Fp&A Analyst

Job Description FP&A Analyst - Shawnee, KSOverview:As part of the Pet Solutions, NA finance team, this employee will bring strong financial, analytical, and business process skills to partner with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Performance Management CoE, GBS, HR, Pricing and other relevant teams to improve the financial performance of the Crosswind and Pet PreMix businesses (4 facilities located in: Shawnee KS, Topeka KS, Sabetha KS and Effingham IL). This objective will entail several responsibilities including, but not limited to, monthly financial close, financial planning and analysis, costing and profitability analysis, inventory management, exercise of controls and continuous improvement.One of the key goals of this employee is to create a deep understanding of costs. Armed with a good understanding of Oracle ERP, this analyst will work with the plant Oracle lead to foster discipline involving transactions in the production process, leverage Oracle data and reports to generate cost awareness, to improve operational performance and to exercise controls and compliance with established policies and processes.Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities:Monthly Financial Close and ReportingPartner with GBS on monthly closing and provide inputs needed for the closing process (accruals, etc.)Prepare and present monthly plant management reporting packageReview, analyze and validate information in the production process to ensure correct information in the closing of costsPlanning and AnalysisPartner with Operations, Commercial and Supply Chain teams to lead the monthly planning and annual budgeting processes focusing on capacity, volumes, revenue, and costs by product categoryReview and explain variance vs forecast and use feedback loop to improve forecast accuracyDevelop scenario analyses to facilitate decision makingCosting and Profitability AnalysisWork with Pricing and Operations teams to create standard costs for products to generate a clear understanding of costs and profitability of products, product categories, customers, production lines etc.Perform costing reviews with team and improve accuracy of cost data through variance analysisPartner with Operations to facilitate monitoring and tracking of yield and scrap lossesPartner with Operations and HR to have a thorough understanding of headcount and labor costs; create a labor vs throughput matrix to understand cost structure of any desired throughput levelMonitor and optimize other key costs buckets: Maintenance, Utilities, Supplies, etc.Inventory managementPartner with Operations and Supply Chain to improve working capital management (mainly inventories)Develop / support periodic inventory reviews with attention to age of inventory, expiry / obsolescence horizon and drive improvement actionsLeverage Oracle reports to ensure timeliness of Oracle transactions, which in turn is the bedrock of inventory accuracyEnsure accuracy of the physical inventory, and help investigate and resolve book to physical variationsReview, analyze and approve possible inventory deviations vs. physical inventory taking prior authorization from Operations lead / plant managementControlsEnsure that the plant has an efficient internal control framework in placeEnsure compliance with ADM policiesContinuous ImprovementIdentify cost savings opportunitiesLead continuous improvement in the areas of costing, accounting operations and financial reporting processes and Oracle ERP usageGenerate financial reports and KPI's for the plant that show the deviations and the respective analyses to generate actions to optimize these KPI'sMinimum Occupational Requirements:Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or related degree required3-5 years of relevant experienceExperience in plant or cost control preferred with previous work experience in manufacturing industry in an international organizationAccounting experience with GAAP knowledgeMust have a high level of initiative and independence in managing responsibilitiesExcellent analytic skills and attention to detailsExcellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills a mustKnowledge of Oracle ERP standard cost approach would be an advantageKnowledge of Operations processes (Lean, Cost trackers, KPI) would be an advantageExcited about this role but don't meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don't check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. AJCINDREF:84862BR