The position will create and maintain detailed financial reports that capture our business performance and will allow the key stakeholders to understand and analyze the results of the company. The Financial Analyst will facilitate planning, develop forecasts, analyze and explain variances from expectations. These reports and analysis will assist the leadership team in managing the company and will support key business decision making. The position will play a key role in the construction of the annual budget of the company, coordinating the consolidation process, leading reviews with the regions and functional areas and developing reports that allow the cost center owners, commercial heads and functional areas leaders to understand their numbers. This role works with teams across the company to develop data-driven information that helps us evaluate risks and opportunities, recommend changes that drive company improvement and profitable growth.
This position reports to the Global FP&A Director
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop complex, dynamic financial reports that utilize key business drivers.
- Generate metrics for the business to measure growth, profitability, expenses, efficiency, and productivity.
- Deliver innovative, accurate financial information that will enable the leadership team and Board of Directors to make strategic decisions.
- Support monthly Board reporting process to ensure timely and accurate financial results.
- Help drive the company’s bottom-up budgeting process, collaborating with department heads to ensure accountability to the budget.
- Deliver monthly financials and report on variances vs budget and forecast, ability to tell the story behind the numbers.
- In-depth understanding of the company’s operating model and ability to guide long-term decisions via modeling the financial implications of various strategies.
- Drive improvements in reporting accuracy, timeliness, and insightfulness.
- Ensure on-going communication and dialogue with key stakeholders.
- Support operational initiatives across various business units.
- Support ad-hoc tasks and various business projects using tools to improve processes and increase productivity.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
Skills
- 3+ years of financial and data analysis experience
- Expert in Microsoft Excel (highly required)
- Experience with Power BI (required)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Creative and resourceful problem solvers who can work autonomously.
- High energy, self-starter, and ambitious.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
- Experience and comfort operating in a remote working environment.
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Working conditions/Physical Requirements
- Work in office environment at a desk for extended periods using computer.
- Light filing and Occasional travel.
- Occasional overtime may be required.
Top Skills
What We Do
Gowan Company is a Yuma, AZ-based, family-owned company that has evolved into a global player in the agricultural input industry. Over 50 years ago, Jon Jessen began his venture working in the fields alongside farmers to help them identify, and solve pest problems that threatened to compromise the health of their crops and their livelihood.
Today, the Gowan Group employs over 950 employees globally with entities in 11 countries including France, Italy, Spain, UK, Canada, and Mexico. The company’s products and services include crop protection products (insecticides, fungicides, etc.) as well as seeds and fertilizers. Contract formulation, manufacturing, and warehousing are also included in the comprehensive suite of products and services provided by Gowan. Based on recent sales growth over the past 5 years, Phillips McDougall has cited Gowan Company as one of the fastest growing agrochemical companies in the world.
Gowan employees are proud to be a part of this family-owned tribe, working together towards a common goal. Weekly “happy half hour” celebrations on Friday, monthly company luncheons, profit-sharing bonuses, excellent benefits, and many other perks make Gowan a truly great place to work.