Job Description:
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst
Huntsman is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented FP&A Analyst to join our Global Business Services team in San Jose, Costa Rica. This full-time position offers an excellent opportunity for recent graduates or individuals with some experience in finance to develop their skills and contribute to our financial planning and analysis efforts.
Role Overview: As an FP&A Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting business entities across the region. Working under the guidance of the FP&A Manager, you will be responsible for essential tasks such as financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and contributing to process improvement efforts.
Role Responsibilities:
- Prepare financial reports and presentations.
- Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial data.
- Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by gathering and analyzing data.
- Assist with month-end management reporting processes, analysis, and reporting.
- Perform variance analysis to identify trends and provide insights.
- Participate in regular business-driven meetings to contribute and provide financial insights.
- Support the budgeting process by processing data from various teams and ensuring accuracy.
- Seek opportunities to streamline financial processes and enhance efficiency, reducing administrative burden.
- Take the lead in addressing any issues or gaps in financial systems to ensure financial information accuracy.
- Coordinate and prepare monthly and/or quarterly SOX compliance reports.
- Provide ad-hoc financial analysis, business and CAPEX project support, and modeling related to the division’s strategy.
- Support internal and external audits to uphold financial integrity and adherence to standards.
- Maintain and update financial models and documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Contribute to process improvement projects.
- Support compliance efforts by adhering to organizational regulations, SOX, and Internal Audit controls.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Excellent proficiency in English, along with strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting financial information to stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Strong analytical skills.
Additional Desirable Skills and Experience:
- Proficiency in using advanced Excel functions, such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and macros.
- Experience with enterprise performance management (EPM) tools such as IBM Planning and Analytics (IBM PA / TM1), SAP Business Objects, or similar tools.
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What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions.
We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
