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Senior Financial Analyst

Optimas Solutions
Wood Dale, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/2/2025
Description

Senior Financial Analyst

About Optimas:

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

To learn more about our company, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com/

Position overview:

We’re seeking for a self-starter, driven Senior Financial Analyst to join our dynamic Americas Finance Team.

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a critical role in providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to support key business initiatives and drive financial performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset, exceptional financial modeling skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to stakeholders at all levels.

If you are looking for a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for personal and career growth, then this is the ideal place for you!

Main responsibilities:

The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for the following:

  • Prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, and budgeting models to management, providing insights into key financial metrics and performance drivers.
  • Develop and implement methods and techniques to improve forecasting, financial evaluations and analyses, financial processes, and system functionality.
  • Conduct financial analysis, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling, to support decision-making and drive operational improvements.
  • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with accounting, operations, and other departments to gather data, validate assumptions, and drive process improvements.
  • Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation and refinement of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel Dashboards.
  • Act as a business partner to P&L Leaders and other members of Leadership by providing interactive business insights and proactive information
  • Must be willing to respectfully challenge provided numbers and obtain commercial level commentary on drivers
  • Proactive mindset with a bias towards action is critical

Key Competencies:

The ideal candidate should have the following competencies:

  • Detail oriented
  • Results driven
  • Embrace change
  • Collaboration and Influence
  • Entrepreneurial spirit

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration
  • 3 or more years of Accounting or Financial Planning and Analysis experience
  • Experience using ERP systems, consolidation and visualization tools (NetSuite, PBCS, and Tableau a plus)
  • Experience using Microsoft suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Experience in Manufacturing or Distribution environment
  • Experience working for a private equity owned organization is a huge plus
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel, manipulating data via use of pivots / lookups, VBA/Macros, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills. Ability to work in fast paced collaborative environment navigating ambiguity and complexity.

To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Optimas does not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from agencies. Optimas is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs or applications and explicitly reserve its right to contact candidates presented in such unsolicited CV or application.

Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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