Director - Global FP&A (Chicago, IL)

What makes this a great opportunity?

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium Spirits company... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

The Director, Global FP&A based in Chicago, IL is a highly visible senior finance leadership role and a key thought partner to the VP of Global FP&A and Global CFO. This role plays a central part in shaping the enterprise financial outlook, translating business performance into clear insights and actions, and supporting key decisions across the organization.

The Director will help connect regional and functional performance into an enterprise view and play a critical role in executive reporting, financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision-making. The role will also help evolve the Global FP&A operating model through simplification, standardization, automation, and effective partnership with internal and external service delivery teams.

This is an opportunity to lead through significant change, influence senior leaders across the organization, develop a high-performing team, and help shape how FP&A operates globally.

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vice President, Global FP&A, this critical role is responsible for leading the Corporate FP&A team and helping drive enterprise financial performance, planning, and reporting. Specific key responsibilities include:

- Lead development of the enterprise financial narrative for the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Board, and Suntory Holdings, synthesizing complex business performance into clear insights, implications, and actions.

- Lead enterprise performance management , identifying key business drivers, risks, and opportunities and working with regional and functional Finance teams to translate insights into actions.

- Oversee global financial planning processes , including forecasts, budgets, and multi-year strategic planning, ensuring assumptions are well supported, risks and opportunities are transparent, and financial commitments are clearly understood.

- Challenge forecasts and plans to ensure the organization has a clear and accurate view of expected performance and the actions required to deliver financial objectives.

- Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis across key business and financial variables, including growth, margin, investment, productivity, and cash, to support strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

- Serve as a senior extension of the VP, Global FP&A , independently leading key enterprise FP&A priorities and representing Global FP&A with senior stakeholders when appropriate.

- Drive alignment across regional and functional FP&A teams on enterprise planning assumptions, performance expectations, financial standards and deliverables; constructively challenge inputs and drive resolution of issues across organizational boundaries.

- Partner closely with the Global CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and Suntory Holdings FP&A team to ensure clear communication of SGS performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities.

- Play a leadership role in annual and multi-year strategic planning , connecting enterprise strategy and business priorities to financial targets, resource allocation, and long-term financial outcomes.

- Lead and develop a high-performing Corporate FP&A team , fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.

- Drive simplification, standardization, and automation of global FP&A processes and reporting, improving consistency, transparency, efficiency, and speed of decision-making.

- Help evolve the Global FP&A operating model , including effective partnership with shared service and external service delivery teams, clear governance and accountability, and continued migration of FP&A toward higher-value analysis and business partnership.

- Leverage financial systems, technology, and data to improve reporting, forecasting, transparency, and decision-making.

- Manage planning, forecasting, reporting, and executive review calendars , coordinating effectively across key stakeholders to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.

- Lead or coordinate high-priority and ad hoc enterprise initiatives requested by company leadership, bringing structure and clear direction to complex or ambiguous issues.

- Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leaders , serving as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger across the organization.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field required; MBA preferred

- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, corporate finance, strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or a related field.

- Significant experience operating in a complex, global organization and partnering with senior leaders across functions and geographies.

- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and connect financial performance to broader business drivers, strategic priorities, and enterprise outcomes.

- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, ambiguous workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and drive issues to resolution with limited oversight.

- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and translate it into clear insights, implications, and actions.

- Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a compelling financial narrative to senior leaders and external stakeholders.

- Demonstrated ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners without direct authority.

- Experience leading through organizational, process, or operating model change, including creating structure in ambiguous environments and bringing stakeholders along through new ways of working.

- Strong experience leading and developing high-performing teams and creating an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Proficiency in financial systems and tools, such as SAP, EPM, and Excel.

Salary Range - The salary range for this role, based in Chicago is $160,000 to $175,000 along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset.