Associate Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

What You Will Do :

• Analyze trends for Ecolab divisions, including volume and pricing and provide insights to the divisional teams on Key performance metrics
• Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results, and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership
• Primary owner of developing a driver-based 50 / 50 forecast
• Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results
• Lead the creation of annual plan by working across multiple key stakeholders
• Develop sustainable content for use in monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making
• Partner with broader stakeholders to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
• 2-3 years of experience in financial analysis or a related field

Preferred Qualifications :

• Financial planning and analysis experience
• Ability to translate financial analysis into insights and action plans
• Ability to identify key metrics critical to business performance and provide easily understood and actionable management reporting
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with senior management
• Strong presentation skills to communicate complex financial and performance information with a variety of audiences, including those with limited finance background
• Self-motivated with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models
• Strong PC and systems skills (Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

Skills Required

Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Sql Knowledge