As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B.
Fuller's (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day.
Founded in 1887, with 2023 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,000 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets.Position OverviewThe Finance Business Partner reports directly to the International Growth Markets Finance Director and indirectly to the regional General Manager.The primary objective of the job holder is to support India, Middle East, and Africa, contributing to the development and implementation of overall business strategy and the day-to-day operations of the business.
The role also ensures the optimization of business financial results by proactively monitoring financial trends, performance metrics and responding with value-added analysis to facilitate decision making.
Specific activities may also include development, implementation and continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and internal controls as well as business cases preparation for strategic investments.PRIMARY DUTIES45% Finance Business PartneringProvide monthly performance overviews, variance analysis and signal key trends, risks, and opportunities to the leadership team to allow commercial leadership team to make informed and prudent business decisions to improve the financial performance of the business unit / region.Deliver comprehensive analysis of the financial results of the business unit / region following each reporting period so that the leadership team is clear about the status of the business (what is going well, what is not going well, and why), comparisons relative to budget, prior year, and previous period.Give ad hoc support to the requirements of the business; Commercial contract support - key point person to initiate and execute all commercial contracts (supply, consignment, equipment, rebate, index, etc.
); collaborate with sales organization, legal group, credit department, and others as necessary.25% Forecasting, Budgeting, and Strategic Planning SupportCollaborate with business leadership teams to develop a financial outlook (forecast) for each business unit supported (updated monthly/quarterly); focus on outlook accuracy and determining the most likely scenario for the balance of the year; outlook should factor in changes in raw material costs, pricing actions, new business closes, changes in end-market conditions, etc.Collaborate with business leadership team to develop a financial budget for each business unit supported (in conjunction with FP&A); ensuring the team understands where and how the business unit is expected to grow (price, new business, erosion, market growth, etc.
); committing with the business unit leader to deliver the budget every yearAssist General Manager with building their 5-year Strategic Plan.15% Operational and Business ReviewsEvaluate business performance to ensure consistency with business unit long-term strategic plan and the overall corporate strategyProvide data analysis for business unit / regional leadership team to assist in determining the root causes for metrics that are not meeting plan; collaborate with the leadership team to develop detailed countermeasure plan (e.g.
Price increases)Provide regular reviews of all critical initiatives that support achievement of current year financial plan Develop financial models for specific situations and purposes (e.g.
customer profitability, manufacturing arbitrage, capital expenditures, etc.)
to provide support for decision making15% Projects and other special assignments Support critical business projects and programs, as required by the General Manager and Finance DirectorActive participant in Global IGM Leadership Reviews & Key developer of M&A Business Cases within the supported Sub-regionsPower BI Super User for the International Growth Market Leadership Team, Finance Colleagues and Commercial Leaders.
Developing and cascading insight generating & dynamic reporting views.Create tools to enable the financial evaluation of special projects/circumstances facing the businessCoordinate among peers to standardize and improve business processes, tools, and templates.
Ensure commercial team understand and follow key control and operational processes EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED2 Direct Reports –BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITYThe Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in collaborating and partnering with the Business director(s) / Regional leader for both cost center budgeting and the compiling of budgets for the entire business unit / region to which they are assigned.
For the entire business unit / region, this will include the income statement from sales to operating income, all the working capital components, and capital expenditures.SCOPEGBUs & Regions Supported: 3 GBUs in 3 Sub-Regions Revenue of Business Supported: $155M - $200MEBITDA of Business Supported: $24M – $32MMinimum Requirements BA or BS degree required with strong background in finance/business management discipline.8+ years of experience in finance or accounting experience (FP&A, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Commercial Finance, Internal Audit)Highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft office tools, notably Excel and PowerPoint and affinity for analytic toolsInternational experience, ideally working and living in different cultural and business environmentsREQUIRED COMPETENCIES Individually Accountable for ResultsModel collaboration and commitmentStrong collaborator capable of managing remote relationships effectivelyExhibits a strong drive and focus on achieving budget commitmentsSeeks solutions that improve process effectiveness and drive continuous improvementActively works to develop processes where processes are lackingAnticipates and responds to changes in financial trendsCuriosity drives pro-active preparation and action planningDemonstrates functional/technical proficiency in finance and accountingPREFERED REQUIREMENTS MBA or equivalent qualification with emphasis in finance or accountingHands on Commercial and/or Supply/Operations experience would be beneficial