Advanced Specialist, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

Reporting to the EM Americas FP&A Director, the FP&A Financial Analyst 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

• Provide Financial support for production units and business teams.
• 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 Support leadership on strategic decisions.
• Help implement financial modeling improvements in planning and forecasting to enhance process efficiency, support new initiatives, and to accurately capture the changing business economics and structure.
• Assist in identifying process improvements for overall business.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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 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.