Global Supply Chain Finance Analyst: Analytics & Strategy

IRB USA Inspire Resources; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire is seeking a finance analyst to partner with the Supply Chain organization, supporting US and international teams across brands. The role covers monthly close, variance analysis, and financial modeling improvements.

This position is based at our Atlanta Global Support Center and requires onsite presence four days weekly. Responsibilities include budgeting, long-range planning, and delivering actionable insights on pricing, margins and manufacturing costs.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of experience in finance or accounting; 1-2 years preferred.
• Experience with supply chain and/or scaled purchasing analysis preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong business partnership, solution-generating and collaboration abilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to handle competing priorities, often with considerable time constraints.
• Demonstrate willingness to do whatever it takes to meet ever changing departmental and customer needs.
• Thrive in a cross-functional capacity.
• Strongly preferred: Experience with Smartview and other Oracle applications.
• Strongly preferred: Experience supporting widespread field environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close process, including reconciling the financial results vs. projection and budget, making appropriate journal entries, and reforecasting through the end of the year.
• Create monthly summaries of financial results to be shared with Supply Chain Leadership, detailing the main variance drivers, including commodity fluctuations and obsolescence drivers.
• Participate in annual budgeting process and long-range planning for various business segments.
• Provide analytical support that helps maintain and improve Inspire and licensee/franchisee profitability.
• This includes analysis of product margins, production expense analysis, as well as performing risk assessments for the businesses.
• Perform data driven modeling and analysis on product pricing, product mix data, manufacturing variances etc., for purposes of turning it into actionable information.
• Continuously find opportunities to improve processes, capabilities and tools needed to support Supply Chain and relevant stakeholders.
• Proactively work with business partners to develop, implement, and automate reporting that will assist in critical decision-making needs.
• Support existing and new supply chain initiatives with meaningful financial analysis and function as an overall business partner to our Global Supply Chain colleagues.
• Manage relationships with suppliers as it relates to pricing accuracy, obsolescence exposure, and other financial impacts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Business partnership

Collaboration

Problem solving

Independent work

Cross-functional

Time management

Prioritization

Team player

Smartview

Oracle apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting

Tools

Smartview

Oracle applications

Job description

Inspire is seeking a finance analyst to partner with the Supply Chain organization, supporting US and international teams across brands. The role covers monthly close, variance analysis, and financial modeling improvements.

This position is based at our Atlanta Global Support Center and requires onsite presence four days weekly. Responsibilities include budgeting, long-range planning, and delivering actionable insights on pricing, margins and manufacturing costs.