Our client is a large publicly traded manufacturing company headquartered in the western suburbs of Chicago. They are seeking to hire a Senior Financial Analyst. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting the preparation of financial forecasts, performing financial analysis, and providing sufficient periodic financial information and solutions to support decision-making processes as they relate to strategy and business objectives.
Responsibilities: Perform the consolidation of data and evaluate monthly, quarterly, and annual results against forecasts identifying gaps in KPIs and highlighting risk and opportunities.
Support the development of targets for annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting reports for management review related to raw materials and manufacturing expenses.
Provide necessary financial data to support and facilitate the day-to-day operations and long-term decision making of segment management.
Support improving global consistency for financial analysis techniques and financial reports for Manufacturing Expense.
Special Projects Work on special projects focused on accounting, financial analysis, financial forecasting, or financial reporting as required.
Ability to deal effectively with dynamic change and support team along those lines.
Identifies areas that can be improved and constructively proposes new solutions that increase value and improve business performance.
Support manufacturing plants with finance partnership for improved fixed manufacturing cost forecasting and all areas of the SAP related planning processes.
Assist in the preparation, review, and analysis of annual budgets and periodic forecasts with an emphasis in fixed cost analysis while supporting the development of the regional operations finance reporting packages.
Support evaluations and prepare recommendations to reduce Warehousing and Distributions costs globally. Harmonizes data, KPIs and processes to benchmark costs across regions.
Support the development of new and streamline existing processes and systems as required to ensure more efficient delivery of value-add information to stakeholders.
Keep appraised of business developments to assess financial impacts, make value-added recommendations, and prepare ad hoc analyses for executive team.
Background: Have a bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA a plus
Have 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, accounting, or auditing, preferably at a publicly traded company
Be able to analyze financial results and assess financial/strategic impacts of business decisions.
Have strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Have strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills. In this role, you must be able to convey information to all levels of the organization in a clear, focused, and concise manner
Have strong computer skills with knowledge in the use of Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
Have a demonstrated ability to plan & coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
Be a dedicated team player with innovative mind-set to develop and implement internal process improvements
Have a working knowledge of cash flow, balance sheet and income statement analysis, and budgeting process
Have experience working with SAP, SAP BW, SAP BPS/BI-IP and BPC strongly preferred