Principal Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

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Company Overview:
CB&I® is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 130-year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.
Overview:
The Principal FP&A Analyst is responsible for consolidated reporting for executive management of CB&I Storage Solutions’ specifically to provide insight on the performance related to the P&L and Cash Flow statements. The role directly reports to the Sr. Manager FP&A and routinely interacts with the FP&A Director, VP of Finance, global functional leads, area finance leads and their teams.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively exemplify the company’s Leadership Competencies
• Actively seeks and utilizes an effective mentoring relationship(s)
• Establishes medium- and long-term career and personal development goals
• Enthusiastically seeks and accepts tasks and projects in rotations that allow for maximum experience and growth
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s HSE requirements and culture
• Regularly introspect, seek feedback, and adapt behaviors for ongoing personal development
• Utilizes communication skills appropriate to the environment, resulting in effective interactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist in preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting package in support of presentations for executive management for Actuals and Forecast/Budget.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support to management and Area personnel as required
• Coordination and preparation of allocations to Areas for Actuals and Forecast/Budget
• Prepare business cases, build financial models to support strategic and other business decisions
• Assist in identifying ways to streamline and enhance processes and reporting along with documenting procedures
• Assist in the preparation of presentations as needed, both for internal and external use
• Assist and participate in special projects as needed

Qualifications:

• CPA or CMA preferred, minimum 8 years with designation.
• Minimum 10-12 years total relevant accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP accounting and reporting standards.
• Intermediate to advanced PC Skills: Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Hyperion HFM and Smartview experience is required.
• JDE and Essbase experience is a plus.
• Works well independently as well as a collaborative team member.
• Capable of multitasking and managing time to achieve desired goals.
• Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken.

Organizational Structure and Location

• Organizational Level: N-5
• Reports to: Sr. Manager FP&A
• Permanent Work Location: Regional Operations Office
• May be temporarily assigned to Project SitesCommon Performance Metrics
• Timeliness and Accuracy of all required financial reporting for remit
• Financial statement analysis to support a clear view of financial performance and inform business decisions
• Support ongoing business process improvement and provide recommendations for corrective actions

Skills and Behaviors:

Skills and Behaviors

• Business presence and polish
• Knowledge of CB&I products and markets
• Proactively identifies and solves the complex problems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines
• Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization
• Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments
• A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results
• Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal
• Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment

• Effectively exemplify the company’s Leadership Competencies
• Actively seeks and utilizes an effective mentoring relationship(s)
• Establishes medium- and long-term career and personal development goals
• Enthusiastically seeks and accepts tasks and projects in rotations that allow for maximum experience and growth
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s HSE requirements and culture
• Regularly introspect, seek feedback, and adapt behaviors for ongoing personal development
• Utilizes communication skills appropriate to the environment, resulting in effective interactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist in preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting package in support of presentations for executive management for Actuals and Forecast/Budget.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support to management and Area personnel as required
• Coordination and preparation of allocations to Areas for Actuals and Forecast/Budget
• Prepare business cases, build financial models to support strategic and other business decisions
• Assist in identifying ways to streamline and enhance processes and reporting along with documenting procedures
• Assist in the preparation of presentations as needed, both for internal and external use
• Assist and participate in special projects as neede