VIE - Financial Analyst(M/F/D)

Air Liquide • Long Beach, CA

10d

About The Position

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions. The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team of Airgas West Division is a key contributor to the success of the Division’s objectives by ensuring meaningful support to the leadership team through in-depth analysis and performance monitoring. All five FP&A team members are located in the Long Beach, California BSC office. The language spoken is English. In this Financial Analyst role, you will get the opportunity to learn about Financial Planning & Analysis and Operations Controls. You will more specifically support the FP&A department’s financial analysis and internal reporting needs - month-end variance analysis, reports and dashboards - optimization of data mining, report production and data modeling - report improvement, including transition to PowerBI - financial modeling support to the FP&A department - ad-hoc reporting and analysis reporting You will work closely with the senior analysts of the FP&A department, Director of FP&A, Controller and benefit from the mentorship of the CFO of the Airgas West Division. Why Join Us? You will be able to learn more about the dynamic business environment of a matrix organization with a multicultural team. You will contribute to process calibration, enhancing our TA value to the business. Additionally, you will play a key role in the selection process to identify our future leaders by managing the Fresh Graduate hiring process. You will also be able to learn about cryogenic products, the interdendency between primary and byproducts when operating a supply chain where up to five (5) different products are produced by a single asset, and the criticality of rationalized dashboarding as it filters and creates a truth across an organization. You will help establish inputs to routine hydraulic modeling, improve processes that affect consistency and sustainability of product supply chain network simulations, and develop dashboards that create transparency and provide necessary translation to the broader business.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in finance, information science or related field.
• Ability to travel in the US
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with different organizations to gather required data in a timely manner as well as present relevant information
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Ability to function in a team environment with extensive flexibility and limited supervision; must be a self-motivator
• Proficiency in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides as well as a complex use of Excel including pivot tables, various formulas and Macros
• Position open only for candidates eligible to the VIE program. Therefore, only the applicants meeting the requirements of the French V.I.E program will be taken into consideration. Please visit this website for more information about these requirements: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of financial or business analysis experience preferred
• Proficiency with accounting rules and financial analysis
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Access, SQL, PowerBI (incl. Dax language) strongly encouraged

Responsibilities

• support the FP&A department’s financial analysis and internal reporting needs - month-end variance analysis, reports and dashboards
• optimization of data mining, report production and data modeling
• report improvement, including transition to PowerBI
• financial modeling support to the FP&A department
• ad-hoc reporting and analysis reporting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees