Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Associated Materials is a building products distribution company undergoing transformation through investments in people, operations, and brands. The Financial Analyst will support manufacturing operations through financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, analysis, KPI development, and data-driven recommendations to improve operational efficiency and financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and delivery of timely, precise forecasts, budgets, reports, and analysis for assigned manufacturing plants and operations
- Help to drive measurable improvements in both operational efficiency and financial performance using industry best practices and development of KPIs and standardized reporting
- Assist in providing actionable insight into Variable COGS and manufacturing operations to strengthen decision-making across the enterprise
- Help interpret operational results to pinpoint performance gaps and collaborate with Operations to implement improvements
- Create reporting and analytical tools to better align Sales and Operations and support scalable growth
- Use business process knowledge and data querying capabilities to source, validate, and analyze data; present findings and recommendations to management, Sales, Ops, and cross functional partners
- Analyze incoming information requests, assess existing data sources, and determine the most efficient and effective way to deliver answers
- Prepare both regular and ad hoc research and analyses in alignment with the business unit's strategic objectives
- Perform other duties as assigned, adapting to evolving business needs
Skills
- You must be a US Citizen or a current US Green Card Holder
- This is a remote based role OR can be hybrid based in the greater Cleveland area
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
- High proficiency Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with management systems and ERP
- 2 to 3 years of successful, progressive career development in a finance corporate environment
- Communication skills to express ideas and concepts verbally, visually and in writing
- Planning and organization to set targets / milestones and follow through on multiple commitments
- Strong business acumen, with good understanding of how decisions influence volume, growth, and profitability
- Familiarity with ETL processes (Extract, Transfer, Load) to pull data from storage and synthesize it into usable insights; SQL knowledge is not mandatory but understanding of joins, grouping, merging, etc., is expected
- A demonstrated track record of embracing change in a dynamic environment
- Knowledge of Power BI a plus
- Industry experience a plus
Benefits
- Remote-based role or hybrid-based in the greater Cleveland area
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