Financial Reporting Associate
Overland Park, KS - USA
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Job Summary
Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848 we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments at home at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food make roads and sidewalks safer improve the water in baths pools and homes and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company the communities in which we operate and the world around us. By joining our team you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.
Job Summary
The Financial Analyst is a newly created position within the FP&A team and will work closely with the Consumer business including the Sales Marketing Supply Chain and Operations teams. This role will assist with financial reporting budgeting and profitability analysis providing data-driven insights that support planning decision-making and execution of strategic initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Reporting
- Support the annual budget process including the collection validation consolidation and analysis of business assumptions.
- Analyze key P&L metrics and performance drivers including revenue volume price promotions cost of goods sold and SG&A.
- Prepare monthly management reports including variance analysis versus budget and prior year.
- Support month-end close activities by validating results investigating variances and identifying key business drivers.
- Perform profitability analysis by business segment customer product group and other relevant dimensions to support commercial and operational teams.
- Maintain and enhance Power BI reports and other financial reporting tools to improve data accuracy accessibility and visibility.
Business Partnership & Process Improvement
- Partner with Sales Marketing Supply Chain and Operations to translate financial results and operational trends into clear actionable business insights.
- Assist with business cases and profitability analyses to support innovation new product launches marketing investment decisions and other strategic projects.
- Leverage Power BI Excel and other reporting tools to automate recurring work improve data visibility and increase reporting efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes reporting tools data quality and planning capabilities.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field required.
- 2 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis Finance Accounting or related business finance roles.
- Consumer products/manufacturing and business partnership experience a plus.
- Advanced Excel skills including complex formulas pivot tables and financial modeling with large datasets.
- Strong analytical capabilities with high attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate and build relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience with Power BI for reporting and data visualization preferred.
At Morton Salt we work best when we work as a team when we treat one another with dignity and respect and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race national origin sex religion color disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
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About Company
United States producer of salt for grocery, water softening, ice control, agricultural and industrial uses.