Director Of Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Summary

The Director of Financial Reporting & Analysis—Sales & Store Operations reports to the VP of Finance—FP&A and partners with and supports NAPA’s senior sales leadership by providing proactive, actionable, value-adding insight into sales and store financial performance.  This position contributes world class financial leadership and resources in support of NAPA’s strategic goals.  The Director supports operational decision-making by collecting, managing, analyzing, and communicating financial information and analyses on both a GAAP and operational basis.  They will be an agent of change, contributing to increases in market share, margins, and productivity focused on NAPA’s sales and store operations activities.

Responsibilities

Team Management

• Collaborate with other FP&A leaders in the development and execution of overall FP&A strategy.
• Introduce best practices, support alignment, and improvement of FP&A processes holistically.
• Establish goals and related priorities to mentor, coach, and evaluate direct reports.

Operational Support

• Establish strong partnerships with sales & store operations leaders.
• Become a go-to business partner of the senior and divisional sales Leadership.
• Improve visibility into sale and store performance.
• Lead the development of metric-driven financial analysis, data visualization and active, monthly reporting cadence.
• Identify and communicate actionable insights and understanding of operational variations versus plan and/or expectations.
• Support operational and finance leadership in the design, maintenance, and presentation of budgeting & forecasting processes; collaborate with leadership in all aspects of financial support, project analysis and modeling.
• Partner with other finance leaders in developing and/or improving accounting processes & documentation, recommending changes that lead to the adoption of world class processes.
• Support acquisition integration teams with the analysis and onboarding of acquisitions
• Partner with both internal and external business parties such as treasury, financial shared services, IT, and others to develop, optimize and maintain processes and solutions.
• Other ad hoc projects as assigned by the VP Finance FP&A.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: able to view sales and store operations as a whole, actively innovate and communicate the strategic priorities of sales and store operations, particularly in their financial implications.
• Leading & Coaching People: fosters engagement, facilitates development and alignment, communicates collaboratively and demonstrates inclusive leadership.
• Driving Performance: targets opportunities, engages others and creates accountability.
• Responsive & Change Oriented: understands managements’ need for insight and growth-oriented forecasting and modeling.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance or Accounting.
• 10 years of managerial finance, financial analysis and/or financial reporting experience.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and analytics tools expertise.
• Experience using report writing and data mining tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with management at all levels.
• Strong negotiation and partnership skills with ability to influence and challenge decisions and processes.
• Forward-thinking in implementing tools and techniques to improve analytics, driving better business decisions.
• Self-motivated and able to independently manage multiple responsibilities concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or relevant experience.
• CPA.

Leadership

• Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
• Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
• Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
• Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
• Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback, and building trust across the organization.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Work performed in a typical office environment.
• Ability to travel as needed, up to 15%.

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