Senior Financial Analyst

A. O. Smith•Milwaukee, WI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Commercial Finance Senior Analyst is responsible for preparing, analyzing, and presenting the financials of specific segments of the Consumer business within North America Water Treatment including our retail & marketplace sales channels. The candidate will work to interpret the financial data to make appropriate recommendations to sales and financial management. The Senior Analyst of Commercial Finance will work closely with and become a trusted business partner to our sales & marketing teams; as well as become a trusted member of our finance team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of 2 years of accounting and/or corporate finance experience
Can prioritize work with minimal supervision and work in cross-functional teams.
Advanced knowledge of GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley rules and regulations
Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
Strong analytical skills are required
Ability to work independently
Strong sense of judgment, decision making, and complex problem solving.
Strong communication skills, both orally and written, especially communication of financial results and information
Strong attention to detail and high organization skills
Strong business and financial acumen
Proactive problem-solving approach
Positive attitude and desire to learn & grow

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Accounting or CPA strongly preferred
Public accounting experience preferred
SAP/BPC/OneStream experience is beneficial

Responsibilities

Participate in the forecasting and strategic/annual plan process for retail sales organization and cost centers
Complete the financial reporting and analysis function for the consumer sales organization, including sales, profit margins and selling and administrative expense.
Complete accounting close process for expense and gross to net, including review of various accruals/ journal entries, reporting of actual results to internal stakeholders.
Responsible for producing and analyzing financial data for the business, including variance analysis to budget and prior prior year.
Support the consumer commercial leaders in decision making process using financial data and analytics to support position & recommendations.
Ability to effectively partner and communicate with commercial leaders, ROI analysis, pricing principles, understanding of route to market and managing customer terms and relationships.
Ownership & management of Consumer channels Accounts Receivable; including but not limited to managing aged AR balances & associated action plans to mitigate bad debt risk.
Responsible for review of processing of contractual programs and account deductions.
Continually evaluate the departmental functions, practices, and controls to identify opportunity for improvement.
Ensure consistent, reliable, and timely information is distributed to all financial statement users.
Prepare and post journal entries; manage account reconciliations.
Develop and maintain knowledge and understanding of all accounting policies, financial systems, processes, and controls.
Continually evaluate the departmental functions, practices, and controls to identify opportunities for improvement