Financial Analyst and Assistant Hedge Coordinator

Title

Financial Analyst & Assistant Hedge Coordinator

• Classification
• Non-Exempt (Overtime eligible)

Department Smt

Reports To

Divisional Controller

Position Type and Expected Work Hours

Full-Time

Hybrid/Remote: Preference to be within commutable distance to a Schupan facility; otherwise some travel will be required

1st Shift: Typical hours Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM, occasional evening hours as required

About Schupan

• We've been creating sustainable material solutions since 1968.
• At Schupan, we want to positively impact our people, community, and planet every day.

We believe our core values foster a culture of excellence through growth.Schupan expects all employees to perform their job duties and consistently follow the code of conduct, by exhibiting behaviors that reflect: Integrity, Empowerment, Sustainability, and Compassion.

We believe our employees make us the best. Some benefits of working at Schupan:

• People-first culture
• Career advancement and growth opportunities
• Weekly pay
• Cell phone stipend
• Discretionary bonuses: $90/month gas bonus, end-of-year bonus
• Medical, dental, company paid employee only dental, dental for dependents, company paid core vision for employee and family,
• HSA, FSA,fitness incentives, wellness premium discount
• 401k and match eligibility
• Company-paid group life and AD&D, voluntary life, short and long-term disability
• Pet insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and EAP

Summary

The Financial Analyst and Asst. Hedge Coordinator will play a key role in managing Schupan’s exposure to metal markets by executing trades, monitoring inventory and pricing, and supporting key financial processes. This position sits at the intersection of trading, risk management, and financial analysis, offering broad exposure to both domestic and international operations.

Essential Functions

Execution Discipline – Operational Leadership

• Execute trades across futures and commodity markets to manage exposure to metal prices
• Communicate real-time market pricing and levels to traders throughout the day.
• Monitor the pricing desk email for customer pricing requests, ensuring accurate and timely communication of final pricing and markets to customers.
• Provide divisional controller with reconciliations for any payments sent or received during the month
• Track and manage open hedge positions, verifying Schupan’s books align with counterparties.
• Collaborate with the divisional controller on hedge accruals, balance sheet gain/loss management, and month-end close.
• Monitor and report on international in-transit inventory.
• Prepare and deliver domestic and international margin reporting and cost analysis (mid-month, on-demand, and month-end).
• Perform month-end tie-outs of international margins
•  Track import inventory daily.
• Review freight expenses and accruals at month-end.
• Monitor international customer advances and prepayments monthly.
• Support Kentucky plant processing reviews and end-of-month cost analysis.
• Assist with international marketing forecasts (monthly and annual).
• Monitor domestic outside processing inventory and costs.
• Must be able to interact in person with peers and the public.
• Must be able to handle high stress situations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Qualifications

Education And Experience

• Proficient in Excel and financial modeling (required)
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Economics, or related field (highly preferred).
•  2+ years of experience in materials trading, accounting, risk management or another related field (highly preferred)
• Prior experience with P&L reviews and forecasting exposure (highly preferred)
• Background in commodities, futures, or hedging (preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Routinely sits; uses hands to type
• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl as needed

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Schupan believes our coworkers must be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of employment discrimination. The Company embraces individual differences and does not discriminate against any coworker or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, height, weight, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.