Senior Financial Analyst
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: "Your Role" description (could be About the role). Then "Responsibilities" with bullet points. Then "Your Profile" includes Skills, Education/Experience etc. Then "Our Offer" includes benefits. No explicit Pay or Schedule. So we should not create Pay or Schedule sections. Benefits: we have "Our Offer" includes individual development, on-the-job training, development programs, paid parental leave, education assistance program, employee assistance program, various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k). That's benefits. So we can have Benefits section.
We need to not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Financial Analyst, Regulatory Finance". Not to be used as heading.
We need to use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "INTERESTED? We look forward receiving your application." and the EEO paragraphs. Also remove "Brenntag TA Team". Also remove "Your Role" maybe treat as About the role heading.
We need to decide sections: About the role (from "Your Role" paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements/Qualifications/Skills? The posting has "Your Profile Skills" then bullet list of skills, then "Education / Experience:" then more bullet-like list. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? But we need to follow instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include multiple of those if content exists. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Skills, Education/Experience (maybe Qualifications), Benefits. Could also have Requirements (maybe same as Qualifications). But we should not create thin sections; prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Skills and Education/Experience into a single "Requirements" or "Qualifications". However the instruction says we can use those headings if we have content. We need to decide best representation.
We have: Skills bullet list (Bachelor’s degree, 1-3 years experience, familiarity with tax-related financial data helpful, strong Excel skills, etc.) Then "Education / Experience:" list includes experience supporting finance or tax operations within multi-entity, exposure to data governance, experience with tools such as Power BI, Qlik, OneStream, Vertex, Avalara, ability to identify inefficiencies, experience using workflow tools, macros, BI dashboards, understanding of data governance principles, ability to troubleshoot data flow issues, familiarity with master data structures, ability to communicate..., skilled in translating technical data requirements, ability to produce ready documentation, ability to analyze regulatory data patterns, understanding of how tax rules impact financial data structures.
These are all qualifications/requirements. Could combine into a single "Requirements" section with both skills and experience bullets. Or we could have "Skills" and "Qualifications" separate. But to avoid many thin sections, maybe combine into one "Requirements" section.
Thus sections: About the role (h3), Responsibilities (h3), Requirements (h3), Benefits (h3). No Pay or Schedule.
Now we need to extract content.
About the role: The paragraph: "The Financial Analyst, Regulatory Finance provides essential operational, analytical, and compliance support to the Manager of Finance, Regulatory, ensuring the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely financial data for tax and regulatory reporting across North America. This role strengthens the regulatory finance function through disciplined data preparation, reconciliations, process controls, and cross‑functional coordination with the SSC, Corporate Tax, and North America legal entities. The analyst ensures high‑quality financial outputs that uphold Brenntag’s compliance standards and support the Manager of Finance in maintaining a controlled, audit‑ready environment."
We'll put that in
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Responsibilities: There are headings: Regulatory Finance Support, Process Standardization & Controls, Cross‑Functional Coordination, Finance Transformation & Continuous Improvement, Additional Responsibilities. Each with bullet points. We need to combine all bullet points into a single
- list? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can create a single list containing all responsibilities items. Or we could keep subheadings? But we cannot use headings for subsections unless they are from the allowed list; we could keep the bold headings as plain text within
maybe. But better to keep as
- items, preserving the substance. We'll include each bullet as
- . We'll need to capture all bullet points.
Let's list them:
Under Regulatory Finance Support:
- Prepare and validate financial data required for sales tax, use tax, excise tax, property tax, income tax support, unclaimed property, and other regulatory filings.
- Perform recurring reconciliations and data validations to ensure completeness and accuracy of regulatory data sets.
- Partner with the SSC and Corporate Tax to resolve data issues and support timely regulatory submissions.
- Provide financial data and documentation to third‑party compliance partners.
Process Standardization & Controls:
- Maintain standard templates, coding structures, and data tools used in regulatory finance reporting.
- Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls related to tax and regulatory data processes.
- Contribute documentation of regulatory finance processes and participate in control testing activities.
- Ensure consistent application of Group Finance guidelines through disciplined data handling and documentation.
- Maintaining evidence packages for tax audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls.
Cross‑Functional Coordination:
- Collaborate with North America legal entities, operational finance, and commercial teams to gather, validate, and correct financial data required for regulatory reporting.
