Supply Chain Financial Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own monthly close, reconcile results against projections and budgets, prepare journal entries, and reforecast through year-end.
• Prepare monthly financial summaries for Supply Chain leaders, highlighting variance drivers including commodity fluctuations and obsolescence.
• Participate in annual budgeting and long-range planning for business segments.
• Analyze product margins, production expenses, and business risks to support Inspire and licensee or franchisee profitability.
• Model product pricing, product mix, and manufacturing variances to deliver actionable analysis.
• Identify improvements to processes, capabilities, and tools; develop, implement, and automate reporting with business partners.
• Support supply-chain initiatives with financial analysis and partner with Global Supply Chain colleagues.
• Manage supplier relationships regarding pricing accuracy, obsolescence exposure, and other financial impacts.

Education and experience

• A four-year degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field is required.
• The posting specifies zero to two years of finance or accounting experience and notes one to two years as preferred.
• Supply-chain or scaled purchasing analysis experience is preferred.

Knowledge and skills

• Strong analytical and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong business partnership, solution generation, collaboration, problem-solving, and independent-work abilities.
• Ability to handle competing priorities under time constraints and work cross-functionally as needs change.
• Experience with Smartview and other Oracle applications is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting a widespread field environment is strongly preferred.

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