Senior Financial Analyst

This role is a key, hands-on position responsible for support the financial analytics for Global Manufacturing operations, with constant interactions with Sites Finance teams.

Responsible for the preparation and reporting consolidation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, supporting the Long-Range Strategic Planning process, analyzing actual results and supporting management decision-making for the Global Manufacturing.

The role will also manage creation of financial reports out of the EPM system and changes related to reporting, standardizations, and coordination of continuous improvements strategies.

This person will support the work across the Manufacturing Sites, to analyses Manufacturing Variances, Value of Production, Other Cost of Goods, Central Support Services, and related expenditures, and implement process improvements.

• Deliver insightful information through data and analytics on a consistent and standardized basis to enhance management decision making.
• Support the annual budget process and quarterly forecast preparation for Global Operations (MFG / Pkg / Specialty Eye Care - SEC), in accordance with CVI timelines
• Provide data and analytics to support Financial Planning processes related to Actuals and Forecast for Global Operations.
• Drive consistent reports and analysis of Global Operations Financial Results to support both the timely and accurate monthly close process and functional management reviews.
• Drive consistent reports and analysis of Global Operations to support timely and accurate Budget, Forecast and Actual reporting process as well as functional management reviews.
• Support new planning processes and systems such as Hyperion and Oracle, ensuring continued compliance with Internal Controls for Financial Reporting.
• Interact closely with CVI FP&A and Corporate Consolidations teams with the goal of driving standardized global Operations reporting requirements (schedules, templates, metrics, related to Close, Forecast, Budget and Ad-hoc needs.
• Provide accurate, timely and appropriate Management accounts to support the effective monitoring and improvement target setting of the Global Operations activities.
• Support development of manufacturing methods and advising of the costs and efficiencies of proposed developments through cost modelling to identify profit improvement opportunities.
• Analyze and report, monthly or as required, the CVI Operations data and take the lead to incorporate automated processes though technology tools like Tableau, Oracle, Hyperion, etc.
• Review the drivers of the business in order to help provide direction of the business on-going.
• Develop and implement process improvements to enable more efficient and accurate processing and reporting of results to tight deadlines, through the various technology tools.
• Monitor and control the capital investments throughout the Global Operations, Regions and Functions
• Interface with the broader CooperVision finance team to ensure accurate and timely reporting of results in line with requirements for consolidation into the overall business results process.
• Publish Monthly KPIs for Manufacturing, Packaging and SEC
• To monitor and report on overhead costs for functions within the European Manufacturing Team (Senior Mgt, HR, QA & Finance), and manage the cost allocation process
• Support Projects and Ad-Hoc based-on business requirement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. CPA / CMA or Master's Degree is a plus.

Experience

• 5 years of experience
• Previous experience in a US multi-national company.
• Experience in a matrix style organization
• ERP system, Hyperion, Microsoft
• Audit experience is a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Operations Finance is a Trusted Business Partner .
• Direct, hands-on experience in creating, tracking and controlling actual, forecasts and budget metrics.
• A strategic mindset to challenge the norm and to drive an effective Operations Finance function in an efficient work environment.
• Proven ability to analyze actual vs. plan results and summarize underlying drivers of variances as well as providing clear and succinct interpretation of results to management.
• Broad technical accounting expertise, including good working knowledge of US GAAP & SOX.
• Background on technology tools and ERP Systems like Hyperion, Oracle, Tableau and others.
• Ability to participate in multi-cultural, multi-linguistic operating environment.

Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran

For . locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $77,219 and $102,958 per year and may include cost of living adjustments.

The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

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