Financial Analyst

About the role

The Financial Analyst will support local controllership activities, month-end close, general accounting, budgeting, business analysis, financial reporting, and related tax and treasury activities. This role will also support process improvement initiatives across North America.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial analyses and reports for internal stakeholders to support month-end close activities and business decision-making.
• Partner with manufacturing operations to support financial analysis, project tracking, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Work with the VP, North America Finance, and other team members to strengthen business controls and improve financial process effectiveness.
• Analyze financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key drivers of variances.
• Support compliance requirements related to local, state, and federal tax obligations.
• Compile and maintain information critical to calculating and reporting KPIs to the business.
• Support treasury, banking, and risk management activities.
• Support working capital initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum of three (3) years of accounting or financial analysis experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Proficient in the MS Office suite of tools. MS Excel expertise required.

Skills

• Strong analytical capability and financial acumen
• Solid understanding of GAAP
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• Collaborative, practical, and action-oriented approach
• Strong sense of urgency