- Support internal, external, and tax‑related audit requests through structured data collection, documentation, and analysis.
- Coordinate business license, permit, and registration‑related data needs.
- Serve as a reliable operational liaison supporting the Manager Finance in cross‑functional communication.
Finance Transformation & Continuous Improvement:
- Support process improvement and automation initiatives within the Regulatory Finance function.
- Contribute to system readiness, data standardization, and alignment with evolving shared service and transformation programs.
- Assist in developing KPIs, dashboards, and tracking tools that enhance regulatory finance performance and data quality.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Provide training or guidance to stakeholders on proper coding, documentation, and data requirements.
- Support other finance or regulatory tasks as assigned by the Manager Finance, Regulatory.
Now Requirements: combine skills and education/experience.
Skills bullet list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or finance operations.
- Familiarity with tax‑related financial data (sales/use tax, exercise, property tax, etc.) is helpful but not required.
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems; exposure to tax engines or reporting tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work accurately in a fast‑paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
Education / Experience bullet list:
- Experience supporting finance or tax operations within a multi‑entity or shared‑services environment.
- Exposure to data governance or process standardization activities.
- Experience with tools such as Power BI, Qlik, OneStream, Vertex, or Avalara.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and propose automation or simplification opportunities.
- Experience using workflow tools, macros, or BI dashboards to streamline reporting.
- Understanding of data governance principles (data lineage, ownership, quality rules).
- Ability to troubleshoot data flow issues across ERP, tax engines, and reporting tools.
- Familiarity with master data structures (GL, product taxability, customer tax profiles).
- Ability to communicate clearly with SSC, Corporate Tax, legal entities, and commercial teams.
- Skilled in translating technical data requirements into clear instructions for non‑finance stakeholders.
- Ability to produce ready documentation with clear narratives, version control, and traceability.
- Ability to analyze regulatory data patterns and proactively flag inconsistencies or risk indicators.
- Understanding of how tax rules impact financial data structures and reporting logic.
We'll combine these into a single
- list under Requirements.
Benefits: from "Our Offer": "We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential. Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers. Paid parental leave Education assistance program Employee assistance program Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)". We'll capture as list.
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About the role
The Financial Analyst, Regulatory Finance provides essential operational, analytical, and compliance support to the Manager of Finance, Regulatory, ensuring the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely financial data for tax and regulatory reporting across North America. This role strengthens the regulatory finance function through disciplined data preparation, reconciliations, process controls, and cross‑functional coordination with the SSC, Corporate Tax, and North America legal entities. The analyst ensures high‑quality financial outputs that uphold Brenntag’s compliance standards and support the Manager of Finance in maintaining a controlled, audit‑ready environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and validate financial data required for sales tax, use tax, excise tax, property tax, income tax support, unclaimed property, and other regulatory filings.
- Perform recurring reconciliations and data validations to ensure completeness and accuracy of regulatory data sets.
- Partner with the SSC and Corporate Tax to resolve data issues and support timely regulatory submissions.
- Provide financial data and documentation to third‑party compliance partners.
- Maintain standard templates, coding structures, and data tools used in regulatory finance reporting.
- Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls related to tax and regulatory data processes.
- Contribute documentation of regulatory finance processes and participate in control testing activities.
- Ensure consistent application of Group Finance guidelines through disciplined data handling and documentation.
- Maintaining evidence packages for tax audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls.
- Collaborate with North America legal entities, operational finance, and commercial teams to gather, validate, and correct financial data required for regulatory reporting.
- Support internal, external, and tax‑related audit requests through structured data collection, documentation, and analysis.
- Coordinate business license, permit, and registration‑related data needs.
- Serve as a reliable operational liaison supporting the Manager Finance in cross‑functional communication.
- Support process improvement and automation initiatives within the Regulatory Finance function.
- Contribute to system readiness, data standardization, and alignment with evolving shared service and transformation programs.
- Assist in developing KPIs, dashboards, and tracking tools that enhance regulatory finance performance and data quality.
- Provide training or guidance to stakeholders on proper coding, documentation, and data requirements.
- Support other finance or regulatory tasks as assigned by the Manager Finance, Regulatory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or finance operations.
- Familiarity with tax‑related financial data (sales/use tax, exercise, property tax, etc.) is helpful but not required.
