The Finance and Accounting organization is a mission and results driven team that operates with a strong sense of collaboration to support the business, while utilizing our technical expertise, as we manage processes to record, reconcile, and report all financial activity of the enterprise. We bring financial context into the picture when partnering with the lines of business, senior and executive management, and our board of directors.
The opportunity:
Reporting to the Director of FP&A for Corrugated Packaging, the Senior Financial Analyst will support the VP of Finance and Director of FP&A as well as partner with Regional and divisional Finance Directors, of Corrugated Box, Graphic Solutions and Displays and Distribution to develop and consolidate the operating plan, monthly forecasts, monthly results analysis, long-term strategic planning and will work to integrate our financial systems to the new post-merger Smurfit Westrock systems.
The Senior Financial Analyst will develop new reports to integrate our financials to the newly merged company as well as test new financial systems to validate the accuracy of the data. This individual will develop and implement new tools to advance our forecasting and planning processes, our analytics and how we monitor and drive productivity initiatives. In addition, the Senior Financial Analyst will lead routine and ad hoc analyses and other projects supporting division and corporate leadership. The candidate will drive increased efficiency and enhanced business support while helping develop team members for future career growth.
This highly visible role provides an opportunity to improve planning and execution and bring new insight to challenges and opportunities facing this large and distributed operating business.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
Develop business knowledge and strategic acumen to bring more insight and new approaches to help the division team better predict and manage the business.Support development of our financial planning processes, by enhancing our understanding of drivers of the business as well as improving our financial systems and internal processes.Advance our planning processes through thought leadership and tactical execution, including streamlining our forecast process, enhancing analyses to better understand variances and improving accuracy.Enhance our forecasting process and outputs to support the needs of Integrated Business Planning, which may include special projects, new analytics and support to supply chain planning.Provide leadership and execution for the annual plan, ongoing forecast updates and weekly risk and opportunities by coordinating and consolidating regional submissions, reviewing submissions for completeness and accuracy, analyzing division costs and managing changes as required by leadership.Develop and continuously advance our analysis and key deliverables, including management presentations, EBITDA bridges, risks and opportunities, and integrated analytics.Develop a solid technical understanding of the P&L, financial systems and accounting processes to assist with training, drive process improvements and develop new tools and analysis to enhance our understanding of the business.Partner with the regional finance directors and other stakeholders to accomplish objectives while maintaining an independent perspective to help challenge the business, drive accountability and push the broader team to continuously improve and execute with a sense of urgency.Serve as the go-to resource for questions and requests from corporate finance teams, managing requests through the regions as required.Develop and manage a division level calendar to keep the regional teams coordinated on deliverables and support an effective reporting and forecast cadence.Ensure deliverables are met on time and with high quality, fostering our culture and coaching employees to grow and have more impact.
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Business or a similarly analytical field. 4+ years of financial and leadership experience in a complex finance environment of a large corporation.Strong PowerPoint skills with the ability and desire to manage executive presentations.Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and frame the future range of outcomes on complex financial scenarios with limited tolerance for errors.Ability to influence and work proactively across the organization without formal reporting lines.Ability to add value to the Company through coherent and thoughtful analysis.Ability to lead diverse teams and develop others, instilling a sense of urgency through the team.Superior verbal and written communications at all levels in the company.Hyperion consolidation skills and ability to develop and deploy Excel financial models.Manufacturing industry experience is a plus.
What we offer:
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence.Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential.A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work. Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.