Sr Finance Analyst, LAR IPP

Rockwell Automation; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Calm mindfulness

Volunteer Paid Time off

Volunteer match program

Employee Assistance Program

OnTrack wellbeing program

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst II – PCB/ETO to partner with PCB and ETO leadership, drive planning, forecasting, and profitability analyses. The role combines financial rigor with actionable business insights across sales, operations, and supply chain in a hybrid Brazil environment.

You will own AOP, quarterly forecasts, and management reporting, lead profitability analyses, and collaborate with regional finance teams to improve forecast accuracy and support profitable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree completed or in progress.
• Progressive experience in FP&A, Accounting, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partnering.
• Strong financial modeling, profitability analysis, scenario planning, and business-case development capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Analyze performance versus forecast, AOP, prior year, and strategic objectives, providing forward-looking insights on orders, sales, backlog, gross margin, operating expenses, productivity, and profitability.
• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to PCB and ETO leadership, providing independent analysis, recommendations, and constructive challenge to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead profitability analyses across customers, products, projects, markets, and business segments, identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities, and actions to improve financial performance.
• Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasting, monthly outlook, and management reporting processes for the PCB and ETO businesses, ensuring timely and reliable financial visibility.

Skills

Financial modeling

Profitability analysis

Scenario planning

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree

MBA or postgraduate degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle EPM Cloud

SAP

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Position Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst II – PCB / Engineered-to-Order (ETO) serves as a strategic finance business partner supporting the PCB/ETO organizations. This role is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, business performance management, profitability analysis, strategic decision support, and continuous improvement across the supported businesses. The position partners closely with business leadership, sales, operations, supply chain, Global Analytics & Insights, and finance teams to improve forecast accuracy, support profitable growth, strengthen financial discipline, and translate complex financial and operational information into actionable recommendations.

Your Responsibilities:

• Analyze performance versus forecast, AOP, prior year, and strategic objectives, providing forward-looking insights on orders, sales, backlog, gross margin, operating expenses, productivity, and profitability.
• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to PCB and ETO leadership, providing independent analysis, recommendations, and constructive challenge to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead profitability analyses across customers, products, projects, markets, and business segments, identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities, and actions to improve financial performance.
• Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasting, monthly outlook, and management reporting processes for the PCB and ETO businesses, ensuring timely and reliable financial visibility.
• Evaluate growth opportunities, pricing decisions, investments, and business initiatives through business cases, scenario modeling, sensitivity analyses, and financial risk assessments.
• Partner with sales, operations, supply chain, and finance teams to improve forecast assumptions, operational performance, cost management, productivity, and margin outcomes.
• Own executive-level financial reporting and business review materials, clearly communicating performance drivers, outlook changes, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Lead automation, simplification, and standardization initiatives across FP&A reporting and analytical processes, leveraging Oracle EPM Cloud, SAP, Power BI, and other digital tools.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree, completed or currently in progress.
• Progressive experience in FP&A, Accounting, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partnering.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting processes.
• Strong financial modeling, profitability analysis, scenario planning, and business-case development capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, executive communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and work effectively across businesses, functions, organizational levels, countries, and time zones.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor’s or associate degree (completed or in progress) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• MBA, postgraduate degree, or equivalent professional certification.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, commercial finance, pricing, profitability, cost management, and performance management.
• Experience with Oracle EPM Cloud, SAP, Power BI, and financial reporting or consolidation systems.
• Experience leading regional or cross-functional finance initiatives and supporting senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated success improving forecast accuracy, reporting quality, and business decision support.
• Experience leading process improvement, automation, simplification, or standardization initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Portuguese and Spanish in a multinational environment.

Modality: Hybrid

You will report to: SR MGR, LAR LCS & PCB

What We Offer

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program On-demand digital course library for professional development... and other local benefits!

Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

We believe that employee diversity is an important element of our common future.

We provide opportunities for talent growth with the entire organization.

We support equality by celebrating the individuality of every person, regardless of their origin and identity.

We appreciate the unique cultural pattern and variety of experiences in each of us.

We invite all who want to join and change the world of Our organization.