Sr. Financial Analyst Operations & FP&A

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

As a key member of the Materials Group North America Ops/FP&A Finance Team, the Sr. Financial Analyst provides key analytical and financial analysis, leads planning and reporting, consolidations and support to the Operations and Supply Chain Organization. You’ll be responsible for leading all forecast processes (Risks & Opportunity, Forecast & AOP), divisional consolidations and reporting, month end close and Divisional Ops reporting.  Provides business partnership with key Operations and Supply Chain Stakeholders to help establish and track site and divisional performance against targets/goals.  Streamline and elevate Operations Finance and FP&A reporting and processes through advanced BI, AI, and analytics.  Identifies productivity projects and other continuous improvement opportunities and eliminates inefficiencies in financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Critical Business Partnership Activities:

• Serve as a trusted business partner to Finance, Operations & Supply Chain Management providing interpretive and predictive financial analysis to drive actionable insights to the Finance Team

• Partner with Procurement to track the financial impact of market-driven inflation/deflation and indirect savings initiatives

• Partner with Site & FP&A analysts to assist in developing advanced analytical tools using BI, AI and other applications

• Partner with the Supply Chain team on production volume projections used for forecasting/planning

• Provide general support and assistance to Ops/FP&A Finance Director and other members of the Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Team on adhoc cross-network data analysis.
 

Core Responsibilities across Operations & FP&A:

• Manage the consolidation of total manufacturing costs across the network to provide visibility into actual spending versus forecast and budget

• Lead and Coordination of all Forecasting Processes including file updates & enhancements ( R&O, AOP, Monthly/Quarterly Forecasting)

• Leverage AI, BI, and data analytics to transform and elevate reporting capabilities across Operations Finance and FP&A

• Ensure financial data integrity within HFM by managing the end-to-end data loading, validation, and reporting processes

• Manage Divisional Cost Center reporting for Forecasts, AOP & Close Activities including journal entries

• Support FP&A team by providing key drivers in Operating expense bridges & variance analysis compared to Plan, Forecasts and Prior year.

• Lead the Weekly Mid Month Outlook Process for Manufacturing Expenses & Losses, including analyzing and summarizing the data and the completion of required schedules/templates

• Evaluate key drivers and root cause(s) and provide meaningful analysis to explain Divisional Operating Expense performance and variances to target/commitments

• Fulfill various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requirements, including developing, analyzing and presenting information

• Management of Operations Bonus calculation including projections and scenario analysis

• Manage and enhance Headcount reporting tools used to understand staffing and labor across sites & departments

• Support internal & external audits & perform required SOX audit activities to ensure compliance certification for the division/site

Qualifications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE TEAM: 

Avery Dennison has a long history of being a market leader. Your history is important to us. It should include the following: 

Minimum Requirements

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting. 

Experience: 

5+ years of financial and/or accounting experience with experience in a manufacturing environment

Mainstream (common) ERP and/or financial system(s) experience preferred

Skills Competencies:

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Google (including relational databases) and other related software (other AI/BI reporting experience preferred)

• Solid working knowledge of ERP & financial & accounting reporting systems, Oracle BI preferred

• Ability to work with and synthesize large & complex datasets to prepare comprehensive analyses/reports in a clear and succinct manner

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize workload of self and team to meet deadlines due to fluid business conditions and requests.

• Strong mathematical, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Build strong & successful relationships across organizational levels and functions. 

• Adept at effectively communicating complex ideas and making presentations on financial topics

• Provide actionable insights to the organization which leads to improved results

• Promote collaboration, desire to learn continuously and takes initiative to act on data and intuition

WHERE YOU’LL WORK: Mentor, Ohio (30 Minutes East of Cleveland)

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, Avery Dennison requires all final candidates to successfully complete a comprehensive background check and a drug screening. These checks are conducted post-offer and are a condition of employment. All results will be considered in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. 

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