Finance Principal Analyst

Nordson Corporation • St. Petersburg, FL

4d • $107,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Under the direction of the Finance Manager Commercial Strategy, this role generates and analyzes financial information. The Finance Principal Analyst will analyze, report, and present production variances including price variance, material variance, scrap discrepancies, and labor/burden spend and volume variances. This role partners with Operations, customer teams, and HR to develop PowerBI reports to build business understanding, monthly reporting, forecasting, and ad hoc requests. The analyst will provide analysis and explanation of financial results, monitor and report financial performance, and explain variances to budgets, forecasts, and prior year. Preparation and presentation of consolidated reports to management are also key responsibilities. The role assists in the automation of reports, analysis, and other synergies in PowerBI and Excel. Additionally, the analyst will track sales performance, providing detailed analysis of variances, prepare and analyze quarterly revenue recognition calculations, and assist others in gathering information from IFS, SAP, or JDE. Support with analysis and development of FY standard costs, and assist PLM and commercial teams with pricing of new products, NBO opportunities, or pricing changes due to tariff or cost changes are also part of the role. The Finance Principal Analyst will assist the Dir of Finance and management with projects, and perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or finance
• 8+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers or others in the organization.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced PowerBI report writing skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills including excel and ability to interpret and present data.
• Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines; lead others through change and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, report and present production variances including price variance, material variance, scrap discrepancies and labor/burden spend and volume variances.
• Partner with Operations, customer teams and HR to develop PowerBI reports to help build business understands, monthly reporting, forecasting and adhoc requests as required.
• Provide analysis and explanation of financial results.
• Monitor and report financial performance, explain variances to budgets, forecasts and prior year.
• Prepare and present consolidated reports to management as appropriate.
• Assist in automation of reports, analysis and other synergies in PowerBI and excel.
• Track sales performance, providing detailed analysis of variances.
• Prepares and analyzes quarterly revenue recognition calculation.
• Assists others in the organization to gather information in IFS, SAP, or JDE.
• Support with analysis and development of FY standard costs.
• Assists PLM and commercial teams with pricing of new products, NBO opportunities, or pricing changes due to tariff or cost changes.
• Assists Dir of Finance and management with projects.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees
• No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.
• opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal