Associate Business Unit Controller - GES Central at World Wide Technology in St. Louis, MO

Job description

• Reporting to the Senior Business Unit Controller, the Associate Business Unit Controller for the Global Enterprise Business Unit is a developing contributor to the overall success of the company and will act as a supporting financial partner to the business unit leadership team, with coaching from the Senior BUC. This role will be focused on building strategic planning support skills as well as learning to analyze business trends, changes, and new initiatives in a fast-paced and high-performance teaming environment. The position assists in providing financial analysis in support of short, medium, and long-term business unit goals, contributing to value-added business analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and deal modeling, while receiving coaching and mentorship to build the skills needed to deliver meaningful financial and operational metrics that support insightful and accurate business decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the BU leadership team to support strategic and annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly forecast updates, predictive analytics, internal reporting and performance management against projections for the line of business.
• Assist as liaison between the business unit and corporate accounting teams, escalating and coordinating with the Senior Business Unit Controller as needed.
• Support management of the BU P&L to help achieve performance targets, ensure BU leadership has visibility into risks and opportunities, and assist in investigating unusual trends and anomalies with escalation of high-level risk to senior leadership.
• Assist in monitoring working capital via deal modeling to help reduce cost of capital and address potential at-risk items including but not limited to inventory, AR, and prelims, interfacing with the senior analyst on key items that need escalated.
• Support and participate in periodic business unit reviews, contributing financial insights on business growth trends and profitability
• Assist sales leadership and business development, alongside senior FP&A team members, in evaluating and designing deal structures for complex transactions.
• Support the development and implementation of best practices across the FP&A team, contributing methods and ideas for improving results
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 20%).
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Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in finance, business, or accounting.
• 6-8 years of related FP&A work experience
• Continuous improvement mentality with a strong desire to learn and grow. Openness to feedback and coaching when challenging norms and existing processes.
• Developing leadership skills, with the ability to adjust and interact with all levels and personnel in group or one-on-one settings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a foundation for developing intellectual and analytical rigor through close mentorship.
• Willingness to work toward collaborative solutions by building consensus in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to support critical decision-making with confidence, developing sound judgment through close coaching to positively impact both the business unit and FP&A teams.

Skills

Required

• Innovative thinking skills
• Demonstrate project management skills
• Demonstrate team leadership skills
• FP&A
• financial analysis
• budgeting
• forecasting
• deal modeling
• working capital management
• P&L management
• predictive analytics

Benefits

• The well-being of WWT employees is essential. When it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
• Health and Wellbeing: Health (Medical & Prescription), Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers (MO & IL), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Medical Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement, Day of Caring
• Additional Perks: Family Planning Benefits, Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Voluntary Supplemental Accident/Illness/Hospital, Voluntary ID Theft, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
• Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits. For more information, see our US benefits website at wwt.com/us-benefits.
• Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $95,600 to $119,500 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.