Senior Financial Analyst - Data Science

Scope of Position

This analytical and data‑driven role is part of the Americas Finance Team and supports Platform FP&A processes and business partner teams by leveraging advanced analytics, automation, and process improvements. The position is hybrid, based in North Andover, Massachusetts, and reports to the Senior Director of Finance.

• Leverage data science, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies to improve process efficiency and deliver advanced analytics solutions to Finance and business partner teams.
• Enhance the utilization of technologies and systems across the Americas Finance Team by redesigning finance processes and database structures.
• Increase Finance and Accounting productivity by streamlining data gathering practices and improving connectivity across Finance functions.
• Develop enhanced reporting, presentation, and visualization methods to provide advanced insights to senior leadership.
• Influence senior leadership through executive presentations, storytelling, and data‑driven recommendations.
• Pioneer new analytical methodologies across the Americas region and lead the rollout of process and system improvements with key stakeholders.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using analytical and statistical approaches to solve business challenges.
• Support annual planning processes, budgets, forecasts, and deliverables for corporate and regional finance teams.
• Maintain financial models, planning templates, and forecasting tools to ensure accuracy, consistency, and high‑quality analyses.
• Provide reporting and analysis of actual, budgeted, forecasted, and strategic planning results to support business decision‑making.
• Support monthly financial close activities, including pre‑close activities, task monitoring, and communication regarding system availability.
• Support the continued development of corporate Hyperion reporting capabilities to meet evolving Finance reporting needs.
• Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Finance or Company management.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Watts' values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and transparency.

5–10% travel, including occasional travel to Watts locations for meetings, training, and business support activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Management, Quantitative Analytics, Data Science, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five years of experience in financial analysis, business intelligence, financial planning and analysis, or a related analytical role.
• Experience utilizing programming languages and database technologies such as Python, SQL, C++, or R.
• Experience with data science applications, artificial intelligence tools, large language models, or robotic process automation solutions.
• Experience with financial planning and reporting applications such as Hyperion/HFM, Power BI, and Anaplan.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate complex financial information to multiple levels of management.
• Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, policies, regulations, and safety practices.
• Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks as a condition of employment.

• MBA, MS, or other advanced degree in Finance, Analytics, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting FP&A processes within a manufacturing organization.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience leading finance transformation initiatives and implementing process automation solutions.

• Commitment to Watts’ values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and transparency.
• Punctuality and dependability.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work priorities and stressful conditions.
• Adherence to all personnel policies, procedures, and standards of process as implemented by Watts.
• Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with other Watts employees.
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