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September 2, 2024
Smith & Nephew
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US Sports FP&A Sr Financial Analyst (Alajuela, Costa Rica)
US Sports FP&A Sr Financial Analyst
Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
The FP&A Centre of Excellence (COE) exists to deliver quality insights and performance management that help Smith & Nephew deliver the Life Unlimited purpose to our stakeholders. The Centre of Excellence was created as a world-class, integrated FP&A organisation. We act as one awesome, collaborative team proud to partner with the business and run efficient processes with effective tools.
Within the COE, the US Business Unit FP&A Analyst is responsible for providing high-quality decision support and insight to the finance leadership across the US Business Unit.
The position support delivery of all core FP&A partnering activities in the US Business Unit, built on the foundations of delivering the annual budget, forecasts and appraisal cycles. In the role, you will work directly with and report to the US Business Unit FP&A Director and interface with the wider US commercial business teams.
Outside the direct business team, you must work closely across Controllers & GBS to ensure end-to-end finance delivery to the management. Success in this role will require leveraging technology, a bias to establishing robust and documented processes, and having the resilience to work through standard processes maintained within the team.
You will be expected to contribute to continuously improving FP&A and budgeting processes. You will also have a dotted line to your key business & finance stakeholders and must ensure seamless delivery in a matrix organisation. You will role model genuine collaboration, enterprise-first thinking and a learning mindset – this is how you need and want to work every day. Flexibility will be required to balance and adjust priorities across shorter- and longer-term delivery requirements.
This is a P3 level
What will you be doing?
Core:
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Design and produce insightful reports that facilitate decision-making and highlight opportunities and risks.
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Perform analysis to provide insight, identify and quantify opportunities or understand risks.
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Understand market sales and pricing trends and support the business on return on investment analysis.
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Driving the budgeting and forecasting processes for your US Business Unit.
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Working with the US Business Unit LT to deliver all short- and long-term financial targets. Monitoring and assessing progress against the financial targets established in annual budgets and strategic plans.
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Through close collaboration with the Product Managers/Marketing Directors, provide robust and accurate commercial financial inputs/reporting Sports US business
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Ensure variances to forecast are thoroughly explained and opportunities and risks are identified.
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Prepare/Submit journals during month-end process as needed.
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Provide ad-hoc assistance with projects as required.
Processes, Standardization & Controls
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Help define strong practices in the way Smith & Nephew delivers the FP&A processes
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Get the basics right - make the necessary improvement in data quality and content of reports/analysis to support the business.
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Contribute to continuous improvement activities
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Digitalization – support efficiency and insight through the adoption and implementation of digital-spanning visualization, processing and analysis tools
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Comply with information management practices - ensure confidential information is safeguarded.
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Ensure operation/execution of any key /non-key controls, including SOX controls, in your areas of accountability.
What will you need to be successful?
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Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or similar careers.
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Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience with at least 3 years in a relevant role.
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Experience in supporting finance leaders within an organization and developing strategic plans, budgets and forecasts.
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Progressive experience within a commercial/manufacturing financial environment with cost control responsibilities.
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A working knowledge of consolidation / BI systems essential with HYPERION HFM, POWER BI, COGNOS & SAP ERP is advantageous
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Effective communication skills, ability to learn quickly
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Physical Demands: Ability to work in an office environment and operate a computer for extended periods of time.
You. Unlimited
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Inclusion, Diversity and Equity- Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about
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Other reasons why you will love it here!
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Your future: stock purchase program, referral bonus, subsidy in transport and food, recognition program.
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Work/Life Balance: Extra days off, birthday off, voluntary hours.
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Your Wellbeing: company doctor, medical insurance, gym, health campaigns, employee assistance program, parental leave,
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Flexibility: Hybrid work model (for more professional roles), flexible schedules.
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Training: Training program, unlimited learning.
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Extra perks: employees association, and more…
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