Sr. Financial Analyst Operations & FP&A

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio‑frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience.

Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

As a key member of the Materials Group North America Ops/FP&A Finance Team, the Sr. Financial Analyst provides key analytical and financial analysis, leads planning and reporting, consolidations and support to the Operations and Supply Chain Organization. You’ll be responsible for leading all forecast processes (Risks & Opportunity, Forecast & AOP), divisional consolidations and reporting, month end close and Divisional Ops reporting.

Provides business partnership with key Operations and Supply Chain Stakeholders to help establish and track site and divisional performance against targets/goals. Streamline and elevate Operations Finance and FP&A reporting and processes through advanced BI, AI, and analytics. Identifies productivity projects and other continuous improvement opportunities and eliminates inefficiencies in financial processes.

• Serve as a trusted business partner to Finance, Operations & Supply Chain Management providing interpretive and predictive financial analysis to drive actionable insights to the Finance Team
• Partner with Procurement to track the financial impact of market-driven inflation/deflation and indirect savings initiatives
• Partner with Site & FP&A analysts to assist in developing advanced analytical tools using BI, AI and other applications
• Partner with the Supply Chain team on production volume projections used for forecasting/planning
• Provide general support and assistance to Ops/FP&A Finance Director and other members of the Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Team on adhoc cross-network data analysis

• Manage the consolidation of total manufacturing costs across the network to provide visibility into actual spending versus forecast and budget
• Lead and coordination of all forecasting processes including file updates & enhancements (R&O, AOP, Monthly/Quarterly Forecasting)
• Leverage AI, BI, and data analytics to transform and elevate reporting capabilities across Operations Finance and FP&A
• Ensure financial data integrity within HFM by managing the end-to-end data loading, validation, and reporting processes
• Manage Divisional Cost Center reporting for Forecasts, AOP & Close Activities including journal entries
• Support FP&A team by providing key drivers in Operating expense bridges & variance analysis compared to Plan, Forecasts and Prior year
• Lead the Weekly Mid Month Outlook Process for Manufacturing Expenses & Losses, including analyzing and summarizing the data and the completion of required schedules/templates
• Evaluate key drivers and root cause(s) and provide meaningful analysis to explain Divisional Operating Expense performance and variances to target/commitments
• Fulfill various ad‑hoc reporting and analysis requirements, including developing, analyzing and presenting information
• Manage Operations Bonus calculation including projections…