Sr Financial Analyst - Procurement

Ecolab; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Hybrid; ARS 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst I to join the Procurement Finance LASC team. The role focuses on reporting, budgeting, and forecasting related to procurement costs and variances, supporting regional analyses and cost-saving initiatives.

The position requires advanced English, Excel and Power BI skills, SAP experience preferred, and a hybrid work arrangement with location in Puerto Madero. You will collaborate with multiple finance and procurement teams to optimize material costs and

Qualifications

• Graduate or advanced student in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Four to six years of previous experience in accounting, finance, or costing.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports, budgets, and forecasts related to procurement costs and variances.
• Analyze regional procurement trends, unit costs, and material savings.
• Support PPV budgeting and product standard cost budgeting processes.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Finance teams to identify savings opportunities.
• Engage with Division Finance and Global Supply Chain Finance on variance analysis, forecasting, and RMx analysis.
• Maintain regional material cost and volume data in a database.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to support procurement and division activities.
• Assist Global and Market Supply Chain Finance teams as needed.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Advanced Office skills

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business Administration degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Ecolab, we are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst I to join the Procurement Finance LASC team.

In this role, you will be responsible for preparing reports, budgets, and forecasts related to procurement costs and variances, supporting the Procurement & Supply Chain Finance teams.

This position will focus on activities such as regional procurement analysis, unit cost trends/variances, material costs, net structural savings, projections of the current and future financial impact of procurement spend, and tracking material savings.

Work arrangement: Hybrid.

Location: Puerto Madero.

What You Will Do

• Support monthly reporting, forecasting, and specific analyses of procurement spend, including purchase price variance (PPV) and year-over-year cost changes for the LASC market.
• Analyze trends driven by external factors, such as commodity and FX changes, and internal factors, such as market volume and mix. Review, investigate, and report significant variances.
• Support the overall material cost and PPV budgeting process, as well as the analysis of the product standard cost budget.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Finance teams to identify, track, and promote savings opportunities, such as net structural savings, gross margin initiatives, and pricing.
• Strengthen collaboration with internal business partners by engaging with Division Finance and Global Supply Chain Finance teams on material variance analysis, forecasting, and Rate-Volume-Mix analysis.
• Create and maintain accurate material cost and volume data in a regional database.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis, as needed, to support Procurement and Division activities.
• Provide additional support to the Global and Market Supply Chain Finance teams, as needed.

Requirements

• Graduate or advanced student in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (required).
• Four to six years of previous experience in accounting, finance, or costing.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, and experience with Power BI.
• Experience working with SAP (preferred).
• Advanced English proficiency (required).

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