At Ecolab, you can help take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, delivering critical insights and innovative solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. With our worldwide reach and ambitious growth plans, you will have the opportunity to own your future and impact what matters. Are you ready to make an impact?
Ecolab Company has an opening for Financial Planning Analyst. If you are a passionate professional seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career, we invite you to apply. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth.
Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst Responsibilities:
- Analyze trends for Ecolab divisions, including volume and pricing, and provide insights to the divisional teams on key performance metrics.
- Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results (Sales, Gross Profit & SG&A), and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership.
- Perform operating income reconciliation from forecast to actuals.
- Prepare daily sales report and project month-to-go estimates versus forecast.
- Be the primary owner of developing a driver-based 50/50 forecast.
- Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results.
- Lead the creation of annual plan by leveraging trend-based analytical model to arrive at high-level proposals and coordinate/communicate with multiple key stakeholders.
- Develop sustainable content for use in monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making.
- Partner with broader stakeholders to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities.
Qualifications:
- Chartered Accountant / MBA from a premier business school.
- 5+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis in FMCG / manufacturing industry.
- Ability to translate financial analysis into insights and action plans.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with senior management and varied audiences.
- Self-motivated with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models.
- Strong PC and systems skills including Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources. The company has annual sales of $15 billion, 47,000+ associates, and operates in more than 170 countries worldwide. Ecolab delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use.
