Senior Financial Analyst

nVent; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 76,000 - 141,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

nVent is seeking a Finance professional for a key role supporting our Chattanooga, TN and Millington, MD locations. You'll partner with cross-functional leaders to provide financial leadership and drive productivity. Responsibilities include enhancing financial processes and delivering analytical insights to support operational improvements across value streams.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with 3+ years of relevant experience, and they should exhibit strong communication and analytical skills. A comprehensive benefits package is included.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Operational Finance, or Corporate Finance.
• Experience with plant standard costing systems preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost and cash productivity in the plants.
• Lead and improve Excess and Obsolete analysis.
• Prepare reports on safety, quality, and cost metrics.
• Provide variance analysis of cost center spend vs budget.

Skills

Financial Planning

Operational Finance

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge of US GAAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Tableau

Sievo

OneStream XF

ERP systems

Job description

Finance Role

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

This high-visibility finance role supports our Chattanooga, TN and Millington, MD sites. The position serves as a key business partner to cross-functional site leaders and provides financial leadership across multiple value streams, drives productivity and inventory performance. This role leads core plant financial processes, and partners closely with operations through analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Experience In This Position:

• Drive both cost and cash productivity in the plants partnering with the leadership team to generate top line growth and gross margin expectations.
• Lead and improve our Excess and Obsolete analysis and process.
• Prepare reports on daily, weekly & monthly basis to assist in the tracking and improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash metrics.
• Lead location inventory and asset reporting, review, and accuracy.
• Drive the development of analytical tools and capabilities to better understand the plants' manufacturing cost structure. Types of analysis includes variance analysis for conversion and material cost, productivity results, and Value Stream production results.
• Understand and show capability to summarize and communicate clearly value stream and plant financial and operating results in order to measure progress against objectives and to assess the effectiveness of decisions made by plant management team.
• Clearly articulate the drivers of variance, including volume, mix, inflation and productivity. Support understanding of Percent of Completion revenue recognition.
• Provide variance analysis of cost center spend vs budget, identifying trends and key cost drivers.
• Participate in and able to lead cross-functional projects focused on driving operational improvements in the plant.
• Lead the month-end close process which includes preparing journal entries and loading results in reporting package tool.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Operational Finance or Corporate Finance. Experience with plant standard costing systems.
• Previous experience working with Percent of Completion Revenue recognition is preferred.
• Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel; experience with Tableau, Sievo, and/or OneStream XF is an asset; familiarity with ERP systems preferred.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Well organized and can prioritize multiple projects with competing timelines.
• Interpersonal skills that build and maintain excellent relationships and credibility.
• Demonstrates a high level of understanding of how key finance and manufacturing decisions impact the business units and forecasted operating results/cash flows.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

We Have:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.
• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply. Compensation Range: $76,000.00 - $141,100.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full‑time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back‑up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well‑being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.