Advisor, Financial Planning and Analysis

What Financial Planning & Analysis contributes to Cardinal Health

Finance oversees the accounting, tax, financial plans and policies of the organization, establishes and maintains fiscal controls, prepares and interprets financial reports, oversees financial systems and safeguards the organization's assets.

Financial Planning & Analysis provides strategic partnership and objective guidance to business units. It leads cross functional efforts to enable forward looking, actionable insights with a focus on driving strategic value that influences key business decisions.

Job Summary

The Advisor, Finance Planning & Analysis role reports to the Manager, FP&A on the Corporate Consolidations team with visibility and engagement with the CFO, Finance Directors, Enterprise FP&A VP, and their teams. This role will be responsible for financial reporting, financial consolidations, and ad hoc analysis to support the Corporate FP&A Managers and Directors.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the consolidation of yearly budget and strategic financial planning processes; responsible for consolidated results for P&L and understanding key drivers and strategies of the Corporate functions

Generate monthly allocation of Corporate costs to Segments and consolidated variance analysis for P&L

Assist with consolidation of forecasts and advanced R&O outlooks

Drive process improvement through transformation workstreams and partnering with Segment finance teams

Partner with audit to establish SOX controls and create repeatable processes to meet on-going control requirements

Support additional ad-hoc and project work as needed

Works effectively across matrix organizations, including Corporate Function teams, Business Units, Enterprise FP&A, Accounting, and other various COEs

Ensures strong controls are in place and the company's intellectual property is protected

Serves as an objective financial steward with an enterprise perspective, safeguarding our company's assets

Develops calendars and timelines, standard templates, and communications to and hold all teams accountable

Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills

Change agent with ability to effectively manage and drive impactful change across teams

Ability to operate in a team-oriented environment and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Strong process mindset and proven success in leading business initiatives to deliver large scale process improvements

Strong technical and financial knowledge, including understanding of internal control requirements and accounting principles as well as understanding of relevant business environment

Strong ownership mentality; maintains focus on driving projects to completion and delivering output/results

Ability to effectively prioritize and manage tasks concurrently; owns career and is accountable for managing own development

Strong financial and business acumen; familiar with financial systems and various aspects of financial reporting

Ability to prioritize and multi-task across multiple on-going projects

Ability to distill insights from complex analyses and create concise and compelling presentations to senior leadership audience

Qualifications

3+ years' experience in a finance function with at least 2 years in an FP&A role(s) within a large complex organization, preferred

BA, BS or equivalent experience in related field, preferred