Sr. Finance Analyst, Divisional Operations

WHAT YOULL BE DOING:

As a key member of the Materials Group North America Operations Finance Team the Divisional Operations Financial Analyst is a specialized finance professional responsible for analyzing reporting on and optimizing the financial aspects of inventory valuation carrying costs and transportation expenses (ie. freight). This role will act as a bridge between Finance Commercial Supply Chain and Operations to provide accurate forecasting variance analysis and deliver actionable insights to highlight cost drivers and identify opportunities for cost out throughout the MGNA network. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnership:

• Liaison between Operations and Commercial Leadership teams to drive action and mitigate risk of Inventory Obsolescence throughout the network. 

•  Provides Finance Operations & Supply Chain Management with interpretive and predictive financial analysis on Inventory and Freight  to deliver actionable insights. 

• Help establish and track site & business level performance metrics against targets/goals.

• Drive process improvements through the use of business intelligence tools and analytics.

Planning/Reporting/Analysis:

• Work collaboratively with the Supply Chain team to prepare actuals analysis and forecasts for Inventory and the effect of Slow Moving Inventory (ie. Obsolescence)

• Manage all aspects of Freight & Logistics cost management including weekly audits funding forecasting and actuals variance analysis for Inbound and Outbound freight. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Supply Chain Operations Procurement and Commercial teams to optimize inventory strategies and align with overall company financial goals.

•  Lead the coordination & planning of key recurring financial events (ie. AOP Weekly R&O Quarterly Forecast) 

• Develop analytical tools to automate data aggregation and analyze standard reporting.

• Fulfill various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requirements including developing analyzing and presenting information.

• Support Operations and/or Ops Finance in the preparation of the business case(s) and associated financial justification(s) for certain capital expenditure requests that involve freight or inventory management. 

•  Perform and/or review and approve divisional financial analysis and journal entries and/or standard reserves/accruals/allocations related to monthly financial closing process.

• Support internal & external audits & perform required SOX audit activities to ensure compliance certification for the business.

• Coordinate follow-up actions identified during month-end MGNA Finance Close Meeting with MGNA Locations and ensure these are completed timely

• In conjunction with BPO provider (Accenture) review and/or perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assemble applicable back-up/supporting documentation

Qualifications :

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE TEAM: 

Avery Dennison has a long history of being a market leader. Your history is important to us. It should include the following: 

Minimum Requirements

Education:

Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting. 

Experience: 

3 years of financial and/or accounting experience with experience in a manufacturing environment

Mainstream (common) ERP and/or financial system(s) experience preferred

Skills Competencies:

• Advanced proficiency in MS Office suite of products (including relational databases) and other related software 

• Solid working knowledge of ERP & financial & accounting reporting systems Oracle BI preferred

• Ability to work with and synthesize large & complex datasets to prepare comprehensive analyses/reports in a clear and succinct manner

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize workload of self and team to meet deadlines due to fluid business conditions and requests.

• Strong mathematical analytical and problem-solving skills

• Build strong & successful relationships across organizational levels and functions. 

• Adept at effectively communicating complex ideas and making presentations on financial topics

• Provide actionable insights to the organization which leads to improved results

• Promote collaboration desire to learn continuously and take initiative to act on data and intuition

• Knowledge of budgeting/forecasting financial analysis and cost-control principles

Additional Information :

The salary range for this position is $80000- $107000/ year.

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range and in some circumstances may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant skills experience education and training and location as well as the job scope and complexity responsibilities and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time