Senior Business Partner Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description

NSF is seeking a Senior Business Partner Financial Planning and Analysis in this role The Senior Business Partner Financial Planning and Analysis acts as a Finance lead within NSF Business Units. Sr. Business Partners provide financial and operational analysis, drive business strategy, deliver proactive information through analytics, and lead financial business processes. You'll work closely with the business and the senior leaders to accurately forecast financial results, facilitate and drive data-driven decisions, develop and implement strategy, and work together as partners on proposals and special projects. This person will perform various financial reporting and forecasting analyses in the areas of profit planning, cost containment, capital expenditures, and other areas.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Strategy and Innovation to lead the financial portion of portfolio framework process for their global business unit or function(s)
• Significant effort driving and supporting the forecast, annual budget, and strategic plan within the global business units
• Collaborate with the business to establish common global KPI's
• Develops business case for any initiative driven by the global business unit or function
• Drive continuous improvement with the global business unit and/or division
• Follows the consistent processes established within the finance function
• Interacts and educates with global business unit or function leaders on how to read and interpret management reports and gathers feedback on enhancements to management reporting
• Analyzes the operational metrics to the monthly financial statement to properly interpret what is happening within the business
• Leads discussion with the business or function leaders to tell the financial story from a variance to budget, forecast and prior year
• Provides ongoing education to global business unit or function leadership to increase business acumen
• Support month end close with variance analysis and collaborate with general ledger team to improve month end process
• Prepare executive decks and present to business and senior leaders

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 7-10 Years of experience
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills - ability to perform in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability as a self starter with the ability to make sound business decisions with minimal guidance
• Able to develop forward-looking forecasts and budgets
• Proven ability working with large-scale and/or high-impact financial planning within area of responsibility
• Experience influencing and advising at the executive level to ensure high quality financial decisions are made in the global business unit / function - must be comfortable proposing ideas, and actively brainstorming with business leadership
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present accurate monthly summary of expenses to senior level leader
• Proven ability to present complex analyses with clarity and to work in a deadline driven environment
• Proficiency to provide objective financial advice that positively impacts the global business unit/ function and/or provides efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services
• Previous experience with coaching and training leaders to improve financial confidence and competence
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders to develop medium and long term business plans and appropriate targets and metrics
• Proficiency to ensure decisions made are aligned with technical accounting guidelines
• Demonstrated people leader.
• Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA with a focus in finance
• Experience leading a project or project team
• Experience with Oracle Financials
• Experience with budget and reporting software (Hubble, Planful, Oracle, Tableau)

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF Employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

About Us

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

About The Team

We are the guardians of NSF’s assets. We are the keepers and providers of accurate and useful financial information which empowers careful and rational decision making. We do this so NSF may better advance its public health and safety mission.