AF27P2 Finance Analyst

3 days ago

Columbus, United States Chemical Abstracts Service Full time
Description

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 117 years, has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.

CAS is currently seeking a Finance Analyst for our Finance team. This position will be located in our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Position Summary

The Finance Analyst is a critical role and is responsible for developing, analyzing, monitoring, and reporting of the operating Division's short and long-term strategic financial plans. The Financial Analyst supports the Finance Senior Manager, Divisional management, Finance management, and, if required, the CAS Leadership Team by providing financial analysis, insights, reports, and strategic recommendations regarding division and overall operating performance against annual plans and long-range strategic plans.

This position also provides economic, statistical, and financial analysis as requested by Finance leadership, including strategic requests originating from the President and the CAS Leadership Team.

Position Accountabilities:

  • Develops and maintains annual and long-range investment plans and monthly forecasting that support CAS strategy and growth drivers to connect strategy and execution
  • Extrapolates and synthesizes data and information to help plan or understand the past (predictive vs reactive) while maintaining objectivity in evaluating analytical outcomes
  • Leverages various data gathering and mining techniques to forecast future trends and probabilities
  • Designs end-to-end models, which include identifying objectives, sampling, testing, calibration, and monitoring performance
  • Extracts financial and non-financial business data from business systems using automated reporting tools and analyzes, organizes, and summarizes this data in a meaningful and concise way to facilitate decision-making and action Finance leaders explaining changes from Plan and prior forecasts.
  • Performs variance analysis to understand key drivers of results and presents commentary to business in a concise and compelling manner
  • Collaborates and builds effective and trusted relationships with leaders and staff across the enterprise
  • Develops and maintains strong knowledge of CAS' business practices, products/solutions, markets and key external partnerships.
  • Collaborates and solves issues that are often very complex and strategically very critical to CAS.
  • Actively engages in supporting key strategic functional and enterprise projects
  • Adapts quickly to a changing environment and remains open to embracing and pursuing new ideas
  • Determines adherence to policies, procedures, controls, and sound business practices.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree Finance and/or Accounting, Management, or a similar business-related field.
  • MBA preferred with excellent financial and business analysis skills.
  • 3 or more years of direct financial planning and analysis or related experience
  • Strong business writing and presentation skills
  • Detail-oriented with excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills with a proactive focus on accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency
  • Demonstrated experience with MS Office applications (particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Savvy with financial systems and tools (Hyperion/ESSBASE, PeopleSoft a plus) with an eagerness to learn new tools as necessary
  • Experience with utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools for financial analysis and reporting preferred
  • Experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau a bonus
  • Experience in or financial business partnering with operations or product management organizations and/or other business units preferred
  • Ability to synthesize and simplify both financial and non-financial information to derive insights
  • Identifies metrics that drive performance against strategic priorities
  • Strong ability to analyze and report performance metrics to leadership
  • Applies a broad range of analytical techniques to identify business issues, opportunists, and risks
  • Intellectual curiosity and motivation to understand the business, customers, and market
  • Acts as a thought partner to business leaders, respectfully challenging status quo and encouraging innovation
  • Integrity in handling highly confidential and sensitive information
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives while meeting agreed-upon deadlines.
  • Strong business communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate results and findings of analyses and use data and facts to support recommendations
  • Ability to communicate financial results clearly and effectively to both Finance and non-Finance audiences
  • Strong core values of integrity, respect, high ethical standards, and teamwork

CAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future. EEO/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Qualifications
Behaviors Thought Provoking - Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Innovative - Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Loyal - Shows firm and constant support to a cause
Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivations Self-Starter - Inspired to perform without outside help
Growth Opportunities - Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Goal Completion - Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Ability to Make an Impact - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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