Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:

027186 Global SG&A, Financial Planning & Analysis Director (Open)

Job Description:

Greif is a leading supplier of industrial packaging products and services, growing from its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio, to a global footprint across more than 30 countries and 200-plus locations.

OUR VISION:

Be the best performing customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

We create packaging solutions for lifes essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The SG&A leader will lead a team that will manage the Profit and Loss (P&L) for global colleagues with expenses exceeding $400 million. They will be responsible for providing financial leadership and support to eight Executive Leadership Team (ELT) organizations, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and managing financial results. This team will also act as FP&A support to ELT members in analyzing and validating initiatives aligning with overall company strategy, financial modeling including creating transparency in P&L impacts from strategic initiatives and addressing Ad Hoc requests. This position requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in finance, preferably in internal financial reporting, planning and analysis (FP&A), or similar roles and expertise in managing relationships and meeting the needs of executives within limitations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes for the SG&A functions, ensuring alignment with overall corporate goals and objectives.
• Partner with ELT organizations to understand business drivers, financial performance, and operational needs.
• Provide financial insights and analysis to support decision-making processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business performance, strategic initiatives, identify risks and opportunities, and drive profitability.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to track financial performance against targets and benchmarks.
• Prepare and present financial reports and presentations to executives and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, optimize resource allocation, and drive cost efficiencies.
• Lead and develop finance team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Lead with other ad-hoc analytics, projects, and requests

• Assists ELT with the evaluation, prioritization, and reporting of capital expenditures.

   

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in finance or related field required (MBA and/or CFA preferred)
• 10+ years finance experience in an internal financial reporting, FP&A, or planning type of role preferred.

• Expertise in Oracle Cloud and Power BI or like system required.

   

Knowledge and Skills:

Proven track record of leading, developing, and growing a high-performing team of finance professionals.

Expertise in data analysis with the strong ability to visualize data for rapid business decision making.

Strong expertise in financial modeling and data analysis experience

Expertise in SG&A forecasting, and budgeting

Experience driving process optimization, finance transformation.

Strong interpersonal and communication s