Job Title: Financial Analyst
Location: Clayton, NC 27527
Duration: 8 Months (Possibility of extension depending upon business requirements and performance)
 
Top Skills Per Manager:

• Accounting or Finance degree
• Experience Financial Analyst
• Pharma experience a plus

 
Job Description:

• Responsible for the strategic processes providing the link between IFP strategies & site Clayton, for both short- & long-term targets.
• Provides the organization with information & business analysis to support decision processes & follow up.
• Assists with improvement projects with business impact analysis & continuously improves business information processes.
• Acts as the implementation partner for Line of Business (LoB) when implementing new corporate processes or though Finance Partnering.
• Gains global knowledge of improvement opportunities within Finance & procurement & ensures local implementation when relevant.

 
Essential Functions:
Business Partnering:

• Ensure that Site Clayton works according to Global Finance Strategy.
• Work with process optimization both internally in BS & across site.
• Drive automation efforts of Finance & Procurement.

 
Finance Partnering:

• Financial partner with business unit to provide business insight & create business value.
• Analyze, budget & forecast financial data.
• Responsible for ensuring Business Review, agenda & material is delivered on time with high quality.
• Responsible for the process to update site goals & presentation of the status to SLT.
• Responsible for preparation of monthly management report (MMR) for the site.
• Trending, analyzing & forecasting on site KPI’s.
• Preparing in depth analysis for the management group of areas related to the goals & the KPI’s with the purpose of clarifying questions.
• Follow up on corrective actions for KPI’s in case of deviation from target.

 
Investment Controlling:

• Lead & prepare investment project budgets, forecast & variance analysis.
• Challenge & support of investment projects, ensuring the business case is clear around financial impact & that proper financial governance is applied.
• Participate in investment project meetings at all levels, which include: Project Team, Senior Leadership, Steering Committees & Investment Governance Groups.

 
Risk Reporting:

• Perform assigned month end processes & monthly reporting.
• Provide support, assistance & back-up to & with financial processes & audits.
• Responsible for consolidation of investment data for financial reporting.

 
Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in logistics, finance, or related field required.
• MBA in logistics, finance, or related field preferred.
• High degree of experience within strategy deployment & long-term target settings required.
• Minimum of three 7+ years of experience within manufacturing (production, quality, maintenance, people, support) required.
• Advanced knowledge, experience & interest within the IT area (including Word, PowerPoint & Excel & Tableu) required.
• Excellent analytical skills required.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment & manage multiple deadlines preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills preferred.
• Excellent presentation skills preferred.
• Proven process improvement & problem-solving skills preferred.
• Ability to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets required.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 40.00/hr.