Senior Specialist, Financial Planning and Analysis: Global Capital Planning and Reporting

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Position Description:

Senior Specialist, Financial Planning and Analysis: Global Capital Planning and Reporting

A role within the Global Capital Planning and Reporting (GCPR) organization is a unique opportunity to gain exposure and contribute to the decisions that shape the enterprise for years to come. Finance is a trusted business partner, playing a critical role in ensuring effective resource utilization, specifically to ensure our Company is spending the right amount on the right projects at the right time. 

Within Capital Planning and Reporting the candidate in this role will support Our Company's Research Laboratories division, influenced IT and the Global Workplace and Enterprise Services (GWES) organization as the Investment Manager (IM) Planner, a role in SAP which includes validation of documentation, approvers, and distribution of project budgets, assurance of timely project closure and review of those related business cases from a strategic and governance compliance standpoint. In addition, the role will support the CAPPLAN BPC Administrator with maintenance of Master Data and Transactional Data in the system.

The role will also require project work on a situational basis. 

In this role a candidate should expect to:

• Gain end-to-end exposure to our Company's capital governance process

• Gain extensive knowledge of our Company's Capital module of the Business, Planning and Consolidations (BPC) system

• Visibility and appreciation for the context of our Company's enterprise investments

• Learn the qualities that make for an effective business case presented at the executive level

• Increase his/her network through engagement with finance professional across the divisions

• Develop a process improvement mindset to drive efficiencies within the organization

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelors in Business, Finance, Science or Engineering

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years of operations or Finance experience

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• MBA or other finance background preferred

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to develop business operations models

• Strong financial acumen

• Proactive approach to problem solving

• Results and process-driven orientation

• Customer support orientation

• Demonstrated experience in supporting large organization change initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a challenging and complex environment. 

• Demonstrated ability to influence, build and maintain diverse client and peer relationships

• Sound and balanced judgment, with the ability to assess and handle risk

• Excellent communications skills

• Strong computer skills especially working with SAP, BPC and MS Excel.  Visualization software skills preferred

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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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