Financial Analyst, Commercial Segment

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Analyze monthly financial results, identifying key variances to budget, forecast, and prior year, and provide actionable insights to management.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly executive financial reporting packages, including commentary on business performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models and perform ad hoc analyses to support strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, investments, and cost optimization efforts.
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to improve financial performance and support data-driven decision making.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting and analysis.
• Auxiliary in the preparation of executive-level presentations and financial communications for senior leadership.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and review intercompany allocations, billings, and related reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Auxiliary in compliance with internal controls, corporate accounting policies, and financial reporting requirements.
• Auxiliary in balance sheet account reviews and reconciliation processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to resolve reporting issues and improve financial processes.
• Auxiliary in acquisition and business integration activities, including financial analysis, reporting alignment, and support of purchase accounting requirements as needed.
• Auxiliary in audit requests and provide financial documentation and analysis to support internal and external audits.
• Maintain documentation of financial and accounting processes, policies, assumptions, and reporting methodologies.
• Auxiliary in special projects and ad hoc analyses as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or a combination thereof.
• Strong experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and month-end close processes.
• Proficiency with financial planning and reporting tools such as Power BI, OneStream, Oracle SmartView/Hyperion, Business Objects, or similar platforms.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards (JDE), SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or other comparable enterprise systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, lookups (XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH), and data analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to develop executive-level presentations and communicate financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting month-end close, audit activities, and compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures.
• Ability to retrieve, manipulate, and analyze large datasets from multiple systems to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships across finance, accounting, operations, and business leadership teams.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently while effectively collaborating within a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Limited domestic travel, up to 5% as business needs require.

Preferred Skills

• Progress toward or desire to obtain an MBA preferred.
• Exposure to a multi-divisional or multi-plant manufacturing setting preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting principles in accordance with GAAP, IFRS preferred.
• Experience with process automation, business intelligence tools, and financial systems optimization.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, business integrations, or purchase accounting activities.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Bonus eligible
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Short and Long-term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Learning and Career Development opportunities
• Flexible Spending
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount portal
• Recognition, well-being, and employee experience programs designed to support and celebrate you throughout your career