Sr Financial Analyst, Corporate (Finance)
Primary Responsibility :
Supports the global FP&A team and operations to analyze, forecast, and budget full P&L and metrics to all Americold stakeholders (approximately 240+ warehouses globally), with primary focus on North American operations (~200 sites, ~$2 billion in revenue). Gathers financial and operational data, performs analyses and helps to draw conclusions based on that data, and prepares appropriate and relevant reports and presentations to executives.
What You'll Do :
• Assists in the month end close process for internal and external reporting. Developing analytics to research and review financial results for select business segments to drive operational performance.
• Provide support to regional teams for reoccurring forecasts, as well as annual operating budget for domestic facilities. This includes loading data to EPM, validating for continued improvement, developing reporting for total domestic results and compiling final product into presentation format.
• Develops procedures, templates, and general support to various business partners to ease budget processes while also hitting key deadlines.
• Assists in the preparation of management reports summarizing operational results for the period, including both financial and non-financial data, and assists in developing slides for executive presentations as needed or as requested.
• Works with and partners within numerous corporate functions to drive value add projects, strategic initiatives, and business cases and partners with other functional departments on assigned projects as necessary.
• Performs other ad-hoc projects and duties as assigned to support various departments.
What Experience and Education You Need :
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
• 3-5 years of experience in a Finance function (Finance, Accounting/Reporting, Treasury, Business Analysis)
• Strong business acumen and executive presence.
• Experience with financial and business intelligence systems such as SAP, Oracle, BPC, Hyperion, etc. a plus, but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team player and able to collaborate very effectively in a highly matrixed organization
• Self-starter with exceptional ability to identify and solve problems
What Could Set You Apart :
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills sufficient to prepare financial documents, reports, and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to work on teams exemplified by implemented results or change to processes.
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment where deadlines and scopes may change regularly while maintaining accuracy.
Physical Requirements :
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions.
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending.
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work.
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks.
• May require travel by automobile and airplane.
• May require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing.
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Requires the use of various electronic tools.
• Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings.
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes.
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management.
Work Environment :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What We Offer :
Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
