Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in the paints and coatings industry, is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst Jr to join our company.
The responsibilities of this role, includes but not limited to, opening new accounts, establishing appropriate account credit limits; sell/hold decisions; direct customer contact; and collection activities including third party placements.
Location: Mexico City
Responsibilities- Manage accounts receivable portfolios and make credit decisions to support profitable sales growth while minimizing financial risk.
- Review and establish credit limits for new and existing customers within approved authority levels.
- Monitor customer accounts, assess credit risk, and take proactive actions to reduce potential losses.
- Maintain strong relationships with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to resolve credit and payment issues.
- Execute collection activities, including customer outreach, dispute resolution, and coordination with third-party collection agencies.
- Analyze collection performance and recommend process improvements to enhance cash flow and working capital results.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and promoting automation opportunities.
- Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service levels and accounts receivable performance.
- Ensure compliance with company credit policies, procedures, and financial controls.
- Maintain accurate customer and financial records and support internal and external audit requests.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to address customer billing requirements and improve overall customer experience.
- Analyze financial data and account trends to provide insights that support business decisions and operational effectiveness.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
- Experience in finance, accounting, or sales.
- Operational analysis and business communications.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and business problem-solving.
Preferred:
- Sherwin-Williams’ store, facility, or branch experience.
- Experience in Accounts Receivable.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of S-W systems – OneStream, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, OnBase, Access, etc.
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices.
TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Required:
- Maximizing market share growth and efficiency through analysis of performance; market insights; and strategy execution.
- Ability to collaborate across diverse functional teams, employ strategic decision-making; support business growth; and optimize business outcomes.
- The ability to influence attitudes, behaviors, and decisions through effective communication, negotiation, leadership, adaptation, and collaboration with varying types of stakeholders.
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders utilizing an in-depth knowledge of the business segment(s) for the area of responsibility.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally throughout the Enterprise Financial Services organization.
- The ability to identify inefficiencies in processes and procedures and interpret key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Ability to communicate, verbally and written, ideas and decisions to a diverse stakeholder group in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
- Building and maintaining various types of financial models to aid, monitor and analyze business performance.
- Ability to understand, interpret, identify trends, and communicate financial data into meaningful insights.
- The ability to compare and reconcile financial records from multiple sources, and analyze the data to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
Proficiency in Microsoft Applications, including but not limited to, Excel and Word.
Preferred:
Ability to create financial models leveraging key drivers of financial performance, including the use of historical data to forecast future outcomes.
Ability to motivate, coach, mentor, and sponsor others to accelerate career growth and development.
Proficiency in US GAAP accounting principles such as revenue recognition, accrual accounting, and inventory valuation.
Knowledge of current financial and cross-functional platforms to gain insights and drive innovation through scalable efficiencies.
En Sherwin-Williams, nuestro propósito es inspirar y mejorar el mundo coloreando y protegiendo lo que importa. Nuestras pinturas, recubrimientos y soluciones innovadoras hacen que los lugares y espacios de nuestro mundo sean más brillantes y fuertes. Tus habilidades, talento y pasión hacen posible vivir este propósito y que los clientes y nuestro negocio logren grandes resultados. Sherwin-Williams es un lugar que toma su estabilidad, crecimiento e impulso y los traduce en posibilidades para nuestra gente. Nuestros colaboradores son quienes están detrás de la fuerza de nuestro éxito, y por eso invertimos y te apoyamos en:
tu vida...con recompensas, beneficios y flexibilidad para mejorar tu salud y bienestar
tu carrera...con oportunidades para aprender, desarrollar nuevas habilidades y desbloquear todo tu potencial
tus conexiones...con un equipo inclusivo y comprometido con nuestras comunidades
Todo está aquí para ti ... vamos a Crear Tus Posibilidades
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
- Experience in finance, accounting, or sales
- Operational analysis and business communications experience
- Demonstrated critical thinking and business problem-solving
- Manage accounts receivable portfolios and make credit decisions
- Review and establish credit limits for customers
- Execute collection activities including customer outreach, dispute resolution, and third-party coordination
- Analyze financial data, account trends, and KPIs to provide actionable insights
- Build and maintain financial models to monitor and analyze business performance
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Excel and Word
- Ensure compliance with company credit policies, procedures, and financial controls
- Maintain accurate customer and financial records and support audit requests
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Experience in Accounts Receivable
- Sherwin-Williams store, facility, or branch experience
- Knowledge of S-W systems (OneStream, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, OnBase, Access)
- Proficiency in US GAAP accounting principles (revenue recognition, accruals, inventory valuation)
- Ability to create financial models leveraging historical data and key drivers
- Ability to motivate, coach, mentor, and sponsor others
- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices
Sherwin-Williams Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage breadth is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision and related protections, with options like HSA/FSA, life, and disability included. Plan specifics are centralized in a dedicated benefits portal for clarity by role and location.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as a meaningful component of total rewards, including PTO, vacation, holidays and leave programs (such as parental leave). Schedules and accruals are outlined in plan summaries and can be strong for many full-time roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Education assistance via a Guild partnership and tuition reimbursement provide tangible upskilling pathways within the benefits package. Additional perks such as product discounts, wellness resources, and adoption assistance add lifestyle value.
Sherwin-Williams Insights
What We Do
Our mission began more than 150 years ago in 1866 when Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams founded the company in Cleveland, Ohio. The duo went on to shape an industry and create a global legacy. That legacy continues on today as we look ahead and continue to innovate our future. With stores, distribution centers and facilities spanning the globe, we're able to deliver the best in paints, coatings and related products to the world. From our headquarters to our 130 distribution centers and more than 4,000 retail locations, we continue to grow in new and exciting ways.
