The Senior Financial Analyst role is a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team, and core support as a business partner to the company' s leadership team across all functions. This individual must possess an insatiable curiosity and " 5 Why” mentality in how they approach gaining a superior understanding of the business dynamics at play, that influence and impact the company' s business performance. This individual will be adept at synthesizing meaningful and actionable information out of vast amounts of data, leveraging data mining and analytics tools including Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, Tableau, SAS, and other similar data analytics tools. This individual must be astute at working in ambiguity while evolving the fact patterns to develop cohesive and relevant analysis that may at first, not be obvious. An acute awareness of confirmation bias tendencies and the ability to avoid this trap should be part of the individuals DNA, along with the ability to work with speed and accuracy under pressure, with an ever-present sense of urgency as the norm.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead monthly sales reporting, including building models – sales reporting, price/volume/mix analysis, and variance analysis and fulsome commentary of actual results to budget, prior year, and forecast
Utilize large financial datasets to build predictive models and lead data analysis and problem solving to root cause
Prepare key financial and operational analysis and reports by collecting, formatting, analyzing, and explaining data with the objective of creating actionable information and insights about the issues at hand
Automate financial data collection and manipulation into useful dashboards or reports to drive user independence and support analytical scalability as the Company grows
Support monthly reporting package including but not limited to Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows
Analyze & monitor current and past KPI' s related to all facets of the business (Safety, Operations, Commercial, Financial, ESG, HR)
Work with leadership to evaluate initiatives and actions to improve business performance; assists with implementing and tracking actions over time
Drive continuous process improvements in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting activities leveraging technology and analytical tools including AI and machine learning, automation, and system enhancements
Support Director FP&A, CFO and Leadership team to improve business performance and operational awareness by analyzing results, monitoring variances, and recommending quantifiable actions to senior leadership
Collaborate with business leadership to share insights and drive improved outcomes, partnering with cross-functional teams as required
Contributes to finance team effort by proactively identifying opportunities to drive enhancements into the finance and accounting function and other functions as appropriate
Identify, lead and or support special projects and initiatives, as needed, including ad-hoc quantitative analyses of information to identify and understand drivers and root causes of performance
Drive change where needed through a lens of continuous process improvement consider new ways to gather data and analyze business data and results
EDUCATION
Bachelor' s degree in accounting/Finance/Engineering/Analytically intensive math or science fields
EXPERIENCE
3-5 years hands-on analytical support experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment, but alternatively in any vertical where vast amounts of varying types of data are available to drive decision support
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
Must have excellent analytical skills and sound understanding of analytics applied to business (understanding of accounting, finance, applied in a commercial and sales environment)
Must have strong skills in Microsoft Office Excel, including building and maintaining integrated financial models, building complex data lookups, pivot tables, etc.
Must have experience with customer reporting and profitability analysis
Experience with SAP, preferably S4/Hana, SAC, and Fiori; demonstrated experience with Power BI, Tableau, Think Cell, and other tools a plus
Self-starter with desire to constantly learn and develop new skills
Strong communicator with ability to simplify complex issues and effectively communicate results up and down the organizations including operations and other functions
Critical thinking skills with penchant for spotting the " unobvious” and questioning the most likely answer
Customer focused mindset with desire to over-deliver on commitments
Willingness and desire to invest time learning the business and getting beyond the numbers
Meet Your Recruiter
Jeffrey Crowell Account Manager
Jeffrey Crowell specializes in recruitment process outsourcing.