JOB SUMMARY

The Manager, Business Planning & Analysis, under the leadership of the Senior Manager, Business Planning & Analysis will work in conjunction with operational areas of GST to identify and report out on the right operational and financial information to assist the business unit leaders in making better business decisions in a timely manner. The Manager will be responsible for understanding the operational areas it supports, assisting with identifying what data and reporting is needed for decision support, ensuring that key performance indicators are identified and monitored, and ensuring financial analysis related to business decisions is prepared correctly and timely to assist business decision makers. Additionally, the Manager, Business Planning & Analysis, will identify opportunities and/or make recommendations to drive process improvements/efficiencies that will improve overall business unit profitability and/or cost effectiveness.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Requires a bachelors’ degree with 5-8 years of experience in the field or in a related area or possess an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• CPA preferred but not required
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft AX, Tableau, or other BI applications preferred but not required
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel modeling
• Possession of strong personal code of ethics, including maintaining confidentiality
• Maintain a high level of curiosity – ability and drive to determine why something happened and how we can adjust in the future, not just what happened
• Confident, positive attitude, accountable, sets, and meets high expectations
• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and effectively navigate relationships across GST, especially at the director and VP level.
• Proponent of change
• Comfortable in respectfully challenging Senior Management decisions or initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Able to communicate effectively, oral and written, across all levels of the organization
• Effectively translate financial and operational data concepts to a non-financial or technical audience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the associate is required on a daily basis to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day; and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The associate is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The associate is occasionally required to travel to other sites, including out-of-state, where applicable, for business. The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.

TOTAL REWARDS

Our Total Rewards package is an integral part of how we recognize our associates’ contributions as well as attract, retain and reward the most qualified employees. We are committed to providing a fair and competitive compensation structure that includes base pay and performance based rewards, where applicable. Compensation is based on various factors including, but not limited to, skill set, experience, qualifications and job-related requirements. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision along with wellness programs, retirement plans, paid leave and much more! To learn more about these programs and many more, take a tour of our Benefits Page
We are seeking candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States, without Sponsorship.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop accurate and timely reporting, analyses, and forecasting of the company’s financial results for the operational areas and at the corporate level
• Understand operational areas and processes to assist with planning and reporting of initiatives and financial results
• Develop mechanisms and analysis of investment decisions and their operational and financial impacts
• Investigate material variances between budget and actual performance, re-forecast results and recommend a course of action to mitigate future variances and financial risk
• Facilitate the annual business plan and monthly close processes for your assigned areas
• Understand and promote fixed vs. variable cost
• Respectfully challenge the current financial, reporting and operational processes
• Implement processes that provide insight to assist leadership in making key business decisions
• Assist with process improvement projects in the operational areas
• Partner with GST IT and corporate to develop accurate, consolidated, and automated reporting for business intelligence
• Other duties may be assigned
• Responsibly receive, transmit, and handle consumer and customer data per applicable policies and procedures.
• Review and follow data privacy practices, policies, and guidelines.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.