Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Salary $99,923 - $138,393

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tools for efficient and accurate presentation of financial results
• Assist in defining relevant KPIs and update regular reporting of KPI results
• Assist in the development of dashboards and other monthly or periodic financial reports
• Prepare monthly financial forecasts based on sales and production forecasts received from other departments. Lead in the analysis of sales and production forecasts to communicate and/or adjust expectations.
• Assist in the annual budgeting process.
• Assist in the preparation of CERs, the analysis of expected impact, and the subsequent analysis of performance vs expectation.
• Become a local expert on data mining tools and lead in training of other local finance team members.
• Keep current on relevant market and customer data.
• Assist and collaborate on creation and maintenance of SOPs for the finance team.
• Support the finance organization through SAP S4 implementation.
• Work to shadow local controller and general accounting manager for long term development
  
  

Professional Experience

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret financial data
• Skilled ERP system user (SAP experience preferred)
• 4 years of experience in financial analysis
• Previous role in Finance and Controlling in a manufacturing environment
  
  

Education And Technical Skills Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, or related discipline.
• Proficient in the use of Office suite (in particular, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Proficient in data analysis – collect, organize, report, and interpret data
• Strong experience in utilizing various financial analysis tools (PowerBi, Business Warehouse, other SAP bolt-on tools, Excel, Microsoft Analyzer)
• Good understanding of database maintenance and design
• Organization and time management skills
• Practical verbal and written communication skills
  
  

Environment And Behavioral Profile

• Strong attention to detail and strong sense of integrity and ethical values.
• Must be able to interface with others at all levels, from executive to hourly.
• Apply the Swiss Krono values.
• Anticipate changes – assess the situation by stepping back, identify conditions to implement solutions, identify consequences and assess/analyze risks.
• Agility in execution – take the initiative, move into action quickly once decisions are made, adapt your working mode to take into account changes
• Cooperation – listen to others and take into account their points of view, explain your points of view and priorities to gain support, look for synergies (within and outside the team) to improve overall results, work with others to achieve common objectives
• Make continuous progress – take new approaches, implement best practices, challenge other's ideas to enhance them, demonstrate open-mindedness, promote new ideas, and test them.
  
  

Linguistic Profile

• Swiss Krono embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbally and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
  
  

Mobility And Physical Requirement Profile

• Role-based in the United States (Barnwell, SC). No relocation provided.
• Routine travel will be minimal, but intermittent periods of travel may be required including the potential for international travel.
• Hybrid Office/Work from Home. Office requirements – typically 4 days a week but work remote option not guaranteed.
  
  

Key relationships (internal and external stakeholder)

• Local Executive Team (CEO, CFO, COO, EVP Sales, VP Logistics & Supply Chain)
• Local Finance Team (Controller, General Accounting Manger, Cost Accountant)
• Global Finance Team (Group CFO, Group Controller, other members of Group Controlling)
• Local Plant Management
  
  

Eeo

Swiss Krono USA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.