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Newell Brands · 1 day ago

Senior Financial Analyst

Huntersville, North Carolina, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands. The Senior Financial Analyst will play an integral role in driving value from direct materials procurement categories by providing insights and analysis to improve business decisions and outcomes.

ConsumerConsumer GoodsFashionHardwareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Finance business partner to Resin & Wax procurement category leads

Assist procurement team with financial guidance

Validate productivity outcomes resulting from competitive bid activities in the direct material sourcing categories ensuring that savings are accurately calculated, and actuals and forecasts are being updated, providing training support where necessary

Own Business Case development where applicable in support of category or enterprise objectives, consolidate multiple data sets into a single analysis that produces the optimal recommendation for Newell Brands, given current year and future year financial targets and strategic priorities

Support budget and forecast including inflation calculations; drive eventual automation within PowerBI environment, in addition to aligning key assumptions and forecast with BU finance teams

Model a culture that improves the organization’s comfort with the speed of change, challenging assumptions, relentless pursuit of improvement – all with a high sense of personal accountability

Professionally challenge current and/or traditional ways of thinking and lead new ways/approaches

Qualification

Financial modelingPower BIFinancial analysisSAP knowledgeAnalytical skillsResilientCommunicationProblem-solvingDetail-orientedCollaborative

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent

3+ years in financial planning, analysis, and/or modeling

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

Detail-oriented and able to perform in a high-pressure environment

Past experience in Finance and Accounting roles; may include FP&A, Decision Support, and/or P&L accountability for key operations, functions, or business units within a company

Communication: Can build relationships and influence people across all levels in a matrix organization

Power BI: ability to navigate, modify, and develop models is essential

SAP / Hyperion systems knowledge and experience

Analytical skills: ability to analyze complex problems using data from multiple sources

Personal qualities: Resilient, driven, curious, flexible, positive, collaborative