Analyst Sr, Financial ABC

Work Hours: 8am-5pm Monday - Friday

Major Responsibilities

• Performs various profitability analyses leveraging ABC and other data sources to proactively identify improvement opportunities in different segments of the business with focus on both P&L and Balance Sheet metrics
• Provides various ad hoc analyses on profitability modeling for strategic business opportunities.
• Develop analysis tools and dashboards to improve reporting and communication of results.
• Conduct quantitative and financial analysis of current and future opportunities to support profitable sales growth and working capital efficiencies.
• Continually assess core business processes, procedures, and systems to identify risks and opportunities for process improvement. Recommends practical and efficient business solutions.
• Create, automate, maintain, and distribute metric tracking of revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, and working capital metrics for projects
• Partner with stakeholders to create and implement project plans, including regular reporting on milestones, tasks, and deliverables.
• Assists the ABC model maintenance team with periodic evaluations/adjustments of certain cost/revenue allocation algorithms as required by changes in business processes
• Supports business leaders and the rest of the ABC team with executing identified profitability improvement opportunities
• Understands and demonstrates Essendant’s Core Values and Guiding Principles.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills/Knowledge Required

• Analytical Skills: Ability to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data. Ability to use logic to solve problems. Exceptionally detail oriented.
• Finance Skills: Understands the language of Finance and Accounting. Ability to gather, analyze and organize complex financial data, identifying compelling trends and opportunities that drive action and enable measurable results.
• Project Management: Experience in project planning, implementation, risk identification, contingency development and reporting.
• Communication: Demonstrated strong listening, written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates ability to establish and nurture positive, collaborative relationships in an organization.
• Organization Skills: Self-starter and action-oriented, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple, competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Activity-Based Costing tools is a plus, specifically ‘Ignite’ ABC experience.
• Computer Skills: High level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook; Fundamental knowledge of Toad, Vistex, and SAP a plus

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required, in Finance, Accounting, Economics, General Business, Operations Management or similar field
• At least 3-5 years’ work experience

Benefits:

• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401k with matching
• Company Holidays
• Overtime Pay for hourly employees
• Paid Vacation, Floating Holidays, and Sick Time
• Maternity and Parental leave benefits
• Employee discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

ESSENDANT Inc. is a leading national distributor that fuels its customers growth with a vast product assortment, world-class fulfillment network and a full suite of advanced sales and marketing tools. We strive for more than just success – we believe in building partnerships with our customers and our employees. Our business wouldn’t be thriving without our hardworking team members. We value all they bring to our company and offer a work environment that fosters training, mentoring and personal growth. We are one team with endless possibilities. We are Essendant.

ABOUT ESSENDANT

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