Business Partner, Fp&&a

**Job Title**: Business Partner, FP&&A

**Department**:Finance

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**WE'RE ON A JOURNEY TO CREATE A WORLD OF LOVE, CONFIDENCE AND BELONGING**

The ALDO Group has been on this journey for over 40 years. We believe that our passionate associates are at the heart of our success, and that with them we will lead into our future with kindness.

**STEP UP EXPERIENCE**
- Recognition programs to showcase your talent
- To be part of a company that takes a stand on issues affecting people, the environment, and our partners
- Summer Fridays (because Summer is for fun)
- Purchase discount on merchandise sold in all our divisions.
- Family & Friends events with discounts on our products
- Subsidized cafeteria & daycare
- Subsidized public transportation and free parking
- On-campus gym with access to a trainer
- Flex schedules and telecommuting
- Sick days
- Attractive total compensation

**YOUR ROLE**

**Job Summary**

The finance business partner plays a key strategic role within the organization by creating an essential link between operations and financial performance. They are a financial professional who collaborates daily with operational team members to establish financial objectives (budget, forecast, etc.), to provide visibility on the performance against those objectives, and to perform analysis that supports business decisions. This individual understands the business drivers, and financial systems/processes and is adept at working with all employee levels within the company.

**Responsibilities**

**Strategic: 20%**
- Participate in the development, enhancement, and implementation of financial system or process initiatives by providing value-added input with respect to FP&A and ensuring that changes in the system or business processes are integrated into ongoing activities;
- Promotes and initiates continuous improvements in order to improve organizational processes and generate superior business results;
- Identifies and monitors key financial indicators to gauge performance, identify trends, perform benchmarking, and suggest strategies;
- Works closely with the business leaders in identifying and developing annual targets that reflect the strategic direction of the business;
**Operational: 70%**
- Coordinates all aspect of the Budget and Forecast processes for areas within the Scope in terms of deadlines, reviews, targets, system uploads, and variance analysis for Direct & OH expenses as well as Capital investments;
- Coordinates the reporting and analysis of financial and non-financial key performance indicators;
- Supports other teammates during month-end processes to investigate account variances, confirm account reconciliation status with Accounting, and ensure timely completion of all required Journal Entries to achieve closing deadlines;
- Initiates and performs monthly business reviews on year-to-date and current month results in order to provide visibility to the teams, facilitate financial projections, and provide value-added financial knowledge to areas within the Scope to ultimately increase business results;
- Supports the Corporate FP&A Director with various ad-hoc requests for data and analysis depending on the planning phase of the year;

**Leadership: 10%**
- Responsible for identifying, pursuing and sharing with teammates technical, professional and interpersonal training programs for his/herself;
- Ensure alignment between the business and the Finance teams through regular and clear communication;
- Responsible for completing objectives setting and self-assessment;
- Coordinates efforts for keeping his/her Position Description up to date;
- Participates in periodic staff meetings to discuss and align business opportunities and priorities;

**DO YOU HAVE THE PROFILE WE'RE LOOKING FOR?**

**Requirements**:

- University degree in Finance/Business administration and/or a professional designation (i.e. CPA, CFA, MBA)
- 2 to 5 years of business experience. Strong business acumen and well versed in Financial Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis.
- Understanding of performance variance analysis, accounting principles and financial reporting aspects;
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Knowledge and skills using SAP BPC, SAP Financials, SAP EPM and AO
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

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**WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US? HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS.**

Present in more than **100 countries**, the ALDO Group has established itself with strong brands:
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