What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Emery Oleochemicals LLC?
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/MAJOR TASK
- Lead the monthly forecast process working with multiple departments and updating files
- Contribute to monthly reporting running queries and putting together files and presentations
- Update financial models and analyze to provide insight to upper management
- Work on the annual budgeting and planning process
- Learn manufacturing processes and apply to monthly analysis
- Data mining in business writing software to perform ad hoc reporting
- Develop financial models to support valuation, planning, and forecasting
- Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
COMPETENCY/SKILLS
- Able to manage internal and external stakeholders
- Able to combine analytical thinking with understanding of business strategy to propose suitable risk mitigation solutions
- Possess proactive and problem solving mindset and root cause analysis
- Able to independently manage multiple tasks according to priorities
- Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently
SPECIAL ASPECTS/MAJOR CHALLENGES OF THE JOB
- Incumbent is expected to be able to be flexible and open to learning various aspects of the financial duties
- Initiative to learn and increase company knowledge and contributions as well as improve skills through further education
Experience & Skills
• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting and/or similar discipline with analytical bias
• 3-5 years relevant experience in positions that require financial analysis
• Demonstrated financial acumen and/or analytical experience including familiarity with
concepts of forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and/or data interpretation and analysis
• Intermediate up to advanced proficiency in Excel (pivots, lookups)
• Experience performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools
• Experience in SAP or with a large ERP system
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment
