Sr. Financial Analyst

Timken; North Canton (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis professional to join our global team. You will participate in the monthly forecast, annual budgeting, and variance analysis while preparing presentations and investment analysis for senior management.

This role supports global reporting, forecasting, and value-based decision making, partnering with finance managers worldwide to drive accurate financial insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field with at least 2 years' relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Accounting/Finance preferred.
• Position level will be dependent upon years of qualified, relevant experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, SG&A and cash flow.
• Prepare quarterly and monthly financial reporting and analysis for senior management.
• Consolidate and analyze monthly financial forecasts and annual budgets.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.
• Analyze financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Support senior management team and department heads with in-depth financial analysis.
• Prepare presentations for senior management team.
• Interface with finance managers around the world to ensure accurate reporting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Conduct forecast reviews of the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement and recommend adjustments.
• Provide other ad hoc reporting and analyses as necessary to support the organization

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Business Intelligence

Power BI

Job description

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What Timken makes possible begins with you. Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world- improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose: This individual will participate in all major FP&A processes and functions for The Timken Company including the monthly financial forecast, annual budgeting process, and variance analysis. This position provides strategic support to senior management by preparing presentations, investment analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunity evaluations and other financial projects. This is a key role in maintaining and improving current processes related to global annual business planning, forecasting, variance analysis and value based decision making. This role is also viewed as a subject matter expert in elements of the forecast, reporting and financial systems. FP&A acts as the analytical engine of the business to provide insight and support for business decision making. This position reports to the Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis.

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, SG&A and cash flow
• Prepare quarterly and monthly financial reporting and analysis for senior management
• Consolidate and analyze monthly financial forecasts and annual budgets
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
• Analyze financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
• Support senior management team and department heads with in-depth financial analysis
• Prepare presentations for senior management team
• Interface with finance managers around the world to ensure accurate reporting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Conduct forecast reviews of the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement and recommend adjustments
• Provide other ad hoc reporting and analyses as necessary to support the organization

Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong analytical skills for variance/root cause analysis
• Strong communications and team skills
• Strong strategic thinking
• SAP and Business Intelligence expertise (preferred)
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Power BI

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or related field with at least 2 years' relevant experience. Experience with a global manufacturing company is preferred.
• Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance preferred.
• Position level will be dependent upon years of qualified, relevant experience and education.

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data ("CTD") and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law .

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025. We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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