Finance Reporting Analyst

Kao EMEA & Americas; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Hybrid work environment

37 total days off

Job summary

Kao is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to manage monthly financial reporting and support quarterly forecasts and annual budgets. You will oversee data management for global consolidation and drive process improvements across the reporting stack.

The role requires strong Excel skills, experience with Power BI/Alteryx, and familiarity with multi-country consolidations. The position offers a hybrid work environment and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, or management reporting.
• Basic understanding of general accounting guidelines.
• Experience with consolidations/multi-country environment preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with data analytic software such as PowerBI and Alteryx a plus.
• Experience in SAP and EPM/BPC (or similar ERP applications) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain consolidation reporting packages to global timelines and standards.
• Support budget and forecast processes with templates and timelines.
• Identify variances and root causes to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Lead reporting projects to incorporate new geographies/brands into existing structure.
• Improve reporting applications and tools for efficiency and effectiveness.
• train colleagues on new tools and improvements as requested.
• Provide ad hoc reporting support and manage data requests as needed.

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

SAP

EPM/BPC

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

We are Kao, listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 19 years.

Our brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care (John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél), Professional Hair (Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk), and Molton Brown.

Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

About our role:

As a Financial Reporting Analyst, you will manage monthly reporting and play a key role in guiding the global business segment through quarterly forecasts and annual budgets. You will be responsible for financial data management to ensure smooth global consolidation. You will need problem solving skills; a proactive, drive-for-results attitude; and an understanding of financial systems and structure.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 37 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a competitive salary range of $73,000 - $83,000. We also offer a hybrid work environment.

What you will do:

• Budget and forecast support – create upload templates; assist with timeline and guideline adherence; develop annual budget and monthly forecast reviews to ensure accuracy and thoroughness; identify & help realize opportunities for standardization, efficiencies, and process improvements; support fixed departments as assigned, including creating budgets and forecasts and tracking actual results.
• Create, maintain, run and distribute consolidation reporting packages in adherence to global timelines and reporting standards.
• Find, research, troubleshoot and correct root cause of variances to ensure accuracy.
• Financial data management – take lead role in reporting hierarchy design for smooth consolidation, lead reporting projects end-to-end as requested to incorporate new geographies and/or brands into our existing reporting structure; maintain relationships with key contacts in all geographies we report against.
• Continuously improve upon reporting applications and tools.
• Utilize various software to improve financial reports and the ability to drive the business from the data provided, and/or use data efficiency tools to streamline finance workflows.
• Train others on improvements made and/or new tools as requested.
• Provide support on ad hoc reports, data gathering requests and special projects as needed - including but not limited to: Maintaining the Global SKU database; updating and publishing accurate Global SKU Power BI reports; leading the organization, collection and tracking of new product launches; calculating and reconciling global royalties, following established accounting guidelines.

What you will need:

• 3+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, or management reporting required
• Basic understanding of general accounting guidelines
• Experience with consolidations/multi-country environment preferred
• Must possess advanced Excel skills with basic skills in PowerPoint & Microsoft Word
• Experience with data analytic software such as PowerBI and Alteryx a plus
• Experience in SAP and EPM/BPC (or similar ERP applications) a plus

At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results.

What you can expect from us:

• An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
• Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
• A workplace culture that prioritizes employee wellbeing
• A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…
• Learning and development opportunities

Your voice matters here — we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams.

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