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This highly visible role combines FP&A, financial controlling, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance management responsibilities while working closely with operational and commercial leaders.\nAs a trusted advisor to business leadership, you will provide actionable financial insights, identify opportunities to improve profitability, challenge assumptions, and support strategic decision-making. This is an outstanding opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys connecting financial data to operational performance and business outcomes.\nThe successful candidate will have a strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, business controlling, management reporting, and financial performance management, along with the ability to influence decisions across a complex, multi-site organization.\nWhat You'll Do\nFinancial Performance Management & Business Partnering\nOwn financial performance analysis for assigned business units, service lines, and operating locations.\nAnalyze revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, and key operational KPIs.\nIdentify and explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.\nPartner with operational and commercial leaders to understand business drivers and improve results.\nLead monthly business reviews and performance discussions.\nIdentify financial risks, opportunities, and profitability improvement initiatives.\nTranslate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.\nTrack financial impact and execution of performance improvement initiatives.\nFP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting\nLead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.\nDevelop and maintain driver-based financial forecasts and financial models.\nPerform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and strategic planning support.\nEvaluate financial implications of changing business conditions and operational decisions.\nSupport executive leadership with decision-support analysis and recommendations.\nImprove forecast accuracy and financial visibility across the organization.\nReporting, Analytics & Continuous Improvement\nDeliver accurate, timely, and insightful management reporting.\nDevelop dashboards, KPI reporting, and business performance analytics.\nUtilize ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools to enhance decision-making.\nImprove financial processes, reporting standards, and analytical capabilities.\nIdentify automation opportunities and reporting efficiencies.\nSupport the ongoing development of financial planning and performance management processes.\nLeadership & Collaboration\nBuild strong relationships with finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.\nShare best practices and provide guidance to finance team members.\nSupport a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.\nDemonstrate leadership through initiative, ownership, and commercial judgment.\nContribute to the continued evolution of the Finance and FP&A function.\nRequirements\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.\n6+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Business Controlling, Commercial Finance, Financial Management, or a related discipline.\nExperience supporting operational or commercial business leaders.\nExperience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, and performance analysis.\nExperience presenting financial insights and recommendations to management.\nPreferred Experience\nLogistics, transportation, maritime services, industrial services, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive industries.\nMulti-location, decentralized, or multinational organizations.\nExperience improving financial processes and reporting capabilities.\nMicrosoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, or similar ERP and business intelligence platforms.\nTeam leadership, project leadership, or mentoring experience.\nCore Competencies\nStrong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, and profitability analysis.\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills.\nStrong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.\nAbility to identify root causes and develop business-focused solutions.\nExcellent communication and presentation skills.\nStrong business partnering and stakeholder management abilities.\nHigh attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.\nAbility to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.\nSelf-motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nThe ideal candidate combines technical finance expertise with strong business acumen and a proactive mindset. They don't just report numbers, they help the business understand what the numbers mean and what actions should be taken.\nSuccess in this role will be measured by:\nForecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.\nQuality and impact of financial insights.\nIdentification of financial risks and opportunities.\nImprovement of profitability and business performance.\nReporting accuracy, timeliness, and transparency.\nEffectiveness of business partnering with operational and commercial leaders.\nContributions to process improvement and finance transformation initiatives.\nWhy Join Us?\nThis is an opportunity to play a strategic role within a growing maritime services and logistics organization while partnering directly with senior leadership. You'll have the ability to influence business decisions, enhance financial performance, lead meaningful improvements, and help shape the future of our Finance and FP&A capabilities.\nIf you're a finance professional who enjoys FP&A, business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and driving business results, we'd love to hear from you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6111,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Sea Freight"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T22:07:50Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 2","filings_12m":2,"filings_prev_12m":1,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":82500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-08T10:45:15+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":59,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nortonlilly-senior-business-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nortonlilly-senior-business-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T05:41:49Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1048,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":181527},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=181527"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnortonlilly-senior-business-controller"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnortonlilly-senior-business-controller"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnortonlilly-senior-business-controller"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nortonlilly-senior-business-controller\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnortonlilly-senior-business-controller"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3772744}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"nortonlilly.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3772744},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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