Financial Analyst

Overview

How Will You Make an Impact?

Reporting to the EM Americas FP&A Director, the FP&A Financial Associate is a key member of the Finance team, directly supporting financial planning and analysis activities, supporting one of our key strategic sites with an operational budget that accounts for above $150 million.

Key responsibilities will be to focus on supporting daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual analysis and reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc analysis. This position will be a business partner with the site manufacturing team and the accounting organization and will work to understand business processes while focusing on value-driven support.

Responsibilities

What will you do?

• Provide financial support to manufacturing
• Month-end financial analysis
• Planning and forecasting
• Site partner billing and analysis support
• Support preparation of critical analyses of business results (Trend Analysis, Productivity Metrics, etc.)
• Participate on cross-functional process improvement teams to promote operational efficiencies and support leadership on strategic decisions
• Help implement financial modeling improvements in planning and forecasting to enhance process efficiency, support new initiatives, and accurately capture the changing business economics and structure
• Assist in identifying process improvements for overall business

Qualifications

Experience and basic required skills

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3-5 years business finance or similar experience
• Quantitative and analytical skills to provide recommendations to the business
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to maintain and develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• English: intermediate

Preferred skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Preferred SAP, Business Warehouse, BPC experience
• Efficient written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously and to work within critical timelines
• Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
• Ability to assess and identify issues and risks across the process to translate business needs to technical solutions

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate is personable, highly ethical, and thrives in a collaborative environment. He/she has excellent, open, and proactive communication capabilities, identifying and addressing issues via open, candid dialogue. The preferred candidate brings a high level of energy and passion to excel and the ability to energize and influence a wide spectrum of people, including senior financial and operational professionals.

• Elevated business partner mentality and strong communication skills (i.e., executive presentation and peer-to-peer training)