Finance Analyst

BlueScope North America; Kalama (WA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Retirement

Job summary

BlueScope North America is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the Finance & Accounting team. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis and reporting to senior leadership.

You will translate business objectives into actionable financial plans, partner with plant sites on costing, and help drive continuous improvement in reporting and controls. Hybrid role with collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related area.
• 3 years of experience in an accounting role with emphasis in financial analysis.
• Accounting degree
• 1 year working with an ERP system

Responsibilities

• Ensure leadership has timely, high-quality financial information for decision making.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and business plans; report performance against plan.
• Manage product costing and inventory valuation for multiple plant sites.
• Provide rapid financial analysis in a fast-paced environment.
• Support monthly business review processes for leadership.
• Improve financial reporting quality and control adherence.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Accounting degree

MBA (preferred)

CPA certification (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Company Description

For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!

Company Description

For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!

Job Title

Financial Analyst

Department

Finance & Accounting

Job Title Reporting to

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Primary Purpose & Value Of The Department & Position

The Finance & Accounting department ensures the company’s leadership team is provided with timely, high quality and accurate financial information and advice regarding actual, forecasted and budgeted results. This information is critical to support business decisions via identification and analysis of key business drivers and evaluation of cost/benefit analysis and business improvement options.

The Financial Analyst I is the central player in the reporting and analysis of financial results and working with the financial leadership team. In addition, the Financial Analyst I assists to translate business objectives into strategies, actions and targets applicable to the management and finance team that deliver short-term objectives (month to month) but also provide a realistic foundation to achieving longer-term objectives (a year or more ahead). This is a Full Time, Hybrid Role.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure the leadership team is provided with timely, high quality and accurate financial information and advice regarding actual, forecast, and budgeted results. This information is critical to support business decisions via identification and analysis of key business drivers and evaluation of cost/benefit analysis and business improvement options.
• Prepare financial evaluations, prepare and manage budgets, prepare business plans, report on performance to plan, communicate and educate about key business results, stewardship of assets and risk management activities, and submit non-plant capital expenditures
• Manages product costing and inventory valuation for multiple plant sites
• Provide impromptu financial analysis and detail in a very quick turn-around environment under intense pressure with multiple priorities
• Manages product costing and inventory valuation for multiple plant sites
• Deliver continuous improvement in the quality of the management and financial reporting systems and output, identifying opportunities to extract additional value and reduce business complexity.
• Support via the preparation of material for presentation and discussion with company’s leadership team – monthly business review process
• Improve stewardship of the regional business assets by ensuring adequate controls and adherence to policies and standards
• Ensure adherence to the regional Delegation of Authority

Key Relationships

Internal

• Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
• Sr. Financial Analyst
• VP Finance
• Line/Area Manager(s)
• Plant manager(s)
• Commercial Team
• Peers

External

• Key customers
• External audit
• Internal audit
• Consultants for Department of Commerce filings

Minimum Education & Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related area
• 3 years of experience in an accounting role with emphasis in financial analysis role
• Accounting degree
• 1 year working with an ERP system

Preferred

• MBA degree
• 3+ years of experience in a cost accounting role
• 5+ years of experience in a relevant role
• Certified Public Accountant certification
• Construction and Manufacturing operations experience
• Experience with SAP

Skills & Competencies

• Dealing with ambiguity
• Organizational agility – Connect and communicate across the business
• Drive for commercial outcomes by applying business acumen
• Drive improved performance and change
• Contribute to strategy
• Leverage digital awareness for continual finance transformation
• Apply functional/technical skills
• Manage risk and governance
• Managing through systems
• Customer focus
• Presentation skills
• Planning
• Intellectual horsepower
• Problem solving
• Initiative

Additional Information

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.

EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.