Sr. Financial Analyst Operations & FP&A

Avery Dennison•Mentor, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a key member of the Materials Group North America Ops/FP&A Finance Team, the Sr. Financial Analyst provides key analytical and financial analysis, leads planning and reporting, consolidations and support to the Operations and Supply Chain Organization. You’ll be responsible for leading all forecast processes (Risks & Opportunity, Forecast & AOP), divisional consolidations and reporting, month end close and Divisional Ops reporting. Provides business partnership with key Operations and Supply Chain Stakeholders to help establish and track site and divisional performance against targets/goals. Streamline and elevate Operations Finance and FP&A reporting and processes through advanced BI, AI, and analytics. Identifies productivity projects and other continuous improvement opportunities and eliminates inefficiencies in financial processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
5+ years of financial and/or accounting experience with experience in a manufacturing environment
Mainstream (common) ERP and/or financial system(s) experience preferred
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Google (including relational databases) and other related software (other AI/BI reporting experience preferred)
Solid working knowledge of ERP & financial & accounting reporting systems, Oracle BI preferred
Ability to work with and synthesize large & complex datasets to prepare comprehensive analyses/reports in a clear and succinct manner
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize workload of self and team to meet deadlines due to fluid business conditions and requests.
Strong mathematical, analytical and problem-solving skills
Build strong & successful relationships across organizational levels and functions.
Adept at effectively communicating complex ideas and making presentations on financial topics
Provide actionable insights to the organization which leads to improved results
Promote collaboration, desire to learn continuously and takes initiative to act on data and intuition

Nice To Haves

other AI/BI reporting experience preferred
Oracle BI preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted business partner to Finance, Operations & Supply Chain Management providing interpretive and predictive financial analysis to drive actionable insights to the Finance Team
Partner with Procurement to track the financial impact of market-driven inflation/deflation and indirect savings initiatives
Partner with Site & FP&A analysts to assist in developing advanced analytical tools using BI, AI and other applications
Partner with the Supply Chain team on production volume projections used for forecasting/planning
Provide general support and assistance to Ops/FP&A Finance Director and other members of the Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Team on adhoc cross-network data analysis.
Manage the consolidation of total manufacturing costs across the network to provide visibility into actual spending versus forecast and budget
Lead and Coordination of all Forecasting Processes including file updates & enhancements ( R&O, AOP, Monthly/Quarterly Forecasting)
Leverage AI, BI, and data analytics to transform and elevate reporting capabilities across Operations Finance and FP&A
Ensure financial data integrity within HFM by managing the end-to-end data loading, validation, and reporting processes
Manage Divisional Cost Center reporting for Forecasts, AOP & Close Activities including journal entries
Support FP&A team by providing key drivers in Operating expense bridges & variance analysis compared to Plan, Forecasts and Prior year.
Lead the Weekly Mid Month Outlook Process for Manufacturing Expenses & Losses, including analyzing and summarizing the data and the completion of required schedules/templates
Evaluate key drivers and root cause(s) and provide meaningful analysis to explain Divisional Operating Expense performance and variances to target/commitments
Fulfill various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requirements, including developing, analyzing and presenting information
Management of Operations Bonus calculation including projections and scenario analysis
Manage and enhance Headcount reporting tools used to understand staffing and labor across sites & departments
Support internal & external audits & perform required SOX audit activities to ensure compliance certification for the division/site