Pricing Analyst

PRICING ANALYST 

*Note that this role operates on a hybrid schedule and will be required to be onsite at our corporate location on the west side of Indianapolis 3 days a week.  

SUMMARY 

The primary function of this job is to create, analyze, and interpret, business unit, facility level and project specific profit and loss statements.  Identify opportunities for cost savings or revenue enhancements.  Work with members of management to implement changes, leading to increased profitability.   This work is usually done in conjunction with the Director of Finance and other high level management members.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Create monthly profit and loss statements for all ProTrans facilities 
• Analyze and interpret monthly reports.  Identifying positive and negative trends and relay their impact to management. 
• Collect and develop monthly report for facility space utilization summarizing cost of capacity at each location. 
• Create and distribute monthly reports highlighting cost variances within the transportation business unit and overall monthly spend by PTI transportation. 
• Collaborate with facility managers to create trend graphs and metrics that allow for greater performance out of each facility. 
• Communicate most vital financial findings to top management in a concise and direct manner. 
• Create other reports as required by management. 
• Identifies and implements continual improvement initiatives to enhance the performance of the position, your team and the company.  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

QUALIFICATIONS  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. 

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Access
• Strong ability to work independently without direct supervision 
• Ability to grasp macro-level business principles and apply them to situations when evaluating one certain project or business unit 

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

This position should be worked by someone with a degree in accounting or finance. This provides the necessary background and less training by ProTrans to develop certain characteristics necessary to perform job at highest level. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, and depth perception. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.