Lead Financial Analyst

This role is primarily responsible for being a valued finance business partner to Supply Chain Vice Presidents and center leadership and supporting a business that in total has nearly $3 billion in revenues and over 2 billion in pounds shipped.

This includes partnering closely with field leadership and other Centers of Excellence to identify areas where Supply Chain can gain efficiencies and understand the financial impact of any potential actions.

This role is responsible for effectively communicating financial analysis and insights on a consistent basis and providing recommendations that will influence changes in operations to help drive the business forward.

In addition, this role will partner with center leadership to create all center and regional forecasts / budgets and understand any variances to the expected flow through numbers.

This position will manage projections to be utilized in the consolidated Supply Chain results that are reviewed by Leadership Team and the Board of Directors

Responsibiliti

esProvide finance business partner support to Vice Presidents and Directors as their key contact in Finan

• ceManage periodic, quarterly and YTD reporting and analysis for centers performan
• ceEffectively communicate & present financial information to regional and EVP leadersh
• ipIdentify and advise on areas of opportunities in their performan
• ceSupport ad-hoc requests related to the regi

Provide financial analysis and insights to facilitate and drive key decisions for the region and Supply Ch

• ainPartner with Centers of Excellence to identify and analyze potential savings initiatives and provide recommendations to senior leaders
• hipIdentify key metrics to measure performance vs. expected savi
• ngsUse data and insights to influence operational acti
• onsEffectively communicate and present the initiatives performa

Prepare all flash forecasts for the supply chain centers and re

• gionPartner with the regional leadership team to create accurate expense forecasts based on prescribed vol
• umesClearly articulate expense variances to expected flow through res
• ultsPartner with the leadership team and advise on potential actions to mitigate the varia
• ncesCommunicate results and variances to the regional team and the Director of Fin

ance

Prepare annual budget for r

• egionPartner with regional leadership teams to create the annual b
• udgetPartner with other functions in the WRC to gather budget inputs to ensure a holistic and accurate for
• ecastIdentify unexpected variances to flow through to ensure an accurate b
• udgetPartner with impacted teams to fully understand what is driving the results and any potential solu
• tionsCommunicate results to Director of Finance for consolidated repo

rting

Lead the analysis for strategic business projects when it pertains to the c

• entersAct as the main point of contact and finance partner for all strategic business pr
• ojectsEffectively influence project stakeholders on appropriate levels of returns and tr
• ackingCreate reporting and track results for strategic projects against their stated
• goalsEffectively communicate the results and any applicable recommendations to leadership and any potential actions needed to be

taken

Assist on ad hoc reporting r

equestsAssist the Finance Director or lead higher level Supply Chain finance r

equests

Qualif

ications

CPA, CMA, or MBA is a

• preferredMinimum of 5 years’ experience in Finance / Accounting with experience as a financial analyst or sim
• ilar roleExcellent analytic
• al skillsExperience with management reporting and thorough understanding of all financial s
• tatementsStrong business aptitude, attention to detail and interperson
• al skillsExcellent written and oral communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with busines

s leaders