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems; exposure to tax engines or reporting tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work accurately in a fast‑paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience supporting finance or tax operations
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "INTERESTED? We look forward receiving your application." and the EEO paragraphs. Also remove "Brenntag TA Team". Also remove "Your Role" maybe treat as About the role heading. We need to decide sections: About the role (from "Your Role" paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements/Qualifications/Skills? The posting has "Your Profile Skills" then bullet list of skills, then "Education / Experience:" then more bullet-like list. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? But we need to follow instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include multiple of those if content exists. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Skills, Education/Experience (maybe Qualifications), Benefits. Could also have Requirements (maybe same as Qualifications). But we should not create thin sections; prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Skills and Education/Experience into a single "Requirements" or "Qualifications". However the instruction says we can use those headings if we have content. We need to decide best representation. We have: Skills bullet list (Bachelor’s degree, 1-3 years experience, familiarity with tax-related financial data helpful, strong Excel skills, etc.) Then "Education / Experience:" list includes experience supporting finance or tax operations within multi-entity, exposure to data governance, experience with tools such as Power BI, Qlik, OneStream, Vertex, Avalara, ability to identify inefficiencies, experience using workflow tools, macros, BI dashboards, understanding of data governance principles, ability to troubleshoot data flow issues, familiarity with master data structures, ability to communicate..., skilled in translating technical data requirements, ability to produce ready documentation, ability to analyze regulatory data patterns, understanding of how tax rules impact financial data structures. These are all qualifications/requirements. Could combine into a single "Requirements" section with both skills and experience bullets. Or we could have "Skills" and "Qualifications" separate. But to avoid many thin sections, maybe combine into one "Requirements" section. Thus sections: About the role (h3), Responsibilities (h3), Requirements (h3), Benefits (h3). No Pay or Schedule. Now we need to extract content. About the role: The paragraph: "The Financial Analyst, Regulatory Finance provides essential operational, analytical, and compliance support to the Manager of Finance, Regulatory, ensuring the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely financial data for tax and regulatory reporting across North America. This role strengthens the regulatory finance function through disciplined data preparation, reconciliations, process controls, and cross‑functional coordination with the SSC, Corporate Tax, and North America legal entities. The analyst ensures high‑quality financial outputs that uphold Brenntag’s compliance standards and support the Manager of Finance in maintaining a controlled, audit‑ready environment." We'll put that in
. Responsibilities: There are headings: Regulatory Finance Support, Process Standardization & Controls, Cross‑Functional Coordination, Finance Transformation & Continuous Improvement, Additional Responsibilities. Each with bullet points. We need to combine all bullet points into a single
- list? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can create a single list containing all responsibilities items. Or we could keep subheadings? But we cannot use headings for subsections unless they are from the allowed list; we could keep the bold headings as plain text within
maybe. But better to keep as
- items, preserving the substance. We'll include each bullet as
- . We'll need to capture all bullet points.
Let's list them:
Under Regulatory Finance Support:
- Prepare and validate financial data required for sales tax, use tax, excise tax, property tax, income tax support, unclaimed property, and other regulatory filings.
- Perform recurring reconciliations and data validations to ensure completeness and accuracy of regulatory data sets.
- Partner with the SSC and Corporate Tax to resolve data issues and support timely regulatory submissions.
- Provide financial data and documentation to third‑party compliance partners.
Process Standardization & Controls:
- Maintain standard templates, coding structures, and data tools used in regulatory finance reporting.
- Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls related to tax and regulatory data processes.
- Contribute documentation of regulatory finance processes and participate in control testing activities.
- Ensure consistent application of Group Finance guidelines through disciplined data handling and documentation.
- Maintaining evidence packages for tax audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls.
Cross‑Functional Coordination:
- Collaborate with North America legal entities, operational finance, and commercial teams to gather, validate, and correct financial data required for regulatory reporting.
- Support internal, external, and tax‑related audit requests through structured data collection, documentation, and analysis.
- Coordinate business license, permit, and registration‑related data needs.
- Serve as a reliable operational liaison supporting the Manager Finance in cross‑functional communication.
Finance Transformation & Continuous Improvement:
- Support process improvement and automation initiatives within the Regulatory Finance function.
- Contribute to system readiness, data standardization, and alignment with evolving shared service and transformation programs.
