multi-year strategic planning, connecting enterprise strategy and business priorities to financial targets, resource allocation, and long-term financial outcomes.
- Lead and develop a high-performing Corporate FP&A team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.
- Drive simplification, standardization, and automation of global FP&A processes and reporting, improving consistency, transparency, efficiency, and speed of decision-making.
- Help evolve the Global FP&A operating model, including effective partnership with shared service and external service delivery teams, clear governance and accountability, and continued migration of FP&A toward higher-value analysis and business partnership.
- Leverage financial systems, technology, and data to improve reporting, forecasting, transparency, and decision-making.
- Manage planning, forecasting, reporting, and executive review calendars, coordinating effectively across key stakeholders to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.
- Lead or coordinate high-priority and ad hoc enterprise initiatives requested by company leadership, bringing structure and clear direction to complex or ambiguous issues.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leaders, serving as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger across the organization.
Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field required; MBA preferred
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, corporate finance, strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or a related field.
- Significant experience operating in a complex, global organization and partnering with senior leaders across functions and geographies.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and connect financial performance to broader business drivers, strategic priorities, and enterprise outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, ambiguous workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and drive issues to resolution with limited oversight.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and translate it into clear insights, implications, and actions.
- Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a compelling financial narrative to senior leaders and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners without direct authority.
- Experience leading through organizational, process, or operating model change, including creating structure in ambiguous environments and bringing stakeholders along through new ways of working.
- Strong experience leading and developing high-performing teams and creating an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Proficiency in financial systems and tools, such as SAP, EPM, and Excel.
Salary Range - The salary range for this role, based in Chicago is $160,000 to $175,000 along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate's location, experience, and skillset.
