The Business Financial Analyst supports commercial and operational teams by providing data-driven financial insights that enhance business performance and profitability. The role partners closely with business leaders to analyze sales, margins, and cost drivers; evaluate the financial viability of new opportunities; and support strategic and tactical decision-making. By translating financial data into clear, actionable insights, the Business Financial Analyst helps ensure that business plans, pricing strategies, and operational activities align with financial objectives and deliver sustainable growth.
- Tracking daily sales vs target and forecast for the region.
- Prepare, review and distribute monthly sales performance reports by region, sector and corporate accounts.
- Tracking sales and gross margin performance vs target for each individual salesperson.
- Providing insight on customer and regional profitability by breaking down the cogs
- Collecting and consolidating the forecast from each region.
- Preparing the Sales Incentive Performance report on a quarterly basis to determine the payout per salesperson.
- Tracking the sales wins and loss monthly.
- Reviewing Revenue and cogs postings in SAP.
- Reviewing and updating the DOG mapping.
- Partnering with the District Managers to provide business insights but also to understand the business.
- Rebates Management and Tracking
- Direct and Indirect Sales Consolidation and Reporting
- Providing ad hoc sales and gross margin data based on business requirements.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience in reporting, or financial analysis.
- Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects and regions.
- Excellent Communication skills.
- Ability to complete projects timely and accurately critical.
- Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
SAP knowledge is a requisite
COMPETENCIES
- Exceptional financial skills
- Good communication skills.
- Good presentation skills
- Highly-organized with ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently as well as with managers and employees at all levels.
- Ability to take direction from, and support, multiple managers.
- Committed to standards of the highest professionalism and ethical behavior.
Top Skills
What We Do
Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents.
Solenis is a 2024 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree, recognized four years in a row.
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