Manager, Investment Planning & Controlling

Messer Americas
United States, New Jersey, Bridgewater
Dec 20, 2024
Description Job Summary Oversee the development and implementation of continuous improvements to support the monthly Americas Investment Committee, as well as ensuring a structured presentation of the meetings and highest quality of the respective presentations. Oversee the capital expenditures (CapEx) planning, budgeting/controlling for the region to ensure highest reporting and controlling quality of Minor and Major CapEx, including cashflow impact. Why Messer? Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on. The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role. Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care. Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter. Principal Responsibilities: Ensure the proper updating of the region's midterm planning financial model and other investor relations requirements. Monitor the region's overall budget, forecast, and monthly results reported to the Board. Ensure accuracy and consistency in the budgeting and forecasting processes by managing the region's planning and reporting schedule, ensuring plans are in place to meet deadlines and proactively developing process improvements regarding business partnering and usage of planning systems and tools. Oversee the consolidation and review of Board presentations, including finance and non-finance related topics. Serve as the primary liaison to the Investment Planning & Controlling Director, and other senior management, by ensuring the proper ad hoc analysis, financial evaluations, and strategies are provided. Ensure the proper recording of investments in SAP (IO tracking) and monthly close reporting of CapEx. Oversee the daily responsibilities of the controlling analysts and the continuous development of team members, including training, transfer of knowledge, and continuously assessing the team. Required Skills: Experience with team management. Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Experience with SAP. Experience with Microsoft Suite, including advanced Excel skills such as charting and data visualization, standard finance formulas, lookup formulas (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and INDEX MATCH), Pivot Tables, What-If Analysis, and spreadsheet formatting. Advanced financials and analytical skills including budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and accounting and cash flow management. Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field 7 (seven) years of experience in corporate finance or financial planning and analysis. Job Location: Messer North America, Inc., 200 Somerset Corporate Blvd, Suite 7000, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)