Senior Financial Analyst Job Ashland City area,Tennessee USA,Business

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications.

A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

Primary focus for this role is Wholesale & Export FP&A (~70‑80%) with the remaining time split across NPD financial support, industry data management, ad‑hoc reporting and KPI support. FP&A duties include budgeting, reporting and end‑to‑end analysis of the Wholesale (Residential & Commercial) channels and the Export segment.

Responsibilities

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Forecast and Analyse P&Ls representing approximately $1.2B in annual revenue across Wholesale and Export businesses
Collaborate with NAWH‑FP&A team to meet forecasting and other project deadlines summarized below
Engage with Wholesale and Export leadership teams to fully understand current business conditions including profitability position and customer programs
Own and maintain selected BPC/One Stream statistical drivers and assumptions used in forecasting and long‑range planning
Provide, on an as needed, exception‑based basis, reporting and forecasting support for 10 manufacturing locations and numerous distribution centres

SPECIFIC DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES (List in order of importance)

Budget, report, and analyse Wholesale Residential, Wholesale Commercial and Export SBU financial projections and results
Prepare and present executive‑level financial summaries, variance bridges (price/volume/mix/cost) and business insights to senior leadership for the Wholesale & Export SBUs.
Assist in operational excellence initiatives such as forecast accuracy improvement, margin analysis standardisation and finance process optimisation (SAP/BPC/One Stream/Tableau).
Support the

A. O. Smith New Product Development (NPD) process by providing financial analyses (P&L impact, balance sheet impact, cash flow, PAR index, payback, other as needed) for specific projects including post‑launch performance tracking
Support NAWH statistical data loads including but not limited to Industry shipment data
Provide or assist in providing various specific analyses of our Wholesale customers including programme (VIP/POP/etc.) evaluation, profitability/upsell strategy and Commercial National Accounts
Occasionally support plants with individual budgeting and rhythmic reporting (plan templates, plan pre‑views, KPIs, etc.) while providing high‑level review comments and analysis for productive inventory
Other activities as needed or as directed

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

5-8+ years of progressive financial analysis experience with advanced analytical skills and exposure to accounting systems

Demonstrated ability to influence business partners without direct authority

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Proficient in collecting, organising, analysing, modelling and summarising significant amounts of information quickly, accurately and timely

Strong attention to detail, documentation and high organisation skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate with all levels of the organisation including senior leadership

Ability to work with and maintain the integrity of confidential information

Ability to work independently and as a team to meet strict deadlines while balancing priorities

Good interpersonal and influencing skills

Working knowledge of financial and accounting systems – SAP BI/BPC/Onestream experience a plus

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint. Tableau experience a plus

Master's degree and/or CPA/CMA preferred

Experience in a manufacturing company also a plus

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance,…


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