Senior Manager FP&A

Country: Ireland 
City: Dublin 
Req ID: 510486

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

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This is an exciting opportunity to lead the newly formed Financial Planning & Analysis team within the Group Finance function at a particularly important time for CRH as the Group recently transitioned its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange (‘NYSE’). This pivotal role involves overseeing the Group’s analysis, forecasting, preparation of the briefing material, partnering with senior stakeholders across a range of teams in CRH Group, CRH divisional offices and the operations to provide insightful business performance analysis for executive and external consumption. This work is currently being undertaken by the Reporting, Performance & Analysis (RP&A) team in Group Finance but the team is being split into two – Reporting and FP&A – to more effectively support new and executive reporting requirements.

The current RP&A team in CRH are a high performing team with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, and experience. The work of the team provides opportunities to build a wide network of relationships across CRH functions and locations; access to a wide variety of challenging and interesting work adding value for key senior stakeholders across the Group; to develop project management and decision-making skills; to refine judgement capabilities and continual learning.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Divisions to support CRH external communications around messaging & narrative – the story and drivers behind the numbers 
• Build strong relationships, acting as a business partner to different functions across the Group including Strategy & Development, divisional and operational finance teams, sustainability, innovation & venturing, procurement, technical services etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis 
• Compilation and review of the MD&A/Business overview of Form 10-K/Form 10-Qs in compliance with United States SEC reporting requirements;
• Streamline and consolidate monthly and quarterly reporting for senior management – responsible for accuracy, quality and timely reviews
• Coordinate deep-dive analysis of segmental and operating company variances – identify trends and make recommendations/provide conclusions for senior management
• Model forecast scenarios and track performance metrics – provide predictive analysis on further forecast scenarios and market expectations
• Analysis of economic, industry and peer information for trend and comparison analysis
• Implement process changes, monitor execution and provide reporting – drive continuous improvement mindset
• Prepare adhoc financial analysis and reports as need to support decision making
• Assess the implications of new accounting disclosures and providing practical solutions on how information can be gathered while meeting the messaging requirements (work closely with Investor Relations team) 
• Review of Board and Audit Committee deliverables including annual and interim results, forecast/finance papers
• Involvement in a variety of ad-hoc projects including process improvement initiatives; and
• Lead and coach the team to assist in the delivery of responsibilities and develop team members as required

Key Characteristics:

• Strong financial, accounting, and analytical skills;
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral, ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and concise manner to senior management;
• Strong motivation and a high degree of initiative with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic, and commercial environment;
• Self-confident with strong interpersonal, organisational, and influencing skills and the ability to liaise with Executive management;
• Organisational skills to manage multiple deliverables and use decision-making capabilities and judgement to prioritise; and
• Enjoy building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Key Functional Competencies:

• Confidence to address and withstand challenges as they arise, while maintaining positive relationships;
• Demonstrated track record of excellent leadership skills in different situations and types of challenges;
• Champion change, challenge fixed mindsets, and demonstrate a clear intention to learn from each experience;
• Focus on adding value to CRH by meeting customers’ needs and being flexible in doing so;
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task within tight deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail at all times;
• Ability to engage multiple stakeholders with varying objectives and build strong relationships;
• Able to deal with ambiguity and facilitate change;
• Demonstrated strong technical and functional abilities in all areas of financial analysis with proven track record of getting to the root cause of problems.

Educations & Experience:

• Qualified accountant with minimum 10 years’ PQE;
• Strong financial accounting background essential, with group consolidation experience highly preferable
• Experience with Hyperion systems would be an important advantage

What CRH Offers You

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

• Highly competitive salary package

• Comprehensive secondary benefits

• Significant contribution to your pension plan

• Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

• Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

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Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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