Financial Analyst, Global Science & Technology

PPG Industries•Hampton Township, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Financial Analyst, Global Science & Technology, you will deliver and enhance financial and accounting solutions that support multiple business and corporate S&T stakeholders. This includes designing, supporting and implementing processes and procedures intended to achieve the strategic goals of the S&T function while ensuring optimization of investments and resources deployed by the stakeholders. You will report to the Finance Manager, S&T and work with the leaders of the various business and corporate teams. You will have a hybrid work schedule of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote from our Allison Park, PA R&D Center.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business with 2+ years of relevant professional experience in Finance and Accounting
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to work with senior executive level on frequent basis; established analytical skills
Strong project management and delivery skills

Responsibilities

Responsible for the annual budget creation, submission and management/tracking of the actual functional and budget spend for each area (e.g. business unit, corporate R&D facility)
Improve the visibility, analysis and management of functional costs and spending
Lead and implement solutions to ensure an equitable allocation of services
Execute established internal controls, including documentation and design of key controls
Provide and present financials and analysis to stakeholders
Provide forecasts for short- and long-term planning cycles
Create and provide executive summary presentations for senior leadership including requirements of Operating Committee slides and the annual functional review
Support teams in development and tracking of larger ACTs
Involvement or leadership of critical projects consistent with function or enterprise strategies (e.g. New Product Development processes, rollout of Global Budget Visibility tool)