FP&A SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst function within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) group is a leading contributor role supporting the FP&A Managers for Planning and Strategy, Operations Management, and Business Development. This position will be responsible for performing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual analysis of actual results to better understand how they compare to forecasted/planned performance. Goals of analytic activities are to confirm current actions are achieving desired results, identify new areas for improvement or challenges to achieving desired results, and improving the overall capability of the various Corporate or Operational functions to forecast desired results. The Senior Financial Analyst will be required to work with varying levels of the GNA Management (including the VP level) and to present analysis and action plans to Senior Management.
Requirements
- 6 to 8 years of financial or operational experience in a related industry
- Relevant experience leading process improvement
- Bachelor Degree from an Accredited University in Finance, Accounting, Industrial Management or Industrial Engineering (or a comparable area of study)
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Nice To Haves
- Financial analysis experience
- Project management experience
- SAP BPC, Hyperion or Business Objects experience
Responsibilities
- Monitor, analyze and improve results by working directly with (or in tandem with their respective FP&A Manager) a Process Leader and their team.
- Provide direction to functional counterparts in operating units as required, and to operating and senior management on matters involving cost determination problems, or issues such as inventory valuation, distribution of overhead, treatment of joint costs, and product pricing.
- Conduct special studies and analyses such as determination of work-in-house, or subcontract and cost impact of proposed facilities or processes.
- Participate in Process Leader team meetings (as appropriate) to ensure current analyses are providing value and to identify where new areas of analysis need to be developed.
- Work with location controllers to ensure analysis and/or improvement activities are communicated to the appropriate level of accountability to achieve desired results.
- Presentations of results developed for the CFO, COO, CEO, Gerdau Ameristeel Executive Committee, Gerdau Ameristeel Board of Directors, Gerdau Group Executive Committee or Gerdau Group Board of Directors.
- Strategic Map/Balanced Scorecard/KPI deployment
- Market Segment Strategy Development
- Annual Planning process
- 6Q/Forecasting process (ultimately BPC product)
- Leading External Indicators
- GAEC/GEC/GNA Board/GG Board Presentations
- Monthly Financial Data (“White Book”, ultimately BPC product)
- Pricing/Profitability Analysis (supporting Commercial)
- Cost Analysis (supporting SIOP)
- Location/Operational Analysis (supporting Mills, Downstream, & Recycling)
- Working Capital Analysis (supporting Credit & Accounts Payable)
- Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
- Competitor/Market Analysis
- Location CAPEX Analysis (supporting Engineering)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
