What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Analyst FP&A position at Celanese?
Overview:
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- This role support Mylar Americas in establishing an FP&A driven mindset – all FP&A processes, as well as contributing to Global Mylar processes and supporting ad hoc support for Finance Team activities such as financial audits.
- The candidate is passionate about and can drive cost management, productivity improvement and standardization in forecasting processes. Accountable for driving and monitoring business improvement projects.
- The candidate should constantly be pushing operations to meet and exceed objectives.
- Acting as business partner- able to own and drive cost and productivity management across Mylar Americas and implement FP&A mindset.
- High integrity, creative, efficient, communicative.
- Actively keeps stakeholders engaged and aware of critical activities and issues (Mylar CFO, Mylar CEO and Regional Operations and functional leaders).
Specific responsibilities:
- Drive Margin analysis -> to support better decision-making process on VM and GM improvement of Mylar business
- Provide financial modelling on business optimization projects
- Consolidate Financial Forecast and AOP process for Americas Region and drive forecast accuracy as well as accountability
- Support Mylar Global CFO/Finance Team in any related reporting requests
- Optimize and maintain existing reporting decks for internal business reviews and manufacturing reviews (KPI’s, trends etc.).
- Coordinate with other local regional Mylar finance organizations to harmonize FP&A processes.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Manage own projects.
- Ability to make and drive change.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong Analytical Skills.
- Advanced Excel and Power Point Skills.
- Self-directed, ability to work under minimal supervision, self-starter, ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to collaborate and communicate with different levels in the organization (peers, operation managers, senior leaders, operators etc.)
- Proficient in SAP.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related discipline; CPA preferred.
- 8 years in Finance / preferable FP&A.
- Manufacturing experience highly preferred.