Sr Financial Analyst II

Overview

Financial Planning & Analysis role supporting Ecolab divisional sales, partnering across stakeholders on forecasting, reporting and planning.

What you'll do

• Analyze trends for Ecolab divisions, including volume and pricing, and provide insights to divisional teams on key performance metrics
• Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results (sales, gross profit & SG&A), and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership
• Perform operating income reconciliation from forecast to actuals
• Prepare daily sales variance vs forecast to arrive at month-end finish estimates vs forecast
• Primary owner of developing a driver-based 50/50 forecast
• Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results
• Lead the creation of the annual plan using a trend-based analytical model to arrive at a high-level proposal, and coordinate/communicate with multiple key stakeholders
• Develop sustainable content for monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making
• Partner with broader stakeholders to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities

What you'll need

• Chartered Accountant or MBA from a premier business school
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis

Nice to have

• Financial planning and analysis experience
• Ability to translate financial analysis into insights and action plans
• Ability to identify key metrics critical to business performance and provide easily understood, actionable management reporting
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with senior management
• Strong presentation skills to communicate complex financial and performance information to audiences, including those with limited finance background
• Self-motivated, with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models
• Strong PC and systems skills (Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)