- Assist in developing KPIs, dashboards, and tracking tools that enhance regulatory finance performance and data quality.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Provide training or guidance to stakeholders on proper coding, documentation, and data requirements.
- Support other finance or regulatory tasks as assigned by the Manager Finance, Regulatory.
Now Requirements: combine skills and education/experience.
Skills bullet list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or finance operations.
- Familiarity with tax‑related financial data (sales/use tax, exercise, property tax, etc.) is helpful but not required.
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems; exposure to tax engines or reporting tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work accurately in a fast‑paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
Education / Experience bullet list:
- Experience supporting finance or tax operations within a multi‑entity or shared‑services environment.
- Exposure to data governance or process standardization activities.
- Experience with tools such as Power BI, Qlik, OneStream, Vertex, or Avalara.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and propose automation or simplification opportunities.
- Experience using workflow tools, macros, or BI dashboards to streamline reporting.
- Understanding of data governance principles (data lineage, ownership, quality rules).
- Ability to troubleshoot data flow issues across ERP, tax engines, and reporting tools.
- Familiarity with master data structures (GL, product taxability, customer tax profiles).
- Ability to communicate clearly with SSC, Corporate Tax, legal entities, and commercial teams.
- Skilled in translating technical data requirements into clear instructions for non‑finance stakeholders.
- Ability to produce ready documentation with clear narratives, version control, and traceability.
- Ability to analyze regulatory data patterns and proactively flag inconsistencies or risk indicators.
- Understanding of how tax rules impact financial data structures and reporting logic.
We'll combine these into a single
- list under Requirements.
Benefits: from "Our Offer": "We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential. Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers. Paid parental leave Education assistance program Employee assistance program Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)". We'll capture as list.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Financial Analyst, Regulatory Finance provides essential operational, analytical, and compliance support to the Manager of Finance, Regulatory, ensuring the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely financial data for tax and regulatory reporting across North America. This role strengthens the regulatory finance function through disciplined data preparation, reconciliations, process controls, and cross‑functional coordination with the SSC, Corporate Tax, and North America legal entities. The analyst ensures high‑quality financial outputs that uphold Brenntag’s compliance standards and support the Manager of Finance in maintaining a controlled, audit‑ready environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and validate financial data required for sales tax, use tax, excise tax, property tax, income tax support, unclaimed property, and other regulatory filings.
- Perform recurring reconciliations and data validations to ensure completeness and accuracy of regulatory data sets.
- Partner with the SSC and Corporate Tax to resolve data issues and support timely regulatory submissions.
- Provide financial data and documentation to third‑party compliance partners.
- Maintain standard templates, coding structures, and data tools used in regulatory finance reporting.
- Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls related to tax and regulatory data processes.
- Contribute documentation of regulatory finance processes and participate in control testing activities.
- Ensure consistent application of Group Finance guidelines through disciplined data handling and documentation.
- Maintaining evidence packages for tax audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls.
- Collaborate with North America legal entities, operational finance, and commercial teams to gather, validate, and correct financial data required for regulatory reporting.
- Support internal, external, and tax‑related audit requests through structured data collection, documentation, and analysis.
- Coordinate business license, permit, and registration‑related data needs.
- Serve as a reliable operational liaison supporting the Manager Finance in cross‑functional communication.
- Support process improvement and automation initiatives within the Regulatory Finance function.
- Contribute to system readiness, data standardization, and alignment with evolving shared service and transformation programs.
- Assist in developing KPIs, dashboards, and tracking tools that enhance regulatory finance performance and data quality.
- Provide training or guidance to stakeholders on proper coding, documentation, and data requirements.
- Support other finance or regulatory tasks as assigned by the Manager Finance, Regulatory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or finance operations.
- Familiarity with tax‑related financial data (sales/use tax, exercise, property tax, etc.) is helpful but not required.
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems; exposure to tax engines or reporting tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work accurately in a fast‑paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience supporting finance or tax operations
- list under Requirements.
Benefits: from "Our Offer": "We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential. Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers. Paid parental leave Education assistance program Employee assistance program Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)". We'll capture as list.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences.
Let's craft:
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can create a single list containing all responsibilities items. Or we could keep subheadings? But we cannot use headings for subsections unless they are from the allowed list; we could keep the bold headings as plain text within
- list? The instruction: Use