Senior Financial Analyst

Company Overview

Aurorium is the materials innovation partner that helps global manufacturers harness the power of possibility to make the world a better place. Their specialty ingredients and high-performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value-added solutions. Key industries served include household products, coatings & adhesives, energy & electronics, healthcare, food & beverages, agriculture, transportation, and paper & packaging.  A Responsible Care® company, Aurorium follows the highest regulatory standards across all manufacturing facilities. The company’s global integrated supply chain offers the customer product consistency, easy access, supply security and reasonable turnaround on delivery. Aurorium is committed to operating at the highest levels of manufacturing consistency, quality control and safety.

Job Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst is a unique and important role for aurorium.  The Senior Financial Analyst will provide support for financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting for the Corporate FP&A team.  This role will be a liaison between Business Units and Corporate providing support for variance analysis, capital project analysis, revenue/pricing analysis, and ad hoc analyses as requested by finance leadership.    Additionally, the role will provide support maintaining the Aurorium FP&A applications including enhancements, problem-solving, and training.  This role reports to the Director of FP&A and supports the global Finance function.

Responsibilities:

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting support for Corporate FP&A and leadership
• Prepare analysis on key performance indicators across business
• Provides insights and decision-making support for leadership on gross margin of sales, productivity, costing and working capital
• Provide administration and functional support for Aurorium FP&A applications (Planful and PowerBI) 
• Serve as the subject matter expert regarding the design and functionality of the applications and the various Finance processes/rhythms that they support
• Works with controllership and finance to manage key business processes (financial data loads, data mapping, month-end close, and consolidations)
• Continually improves the FP&A application support offerings to the business
• Supports financial analysis and insight to business leadership to ensure fully informed decisions
• Understands financial processes for the total business & business unit, including forecasting, budget planning, performance reporting, and others
• Collaborates with finance and other departments to develop dashboards and other reports to provide financial insight to the business in a clear and concise manner
• Provides analytical support as needed for leadership
• Performs other duties as assigned

Compliance:

• Complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures and arrangements
• Reports all Health, Safety and Environmental accidents, incidents and near misses promptly
• Acts in a safe and responsible manner at all times

Problem Solving and Innovation:

• Active participation in continuous improvement activities
• Participates in problem-solving
• Takes responsibility and ownership for own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business
• Assists in the training, mentoring, and assessment of other team members
• Exercises autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance

Qualifications/Desired Skills:

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field

Experience:

• 2 years of professional experience in a Finance or Analytics role 
• Manufacturing or chemical industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Desire to understand the technical design behind Planful and PowerBI Applications
• Ability to work efficiently with large data sets to identify and address complex issues
• Ability to work in both finance and IT environment
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs and priorities
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor as well as experience resolving complex business problems with well-structured analytics
• Displayed high levels of flexibility and adaptability
• Displayed bias for action and ability to complete projects
• Strong customer focus
• Proficient in SAP, Oracle, Planful (or similar analytic tool), Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc, and PowerBI (or similar).
• Ability to work within a multi-functional, global organizational structure and exhibits robust interpersonal skills  
• Self-motivated and ability to work within a fast paced environment
• Critical thinking skills and analytical abilities which allow assessments of situations and opportunities
• Embodies the core values of Aurorium:  

• credible: keeps their word and honors their commitments, acts with integrity, and holds themselves accountable to their decisions and actions   
• outcome-oriented: adheres to an unparalleled standard of excellence in everything they do, to deliver results with real impact  
• driven: passionate about delivering authentic, world-class experiences that engage customers and inspire greatness 
• empowered accountability: empowered to achieve common goals and accountable for delivering performances and results that exceed standards

If you have the energy, drive, and passion for joining the Aurorium team, we would love to hear from you.  Apply today!

Aurorium offers competitive total compensation packages, including benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k), disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, paid time off, and paid holidays. 

Aurorium is a global Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other protected category.

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