Sr Business Finance Analyst I

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

About The Position

The Sr. Financial Analyst is a dynamic leader responsible for leading various financial projects to drive results and decisions. The position is suited to driven, curious individuals who can work independently and lead mid – large size projects. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 3 years of accounting and finance experience, preferably in multinational corporations.

Requirements

Strong accounting and business acumen; brings a business lens to compliance.
Strong understanding of operational and financial statement risk and effective control design.
Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills with the ability to identify trends in data and drive to root cause.
Demonstrated ability to be successful in a fast-paced and dynamic, team-oriented environment.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to work with colleagues across various geographies and functions.
Organized, deliberate, and reliable in structuring work, and effective problem solver.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Experience working in a multi-national corporation.
Public accounting experience in control assessment setting.
Complex project leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Management of Supply Chain and Division Overhead Forecast
In collaboration with warehouse leaders, execute monthly financial forecast for divisional warehouse spend.
In collaboration with logistics team, execute monthly financial forecast for customer freight and internal sto movements.
Execute monthly financial forecast for division overhead
Partner with key stakeholders to provide insights on relevant cost and operational metrics to help drive network optimization and productivity.
Lead financial validation on supply chain productivity initiatives.
Drive improvements in processes, financial analysis and reporting
Drive internal control awareness, knowledge, compliance, and excellence throughout the business to support operational and financial risk mitigation.
Conduct regular assessments to determine if controls are operating as intended.
Partner closely with plants across Insulation to implement/improve controls and support remediation activity as required.
Lead root cause analyses and other analytical work to identify and understand exceptions and assess the impact to the control environment.
Assist with data analytics initiatives to strengthen our control environment.
Build relationships with subject matter experts in Finance, Accounting, Audit and Operations to ensure changes to the internal controls over financial reporting properly mitigate risks in an efficient manner.
Backfill Controllers
Division Wide Financial Project Support (Example Network Modernization)
Lead the execution of adhoc financial related tasks
Support affected plant controllers on budgeting and forecasting impacts, SKU changes, SAP changes and reporting changes.
Work with divisional resources to modify current processes (forecasting, budgeting and reporting tools) to support the introduction of new assets and projects.
Assist MFL and Sr. Analyst with scenario analysis related to larger network related projects.