Sr. Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis

WestRock Company; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

WestRock Company’s Dublin Mill is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the finance team, collaborating with operations, mill finance, and corporate staff. You will provide data analysis, forecasts, and support IT solutions for data consumption, reporting, and planning.

You will partner with operating areas to translate actions into financial impact, assist with monthly closes, budgets, audits, and drive process improvements while developing your leadership potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required or equivalent.
• MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly results and provide insights on budget/forecast variances.
• Prepare monthly and full-year forecasts and schedules for reporting.
• Support annual budgeting and develop savings for initiatives.
• Act as a business partner to operating areas translating actions to financial impact.
• Assist in audits and maintain internal controls documentation.
• Support monthly close with data gathering and journal entries analysis.
• Identify process improvements across closing, forecasting, and reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA or CPA

Tools

Excel

Hyperion SmartView

QlikView

Job description

The Opportunity

The Dublin Mill is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, who will be an integral part of the Financial Team working with other departments in the mill, division finance, and corporate staff team members to provide data and analysis of overall mill operations. The Senior Financial Analyst will support the preparation of various analytics, forecasts and operational plans as well as maintain and develop additional IT solutions for data consumption. This position will report to the Sr. Finance Manager.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock

• Analyze monthly results and provide insight on budget/forecast variances.


• Prepare monthly and full year forecasts, bridge analysis work and schedules which are utilized in monthly reporting packages and as part of monthly results calls.


• Play key role in development of the annual budget.


• Develop savings calculations for improvement initiatives and capital projects in the assigned functional areas.


• Be a business partner to assigned operating areas through utilization of operational knowledge and business acumen to translate operational actions into financial impacts.


• Provide support and leadership to internal and external audit processes including maintaining compliance and documentation of internal controls applicable to the assigned functional areas.


• Support the monthly closing process by gathering and analyzing data required for journal entries and statistical postings, review usage trends, income statement and balance sheet to ensure accuracy before finalization of the closing process.


• Analyze accounts in the general ledger to ensure proper accruals for the period have been made.


• Assist in analysis of AP issues to ensure timely and accurate payments.


• Identify and implement process efficiency improvements in all functional areas, including controls, closing, forecasting, budget, business partnering, and finance team development.


• Prepare ad hoc financial and business-related analysis and research as necessary, from an operations and business perspective.


• Establish working relationships with internal customers.


• Become knowledgeable in various financial and operating systems to provide support and direction as the business requires.


• Implement and administer procedures and best practices related to business support analytics.


• Develop relationships with peers at other mills, division and corporate to identify and implement best practices to the Dublin Financial team.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance


• Preferably 5+ years of relevant experience


• Manufacturing/Industrial background preferred


• MBA or CPA strongly preferred


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Strong problem-solving skills, passion for improvement. Enjoy working in a team/collaborative environment


• Advanced skills in Excel and Hyperion SmartView. Experience with QlikView a plus.


• Ability to work independently, balancing routine responsibilities with ad hoc requests


• Able to thrive in a growing and fast-paced environment


• Previous experience in manufacturing industry preferred but not required


• Must possess potential to advance to a leadership role

What we offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence


• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities


• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential


• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work