Business Controlling Analyst

Essity•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

Essity is looking for an experienced Business Controlling Analyst. The Business Controlling Analyst supports the business unit (BU) with financial analysis, including all aspects of profit center accounting and control, cost and operational analysis, and financial systems and procedures in adherence with prescribed corporate policies and BU guidelines. This role is responsible for supporting the global operations, capital expenditures, material purchase analysis, and headcount reporting and maintenance of product cost for the Product Supply Medical (H&M) division of Essity. The role reports and analyzes the financial performance of H&M Product Supply against predefined targets and proposes corrective actions to improve performance for the areas of responsibility. The role supports the organization in driving and ensuring successful financial management, control and analysis. The ideal candidate should/could live in Charlotte, NC. We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

Requirements

4-6 years of financial analyst experience
Advanced Excel skills, proficient in SAP, PowerPoint and Word.
Strong attention to detail and organization skills
Proven problem solving and collaborating skills
Requires strong presentation and interpersonal skills and is comfortable with frequent internal customer interaction
Travel: Ability to travel (10%).

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Business Warehouse, PowerBI, and AARO Business System is preferred

Responsibilities

Provide financial analysis for the product supply organization, ensuring spend is effective and in line with budget targets and implement corrective action where necessary.
Support monthly consolidation and reporting of financials and preparation of financial plans.
Support the consolidation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes across areas of responsibility including preparing PowerPoint slides for various management presentations.
Support variance analysis of financials during the monthly close process versus budget, prior year and latest forecast.
Fulfill ad-hoc requests from different functional groups in a timely manner.
Utilize data and analytics tools to create insights and intelligence that drive better decision making and effectiveness.
Responsible for analysis and reporting within global operations, capital expenditures, material purchase analysis, headcount reporting, and maintenance of product costs.
Perform other essential business functions as required.
Participate in cross business Controlling Network activities.
Follow controlling standards, IFRS, and other Essity policies.