Description:
If you are a FINANCE professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Copeland has an exciting opportunity for you! Based in our St. Louis, MO location, you will collaborate with the finance, operations and technology teams at all levels of the company to drive value across the business units. If you are highly collaborative, analytical and an excellent communicator, you will help business units reduce conversion costs globally. If you have experience with financial and operational metrics, change agility and strong business acumen, you will put those skills to use in a fast-paced, growing organization. Your duties and responsibilities will be completed under the general guidance of the Senior Director Finance Operations.
As a Senior Finance Operations Analyst, You Will
- Collaborate with Business Unit Operations Finance teams and perform analyses to drive delivery of operation metrics in annual operating plan and report performance to executive leadership.
- Improve and evolve systems for financial planning and analysis and improve the short-term and long-term forecasting and reporting processes around productivity and cost reduction metrics.
- Review of financial analyses, plans and presentations for capital plans and new product development as required for management.
- Assist in the preparation and reporting of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc cost and variance reporting and provide analysis that assists in the development of additional operational metrics.
- Assist in the development of process and report standardization across all Business Units and Plants to drive best-in-class practices that increase plant productivity and financial performance.
- Assist with the improvement and standardization of the annual and monthly cost accounting process (i.e., standard cost roll, reduced timelines, processes, systems) across the enterprise. Proactively seek to improve processes and implement best in class solutions, raising quality and productivity in a calculated way. Assist in the design of processes to monitor projects and deliver results that exceed expectations.
- Maintain on-going and fluid communication with the SDFO, operations finance, and accounting team, regarding ongoing operational and financial performance, planning/forecasting assumptions and accounting matters.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field plus a minimum of five (5) years of progressive related Finance experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and professional presentation skills.
- Expert level Excel and Power Point skills; experience with Oracle or other operational/financial systems.
- Ability collaborate effectively with various levels and geographic areas of the organization.
- Ability to identify inconsistencies in the reporting of key operational metrics and thorough understanding of how those metrics relate to operations performance.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and on a team.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Eight (8) years of progressive, related Finance experience, including operational accounting, planning and forecasting experience.
- MBA preferred.
- Copeland experience in a plant-related Finance role.
- Ability and desire to apply new applications to solving business issues.