Senior Business Finance Analyst

Title: Senior Business Finance Analyst
Location: Houston, TX

Salary: $85,500 - $129,500
Schedule: Hybrid schedule available of up to 2 days remote per week
Relocation Available

Focus: The Senior Business Finance Analyst is responsible for supporting the global Epoxy business focusing on the division's global financial planning and analysis. The role will provide direct support to the Finance Director for Epoxy and will have regular contact with Business Leadership and key functional leaders including Division Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Commercial organizations.

Senior Business Finance Analyst Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual earnings estimates and analysis in support of key commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, and other activities.
• Support the annual strategic planning process by performing key planning activities and complex financial modeling.
• Analyze product sales, pricing, costs and margins to support commercial managers' understanding and decision making.
• Work closely with Business Finance, Cost Accounting, Revenue Analysts, and General Accountants to coordinate business finance closing and other activities across the business.
• Proactively review pre-closing results in transaction systems to identify any accounting or earnings issues or concerns; adhere to monthly and quarterly closing schedules.
• Combine actual and estimate financial information across the business to provide relevant analysis on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.  Provide timely and insightful analysis of actual results vs. estimate and historical results.
• Support the Product and Business leaders and others with ad hoc analysis including presentation material.

Senior Business Finance Analyst Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree* in Accounting or Finance; Master's Degree* preferred.
• CPA, CMA or other certifications preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of public accounting experience or 3 years of related Finance and/or Accounting experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Experience including financial planning, budgeting/forecasting, reporting and analysis for a full income statement preferred
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proven experience in financial modeling and decision making.
• Ability to learn new systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of analytical processes, cost drivers, tools, and techniques required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience including the ability to drive results, collaborate, manage complexity and problem solve, and effectively communicate.
• Robust critical thinking, initiative, analytical skills, proactive approach, and creativity required.

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*Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.  

Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship.  We will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $85,500 - $129,500