Senior Financial Analyst

Aptar Group•Cary, IL

23h•$90,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides key support for the regional marketing and sales teams through reporting of sales and profitability, product quotations and detailed customer analysis. It will also provide support to the broader regional management team and Global Account Management teams. This includes, but is not limited to: product sales volume, mix and cost; customer quotations (product pricing, cost modelling and contract terms); cost center budget analysis; development of annual and periodic forecasts and analysis; and other ad-hoc reporting.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of finance experience with demonstrated breadth of experience throughout finance sub-functions including commercial finance, operational analysis/cost accounting and/or financial planning and analysis.
Strong capability in Excel and ERP reporting systems (SAP, etc.)
Degree in Finance and/or Accounting.
Familiarity with GAAP reporting and accounting requirements.
Fluency in English (additional language skills are desirable).

Nice To Haves

MBA/CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with and provide support to marketing and sales leaders to ensure customer quotations are completed accurately and all product sales activities and costs are properly reported and analyzed.
Manage all custom and stock quoting activity. Ensure the calculated accuracy and reporting of pricing for customer quotations, often within a business day. Assist in the creation of the creation of pricing strategies.
Drive thorough analysis of monthly sales and profitability by customer, product and application field with a focus on opportunities for improvements and pricing gains. Provide financial analysis regarding the pricing, resin, profitability, mix, and product costing impacts periodically and as determined by the marketing and sales leaders. Provide analysis for variances on an ongoing basis between Budget, Forecast and Actuals.
Lead the financial portion of the monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasting and budgeting processes. Ensure the impact of mix and volume changes are forecasted by the compilation of product sales forecasts from Sales (budget, expenditure reporting versus plan occurs monthly). Drive weekly review of sales and orders compared to forecast.
Utilize reports from core IT systems and provide analytical information in a timely and actionable format. Support the ongoing implementation and upgrading of reporting capabilities both systematically and on an ad hoc basis.