Senior Financial Analyst, C&B

Role Purpose

The Senior Finance Analyst, C&B will be responsible for managing all aspects of Compensation & Benefit costs, at the corporate level, including monthly close processes, reconciliation, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis, with a high-level of focus on accuracy and insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage monthly C&B closing processes, validate financial results, and reconcile account balances
• Prepare monthly actual/forecast presentations to be reviewed with Ops Controller and Director, Corporate FP&A
• Consistently provide financial analysis on cost drivers and other ad-hoc analysis, as required
• Assist in the development, tracking, and reporting of annual Corporate & Business performance metrics aligned with variable compensation programs including preparing presentations, analyzing performance metrics, modeling scenarios, and offering valuable insight to Senior Management
• Manage the preparation and publication of corporate budget guidelines for Finance function
• Partner with ACR, Compensation, and Benefits teams to provide analytics and insight for Senior Management
• Collaborate with business partners to develop an annual budget and long-range plan aligned with our strategic initiatives and objectives
• Participate in a team providing key finance analysis for Senior Management
• Drive finance continuous process improvement

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Firm understanding of US GAAP
• Strong computer skills; expert-level proficiency in Excel, proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
• Strong writing and analytical skills
• Attention to detail, accuracy, process-oriented, and organized
• Ability to think strategically
• Ability to take ownership of new tasks/problems and solve them with precision and thoughtfulness
• Must possess a quantitative approach to analyzing data and solving problems
• Strong ability to develop rapport and trust and to maintain business relationships
• Ability to present in front of senior and executive leadership

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Advanced understanding of P&L, Cash Flows and Balance sheet and related drivers
• Understanding of corporate systems – Longview, PeopleSoft and / or SAP
• Strong sense of integrity
• Ability to work in a matrix environment as well as independently
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with global Finance team, corporate counterparts and business customers/suppliers at all levels of the organization
• Comfortable challenging supplied inputs and questioning existing processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, work proactively and independently in a fast-changing environment
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)