We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Financial Analyst to support the Americas region of a large, global Chemicals business representing approximately $900M in annual revenue. This business provides a broad portfolio of industrial chemicals, specialty chemical products, and consumables supporting customers across the aerospace, defense, industrial, and other highly regulated sectors. The Senior Financial Analyst will play an integral role in understanding and communicating the financial performance of this business while partnering closely with its commercial and operational leaders. This is a highly visible FP&A position with significant exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional partners across Commercial, Procurement, Sales, Operations, and Finance. The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as the primary analyst supporting the Americas Chemicals business, partnering closely with a Finance leader based in the UK and the broader team in the U.S. Importantly, the position is open due to the promotion of the current incumbent and offers a strong path for continued advancement. For a high-performing Senior Analyst interested in taking the next step in their career, there is a clear opportunity to grow into Finance Management as the scope and needs of the business continue to evolve.
- Role is Hybrid 3/2 and salary based for role (pending level of experience) is $90k-$115k base plus bonus
Responsibilities: - Own weekly and monthly financial reporting and analysis for the Americas Chemicals business, with a particular focus on sales, margin, EBITDA, and overall P&L performance.
- Lead and support weekly and monthly forecasting and reforecasting processes, providing an accurate forward-looking view of financial performance.
- Analyze financial results across the Chemicals portfolio, identifying key business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Translate complex financial information into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership, including divisional executives.
- Serve as a key Finance Business Partner to Commercial, Procurement, Sales, Operations, and divisional leadership.
- Provide financial support for key commercial accounts and participate in commercial and business performance meetings as needed.
- Support orderbook analysis, long-range sales forecasting, customer profitability analysis, and sales and margin forecasting.
- Manage recurring sales and margin reporting, investigate variances, and ensure forecasts appropriately reflect current commercial and operational developments.
- Support consolidation of divisional financial results and ensure consistency and accuracy across reporting.
- Work with large and complex financial datasets across multiple ERP systems, bringing information together to create meaningful and consistent reporting.
- Serve as an FP&A resource for ERP, consolidation, and business intelligence systems.
- Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve financial reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes.
- Partner with Finance leadership to reduce manual reporting and improve the accessibility and quality of financial information.
- Utilize business intelligence, automation, and AI-enabled tools where appropriate to improve efficiency and decision support.
- Support the broader FP&A organization on ad hoc analysis, strategic initiatives, and time-sensitive projects.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance financial visibility and overall business performance.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
- Strong professional experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or a comparable finance role within a complex operating environment.
- Demonstrated experience with P&L analysis and forecasting highly preferred.
- Experience supporting a sizable business unit, region, product line, or operating division.
- Ability to independently manage financial analysis and deliverables with limited day-to-day supervision.
- Experience partnering with senior business leaders and translating financial information into actionable business insights.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and business performance drivers.
- Experience working with financial data across multiple ERP systems preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with strong overall Microsoft Office capabilities.
- Experience with OneStream or similar financial consolidation and reporting platforms is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Copilot or other AI-enabled productivity and analytical tools is a plus.
- Experience within aerospace, defense, industrial, chemicals, manufacturing, distribution, or another complex operating environment is beneficial but not required.
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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