Strategic Finance Lead for Manufacturing

Ecolab, Inc.; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive financial performance for multiple North America manufacturing sites. You will partner with plant leadership, manage monthly close, forecasts, and budgets, and lead standard costing updates.

The role focuses on cost accounting, internal controls, and creating efficiencies across a 27-plant network. You will leverage SAP, PowerBI, Hyperion, and Blackline to deliver analytics, automation, and improved decision support while ensuring SOX

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Strong change management and leadership capabilities.
• Solid understanding of accounting concepts and practices.
• Ability to drive financial performance and lead change.
• Proven history of process improvement and project management.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; adept in data environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance management including monthly closing, forecasts, and budgets.
• Leverage new reporting tools to provide insights and efficiency improvements.
• Prepare cost accounting analysis and maintain strong internal controls (SOX).
• Lead annual standard costing updates for the site.
• Identify savings opportunities and ROI; drive automation and process redesign.
• Partner with Supply Chain teams across North America.
• Support capital investments and ensure ROI.
• Foster TPM/lean culture with financial accountability throughout the organization.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Financial controls

SOX compliance

Leadership

Project management

Cost accounting

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Hyperion

Blackline

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ecolab, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive financial performance for multiple North America manufacturing sites. You will partner with plant leadership, manage monthly close, forecasts, and budgets, and lead standard costing updates.

The role focuses on cost accounting, internal controls, and creating efficiencies across a 27-plant network. You will leverage SAP, PowerBI, Hyperion, and Blackline to deliver analytics, automation, and improved decision support while ensuring SOX