Senior Financial Analyst – Business Controller

• Perform month-end closing activities, including accruals, journal entries, and deferrals
• Analyze product areas, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions to business drivers and finance managers
• Calculate and maintain monthly rolling forecasts of revenues, margins, and costs for assigned product and cost areas
• Proactively communicate anticipated deviations
• Provide monthly profitability reports to business drivers before month-end close and request feedback on material deviations
• Identify corrective actions
• Update financial reports with latest actual results and other metrics, including balance sheet reporting
• Crosstrain on department tasks for knowledge sharing, backup support, and departmental success
• Work with product team members and business drivers to understand business concepts and facilitate discussions across the business
• Support interim and annual audit processes and communicate details to external auditors where needed
• Support weekly payment cycle approvals
• Lead profitability discussions with business drivers and challenge the status quo to deliver expected results
• Reconcile assigned accounts and meet month-end and department timelines

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in financial controlling, financial planning and analysis, accounting or corporate finance, budgeting and forecasting, and financial reporting
• Strong understanding of financial statements and GAAP/IFRS principles
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and profitability analysis
• Strong understanding of internal controls and compliance
• Strong understanding of KPI development and performance tracking
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP preferred
• Proven ability to partner with operational and commercial leaders to drive business performance
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
• Ability to influence decision-making through financial insights
• Experience facilitating cross-functional initiatives and process improvements
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
  
  Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail with strong business acumen
• MBA or other advanced financial education preferred
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or commercial business units preferred
• Prior experience working in a global environment with multiple time zones and matrixed organization preferred
• Experience with financial reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau preferred
• Experience with audits
• Continuous improvement experience preferred
• Experience in international finance environments is a plus

Demonstrates expertise in financial controlling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with a strong understanding of GAAP/IFRS principles and internal controls. Proven ability to analyze financial data, influence decision‑making, and support cross‑functional initiatives to drive business performance.

• Financial Controlling
• Budgeting And Forecasting
• GAAP/IFRS Principles
• Advanced Excel Skills
• ERP Systems (SAP Preferred)

• Financial Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Cost Accounting
• Profitability Analysis
• KPI Development
• Performance Tracking
• Accruals
• Journal Entries
• Deferrals
• Month-End Closing

• Analytical Thinking
• Strategic Thinking
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Problem‑Solving Abilities

• Bachelor's Degree In Finance
• MBA Or Other Advanced Financial Education Preferred

• Financial Planning And Analysis
• Internal Controls
• Compliance
• Manufacturing
• Global Environment

• Power BI
• Tableau
• ERP Systems