Senior Financial Analyst- Supply Chain Finance

POSITION PURPOSEThe Senior Analyst will be responsible for preparing economic and financial analyses and forecasts for use in the development of financial business decisions supporting our International Transportation team. This individual should possess strong P&L management skills and be familiar with the BI tools (SQL Server Suite, SQL Assistant, and Teradata).
MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Oversee the administration of financial policies.
• Conducts special financial studies and coordinates with other departments in the preparation of statistical studies.
• Performs internal and external economic research and analyzes issues related to specific financial metrics to ensure competitiveness
• Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed.
• Recommends changes in financial analysis methods or procedures.
• Assists and supervises Financial Analysts in the daily preparation and conduct of their work.

NATURE AND SCOPE

• This position typically reports to a Manager of Finance.
• This position may supervise one or more Financial Analysts.
• Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
• Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
• Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-term goals when solving problems.
• Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Located in a comfortable indoor area.
• Under constant pressure to continuously meet tight deadlines, demanding quotas and/or must regularly deal with difficult situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eighteen years of age
• Must pass the Drug Test
• Must pass the Background Check
• Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable

EDUCATION REQUIRED - The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 3

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is preferred.
• Three to five years of experience is preferred.
• Experience with financial reporting, forecasting or business intelligence is preferred.
• MS SQL Server or comparable (Oracle SQL, MySQL, etc.) knowledge. Ideal candidate would be comfortable creating queries, stored procedures, and developing SQL based financial applications.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

• Oral and written communication skills
• Accounting or Finance experience.
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills