Role Description
The Finance Business Partner will provide financial analysis, planning and data mining support for Supply Chain Solutions (SCS). The candidate will directly support FP&A Finance and coordinate with multiple departments to deliver results. Candidate must be inquisitive, collaborative, accurate, and efficient to ensure leadership receives informative and timely financial reports and analyses.
Essential Functions
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Assist with closing books, forecasting balance of year financials, and creating annual plans and budgets.
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Review various month end reports including actual versus budget variances.
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Consolidate, prepare, and analyze financial data to understand cause-and-effect relationships and identify drivers.
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Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Accounting, IT, and Sales to consolidate and understand financial results and communicate findings to upper management.
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Present close results, operational data, and forecasts in written and verbal formats to senior leadership.
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Ability to arrive at conclusions and give recommendations to management based on information obtained.
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Participate in various miscellaneous projects as required.
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Develop ad-hoc reports and analyses as requested by leadership.
Additional Responsibilities
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, Required.
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Master's Degree in MBA, Preferred.
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5 years or more in Accounting and/or Finance experience, Required.
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4 years or more in Transportation, Logistics, or equivalent industry, Preferred.
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Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) Advanced, Required.
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Oracle Hyperion Essbase and Smart view Intermediate, Preferred.
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Workday and Adaptive Insights Intermediate, Preferred.
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Programming and/or relational database design/query Intermediate, Preferred.
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Travel - 0 to 10% (Remote otherwise).
Requirements
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Advanced knowledge of financial concepts and principles such as operating margin, EBT, cash flow, balance sheet, cost of capital, depreciation, ROE, etc., Required.
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Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, Required.
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Detailed oriented with excellent follow-up practices, Required.
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Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills, Required.
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Ability to present information and ideas clearly and understandably to others, Required.
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Strong verbal and written communication skills, Required.
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Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors), Required.
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Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents, Required.
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Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, Required.
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Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment, Required.
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Self-starter with ability to derive innovative solutions with little direction, Required.
Benefits
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Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options.
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Paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave.
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Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.