Financial Analyst Business Partner I

Purpose Statement: The Financial Analyst - Business Partner provides financial leadership to the Customer Focus Teams (“CFT”s) at our manufacturing sites. They will elevate the financial acumen and strategic business collaboration with an emphasis on advanced financial analysis. Goal is to drive financial strategies, optimize performance, and contribute to the organization's overall growth and profitability.

They influence decisions made by the CFT to ensure that customer satisfaction is balanced with profitable revenue for each customer program.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Serve as the key Business Partner representing financial inputs to the CFT. Lead discussions with and challenge functional departments and the CFT in order to construct financial forecasts that are consistent and predictable.
• Lead the customer’s financial month-end close process; work with corporate accounting, site management and supporting teams to ensure site- and customer-level financial results are correctly stated in accordance with corporate procedures.
• Proactively manage customer financial results by influencing operational decisions on our customers which maximize our performance; includes performing and presenting margin and cost recovery analysis to the CFT team.
• Lead monthly customer sales and margin forecast process. Prepare accurate monthly customer sales forecasts, and weekly updates.
• Lead the customer re-pricing process using the Impact ECS quote tool and ensure pricing models are properly implemented and executed. Analyze new pricing impact through Pro-Forma P&L review to ensure it meets site and market sector financial targets when establishing new pricing.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a(n) Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration is required; a(n) Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics is preferred
• 1 years of related experience is required; 2 years of related experience is preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

Other Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Google Workspace or Excel is required.
• Experience with or expertise in financial systems is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration and teamwork skills are essential.
• Data storytelling and converting data into insights are strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.

Travel Requirements:

• N/A

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.