Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Airgas•Radnor, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A position is responsible for financial analysis and modeling to support the department's responsibilities for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to Air Liquide Americas and Air Liquide Group in Paris. This role involves monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc analysis of financial and operating results. The reports and conclusions generated provide critical information to support management with strategic and operating decisions and to facilitate communications with the Hub and Group.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related with a heavy focus on quantitative/analytical coursework and related work experience. Technical degree (engineering, mathematics, etc.) with business/finance secondary concentration or related work experience will also be considered.
5-7 years relevant finance experience and/or operational analysis experience.
Detail-oriented and strong analytical ability with financial modeling experience.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
Strong proficiency in Google suite.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), and Excel add-in a plus.
Strong data management and analytical skills including the ability to integrate and analyze data from various sources in order to draw relevant conclusions.
Proactive and collaborative team member skilled at anticipating project needs, contributing to project goals with minimal guidance, and working alignment to achieve team goals.
Maintain a solutions-oriented approach when navigating complex challenges, constraints, or changing priorities.
Ability to use data analysis and reporting tools and a desire to learn customized data tools such as SAP Business Warehouse/Analysis for Office, SAP BPC, Power BI and advanced Microsoft Excel.
Ability to interact with all levels of management at corporate and in the field.
Contribute effectively to tasks that are entrusted to the team by management.
Ability to balance multiple projects under time constraints.
Prioritize work by focusing on what really matters to honor commitments and achieve key objectives.
Foster collective accountability to achieve milestones on time and budget, as per decided plans.
Effective verbal and written communications, including active listening and presenting findings and recommendations for improvement.
Give and receive honest and constructive feedback.
Clarify goals to get a common understanding on what success looks like.

Responsibilities

Analysis and reporting of Airgas’ monthly financial results to Air Liquide Group in Paris; involves utilization of SAP BPC system, various Excel templates and coordination with other teams within Airgas (Financial Reporting, Treasury, Working Capital, etc.).
Analyze financial and operating metrics such as organic sales, gas sales/volume trends, gross margin, economic indicators, etc.
Provide support for annual internal budgeting and bi-yearly forecasting processes including coordination of corporate department budgeting process and creation of templates to be used by Airgas field entities in presentations to management.
Perform financial modeling and ad hoc analysis utilizing Microsoft Excel and potentially helping to convert some of FP&A’s analysis/reports to Power BI.
Development of new reports and analysis as-needed, utilizing Airgas’ SAP platforms (BPC/Business Warehouse/Analysis for Office) in a Super User capacity.
Tracking and analysis of operational efficiencies.
Financial analysis support for other departments including Distribution Operations, Corporate Development, Communications, Pricing.