CTB Director of Financial & Operational Analysis

CTB • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

As a Director of Financial and Operational Analysis, you will research, analyze and prepare accurate and insightful reporting and provide input to help drive improved business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance or Accounting, with an MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of financial analysis experience in a large global corporation with multiple business units preferred.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment with a cost accounting background is also valued.
• Public accounting experience would be a plus.
• CPA or CMA preferred.
• Excellent strategic abilities with financial research and ability to analyze key financial metrics, data, trends and/or statistics.
• Solid financial background in the areas of manufacturing finance and costing; extensive budgeting skills.
• Strong attention to details and thoroughness.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize and organize a large amount of information or data.
• Excellent Excel skills, and solid familiarity with manufacturing ERP systems, query tools and report writing.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion would be a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and across cultures.
• Strong presentation skills are required to provide summations, reports or action plans to the executive team.
• Proactive decision-maker with a solid ability to use sound judgement on a very diverse set of opportunities.
• Strategic, conceptual thinker with a strength in interpreting large amounts of data and turning it into actionable plans focused on the goals of the business.
• Strong ability to influence key decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze and provide financial input to assist with strategic business decisions, such as potential acquisitions, major capital investments, and significant new product projects, ensuring the projects are aligned to financial goals.
• Review and analyze the assigned Business Unit's financial data/metrics and operational activities to ensure a thorough understanding of the business to help develop and/or provide recommendations for projects that will improve business performance.
• Assist with the financial integration of acquisitions, new product lines, etc. to ensure financial data continually represents the current state of the business.
• Research, analyze, and prepare accurate and reliable consolidated estimates, reporting, and forecasts compared to budget, and prepare summations on business performance along with recommended actions to ensure financial goals are achieved.
• Monitor and manage data trends/changes in the business environment, including agricultural commodities, key material input prices, to provide guidance to senior management that will help drive the business.
• Research and analyze market/competitive intelligence, including government sources and information about key customers, suppliers, and peer companies, to provide a summation of the competitive climate and markets that will also help guide the business strategy.

Benefits

• Integrity in all things
• Customers are why we exist
• Profitability is a must
• Excellence in all we do
• People make the difference

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees