Ecolab has an opening for an Senior Financial Analyst in our Paper Division Corporate Account Finance Organization, located in Naperville, IL.   The individual will be responsible for providing direct financial support to the Paper Division Street Sales and Corporate Account Sales teams.  Through this role, this position will be expected to understand the various customer programs and act as finance business partner to the VP of Street Accounts and AVP of Corporate Accounts, within the Paper Division. This position will serve as a finance business partner to the Street Sales team and Corporate Account Sales team, helping to drive sales growth and safeguarding the profitability of the business. This includes working on upfront deal making, ongoing account profit improvement projects and price adjustments. This position will work closely with legal, marketing, sales operations, and other internal departments as needed to support the street sales teams. They will also be responsible for monitoring financial provisions in the completed agreements, ad-hoc reporting, and projects as needed.

What You Will Do

Work directly with Sales Vice President, Street Accounts, Corporate Accounts, Sales Managers, and marketing to provide financial support in the areas of deal analysis and contract negotiation, proforma P&L's, profit management, pricing strategy and execution, contract management and rebate analysisSupport the overall Street Account team and Corporate Account team with development and execution of best practices and drive process improvementsLead capital equipment/digital forecasting, planning and execution process for the NA Paper TeamAdvanced financial modeling and analysis with large data setsDrive pricing analysis for Street Accounts and Corporate Accounts including contractual adjustments, hardship support, negotiation strategy, etc.Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis to internal and external customers as neededPartner on special projects to support the business and functions (Marketing, Sales, FP&A)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting4 years of finance or accounting experience2 years corporate/operational finance or strategy consulting experienceNo immigration sponsorship offered for this position

 
Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact across multiple levels of managementHigh attention to detail and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage multiple prioritiesComfortable dealing with ambiguity; able to self-manage well; highly accountableResults oriented; proactive; and possesses a high level of integrityKnowledge of SAP and AccessStrong analytical and organizational skillsPrior experience working with financial data and financial reporting systemsHighly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point

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Benefits 

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