Sr. Financial Analyst, FP&A

FutureScape Globalorporated; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global packaging company in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a skilled Sr. Financial Analyst to prepare financial statements and conduct financial analysis. In this role, you will work closely with the accounting department to assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have a BA/BS in Accounting, 5 years of experience in financial analysis, and proficiency in MS Excel and Power BI. We are looking for a team player committed to sustainability and community building.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience budgeting and conducting financial analysis.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with international operations.
• Conducting trend analysis in key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and reports.
• Assist senior staff with financial forecasting.
• Conduct routine and ad-hoc reporting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Data analysis

Reporting

MS Excel

Power BI

Communication

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Education

BA/BS in Accounting

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About the job Sr. Financial Analyst, FP&A

About the Company:

Our client is an established global packaging manufacturer that brings innovative plastic packaging solutions to manufacturing supply chains in the pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, food, and/or agricultural industries for customers throughout the U.S.A. and Canada.

Be part of a team that supports the circular supply chain for a more sustainable world.

About the Position:

In this role, you'll prepare forward looking financial statements P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, based on a combination of historic trends, accounting input, and future forecasted actions from all departments. You'll use MS Excel and Power BI to produce reports and analysis to inform senior staff members and corporate on how the business is tracking compared to plan.

About You:

You must be able to collect and analyze raw data, and then assist the senior staff to tell the story of the business results. Youll gather input for annual formal plans, quarterly forecasts, and monthly projections. Youll work closely with the Accounting Department during the close process and will have some responsibilities to support the close process with data uploads/downloads and reports.

This role may be for you, if you:

• Enjoy working in high volume, fast paced, 24/7 manufacturing environments.
• Bring a consultative and proactive approach to develop effective forecasts for your customers.
• Can work across time zones to support the corporate team in Europe.

You are skillful:

• Conducting routine and ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Communicating with various levels and build senior level relationships.
• Monitoring performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Supporting management teams and departments with in-depth analysis of budget variances.

Your customers:

• Remember you because you follow through on commitments.
• Trust the accuracy of your assessments and forecasts.
• Appreciate the way you help them build their business cases.

Youre looking to:

• Collaborate in a community building atmosphere grounded in an environment of mutual respect.
• Contribute at a company committed to environmental health and sustainability.
• Work in the Phoenix, AZ area.

Qualifications:

Best-qualified candidates bring some or all of the following experience and capabilities:

• BA/BS in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• 5 years experience budgeting, and
• Conducting financial analysis, data analysis, reporting, and process improvements, preferably in a manufacturing environment with international operations.
• Experience working with various data files and layouts.
• Creating data extracts is a plus.
• Conducting analysis of current and past trends in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Experience analyzing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Conforms with all regulations, polices, work procedures, and instructions.
• Experience assessing and maintaining systems and controls that support the integrity of all accounting processes, accounting data.
• Enhances department value by continually improving control processes while simultaneously ensuring the integrity of all accounting processes and data.
• Very good knowledge of common MS Office applications.
• Works in accordance with Month end close and reporting requirements.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is a plus (not required).
• Holds a valid passport to ensure ability to travel internationally.
• Experience in plastic returnable rigid bulk packaging is a plus.

If youre passionate about this work and have some of the qualifications, we warmly welcome your application.

About FutureScape Global Incorporated:

FutureScape Global Incorporated builds teams and careers. We help our partners select top talent and create engaging experiences that develop careers. Our team is experienced in start up to Fortune 500 environments. We serve clients in the United States and Canada.

Communicating with Us:

We regret we arent able to respond to all applicants. If you havent heard from us within two weeks of application and you remain highly interested in the role, please send your resume again. Sometimes timing is everything. Cover letters are helpful.

If youve participated in an interview process with us, we do our best to personally respond each step of the way. However, if youve not heard from us within 2 weeks of your interview, please check in with your Talent Acquisition consultant or email: [e-mail].

We wish you all the best as you find and create an excellent match!