Senior Financial Analyst, Procurement

Refresco Careers•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports procurement day-to-day operations by building finance models and applying skills in SAP, Excel, and PowerPoint. The Senior Procurement Financial Analyst will utilize accounting knowledge and advanced Excel skills to communicate financial data for decision-making at senior levels. They will collaborate with procurement category leaders and cross-functional teams to develop financial models and provide necessary analysis for daily operations and special projects. The position involves building, maintaining, and improving commodity models, researching market activity, and providing analytics. Key responsibilities include Material Master Maintenance, Standard Cost Maintenance, Vendor Contract and Info Record Maintenance, and maintaining all other Purchasing related files within SAP. The role also owns critical aspects of monthly financial reporting, close deliverables, and periodic forecasting. The analyst must be able to compose concise written descriptions of complex issues, supported by detailed analysis and effective storytelling, to influence the audience. A solid understanding of the business and customer needs is essential, along with proactive analysis, data gathering, and agreement with partners on relevant issues. The role is responsible for the timely entry and maintenance of purchasing information in SAP, continuously verifying system information for data integrity, and providing reports and inquiries to Global Procurement staff regarding forecasting, inventory, historical purchases, and claims. The analyst will ensure smooth transitions during product changes (introductions, deletions, or modifications to raw materials) with support from Senior Buyers, ensuring purchasing information is maintained and communicated accurately and promptly. They will also be responsible for all updates to price sheets and serve as the key contact for Accounts Payable regarding invoice price discrepancies. Additionally, the role involves the accumulation, verification, and entry of all Standard Costs in SAP and providing administrative support to the Procurement Finance Manager as needed.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of Excel is a must.
Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and eager to learn other software applications.
Good knowledge of SAP (or other ERP systems)
Excellent communicator and team player
Solid Organization Skills
Strong Analytical Skills
Accounting knowledge and experience
Able to identify where problems exist and able to resolve them with little supervision.
Bachelor’s degree in Business (finance or accounting); MBA or Master-level education a plus
3 to 5 years of relevant finance experience; consumer packaged goods (CPG) and/or manufacturing experience preferred
Knowledge of SAP or other large ERP system preferred.
Experience working cross functionally with other business teams is required.
Finance or Accounting accreditation preferred, but not required (e.g. CFA, CA or CPA).

Nice To Haves

MBA or Master-level education a plus
consumer packaged goods (CPG) and/or manufacturing experience preferred
Knowledge of SAP or other large ERP system preferred.
Finance or Accounting accreditation preferred, but not required (e.g. CFA, CA or CPA).

Responsibilities

Utilize accounting-based knowledge and advanced Excel skills to effectively communicate financial data for decision making at Sr. levels of the organization.
Work with the procurement category leaders and cross functional teams to build financial models and provide analysis needed to support procurement day to day operations, and special projects.
Build, maintain & improve commodity models, research market activity and provide analytics to support internal customers.
Material Master Maintenance
Standard Cost Maintenance
Vendor Contract and Info Record Maintenance
Contract Maintenance
All other Purchasing related files within SAP
Own critical aspects of the monthly financial reporting processes and close deliverables as well as periodic forecasting.
Ability to compose concise, simplified written descriptions of complex issues, supported by detailed analysis and effective “storytelling” to engage and influence the audience.
Develop a solid understanding of the business supported and customers’ needs.
Proactively analyze and provide data and gather agreement with all partners on relevant issues.
Responsible for timely entry and maintenance of purchasing related information into SAP
Continuously verify system information to ensure data integrity of all files requiring purchasing data ownership (Purchasing and Costing files)
Provides reports and inquiries to Global Procurement staff with respect to: forecasting, inventory, historical purchases, claims or any other
With support of Senior Buyers, ensure smooth transitions during periods of product changes including introductions, deletions and / or changes to existing raw materials. This must be done in a very timely manner to ensure purchasing related information is maintained / communicated as fast and as accurately as possible
Responsible for all updates to price sheets with information provided by the Senior Buyers (SharePoint)
Key contact for Accounts Payable in charge of providing immediate responses and confirmation of all invoice price discrepancies
Responsible for the accumulation, verification and entry for all Standard Costs in SAP.
Provides additional administrative support to the Procurement Finance Manager whenever necessary.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Short-term disability and long-term disability
Pet Insurance
Legal Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
12 Paid Holidays
Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days
Well-being Benefit
Discount and Total Reward Programs