Senior Analyst, Trade Credit (Accounting)

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Position Purpose:

Senior Analyst, Trade Credit serves as a strategic and innovative partner focused on supporting business growth as part of a world-class controllership organization.

The Senior Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day activities for Order to Cash (OTC) specifically related to our Pro Trade Credit business. This role partners with internal teams and external business partners such as our customers and the Credit and Pro teams to help resolve discrepancies, solve problems, and constantly improve the trade credit processes. This role needs foundational accounting skills in accounts receivable, cash, revenue, and reporting.

As a Senior Analyst, you will drive the execution of operational tasks, including but not limited to cash application, invoice adjustments and refunds, reconciliations, and other month-end tasks within SAP, Blackline, and other third party applications. Additionally, in collaboration with your team, you will spearhead departmental and strategic projects, collaborate with project/product managers, and balance your own workload. This role is expected to present continuous improvement recommendations to managers and leaders as well as execute on these improvements. The ideal candidate will be proficient in querying complex data into actionable insights using Google Big Query, Tableau, SQL, and other SaaS tools. In addition, this role will collaborate with cross-functional teams, requiring effective communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• 40% Planning, Forecasting, and Reporting - Lead the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reports. Utilize advanced financial modeling techniques to create detailed forecasts and provide variance analysis to explain key financial trends. Deliver clear, comprehensive reporting to senior leadership, highlighting critical insights and potential risks. Support month end close processes.
• 30% Preparing and Delivering Insights - Develop and present financial analysis both visually and verbally to business leaders. Address projects and strategies, and answer questions through the lens of strong financial controllership. Provide actionable recommendations through a solid understanding of business operations and financial impacts resulting from decisions.  
• 20% Cross-Functional Collaboration - Sr. Financial Analysts work closely with business leaders up to and including VPs to understand their business operations. They may also partner with stakeholders across finance and accounting operations to develop strong line of sight to financial inputs and outputs so that business and financial stories can be explained. 
• 10% Project Based Analysis - Conduct detailed analyses for purposes of investment initiatives and capital allocation. Complete financial modeling to project “what if” scenarios, and explain underlying causes of possible metric variations.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
• This Position has 0 direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 5% of the time. 

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel)
• Experience with SAP, Blackline, or other accounting software programs
• Understanding of Cash, Accounts Receivable, Revenue, and other Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
• Order to Cash experience, including account reconciliation preparation and payment application processing
• Ability to work independently and complete work on schedule within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to collaborate as part of a team to complete operational tasks and projects as assigned
• Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills
• Experience with data analytics/data visualization tools, including Google Big Query, SQL, Tableau, and other SaaS tools
• Ability to prepare and present clear, concise administrative and financial reports.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• No previous leadership experience

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• No previous leadership experience

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Decision Quality
• Self-Development
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Financial Acumen