Senior Financial Analyst - Operations FP&A

Medline Industries • Northbrook, IL

121d • $85,280 - $123,760 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position will partner with the Operations Transportation team from a financial analysis capacity. The person in this role is expected to work hand-in-hand with transportation leaders to analyze and investigate complex information reported in the internal financial statements and other periodic financial reports. Conduct and document moderate to complex financial analysis projects. Create, maintain and analyze supply chain forecasting models and partner with business leaders to review outputs. Provide financial decision support with business partners and research and recommend options and solutions for improved business results to senior management. Perform monthly, quarterly, and year end close processes to correctly state the general ledger by calculating/posting journal entries and updating reporting based on results. Work cross-functionally to interpret business drivers influencing results. Effectively highlight the true business drivers and their sustainability (isolating from one-time events). Communicate financial results for operating expense drivers and analysis. Interpret financial results and metrics to business partners and the broader finance organization. Develop, build, maintain, and enhance financial models serving various different purposes (i.e. monthly results, transportation branch level forecasts, full network forecasts, long range planning, etc.). Collaborate with key business leaders on a regular basis to incorporate business inputs into the financial models. Support Operation's initiatives by serving as a team member on cross collaborative projects. Drive continuous improvement by creation of new metrics and reporting to analyze the business to create better forecast accuracy, explain results, and inform business decisions. Analyze and investigate complex information reported in the internal financial statements and other periodic financial reports. Conduct and document moderate to complex financial analysis projects. Provide financial decision support with business partners and research and recommend options and solutions for improved business results to senior management. Collaborate with Information Systems and Transportation departments to ensure data integrity. Use SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, Advanced excel functionality and other technologies to interpret large quantities of data and provide a meaningful analysis.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• At least three years of Finance experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PowerPivot, PowerQuery, pivot tables, and financial modeling.
• Experience working with an ERP system; SAP experience is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Experience using SQL (joining tables, nested queries).
• Experience using Alteryx (building workflows from multiple data sources).
• Experience using Tableau (building dashboards, calculated fields, parameters, and sets).
• Familiarity with SAP financial enterprise reporting system and Oracle EPM.
• Two years of distribution center/supply chain experience preferred.
• Understanding and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Operations Transportation team for financial analysis.
• Analyze and investigate complex information in financial statements.
• Conduct and document moderate to complex financial analysis projects.
• Create, maintain, and analyze supply chain forecasting models.
• Provide financial decision support and recommend solutions to senior management.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Work cross-functionally to interpret business drivers influencing results.
• Communicate financial results and metrics to business partners.
• Develop and enhance financial models for various purposes.
• Collaborate with business leaders to incorporate inputs into financial models.
• Drive continuous improvement through new metrics and reporting.
• Ensure data integrity by collaborating with Information Systems and Transportation departments.
• Use SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, and advanced Excel for data analysis.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED