Senior Financial Analyst - Distributed Products at Medline Industries - Transportation & Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

Medline Industries has an immediate need for a Senior Financial Analyst based at our headquarters in Northfield, IL. This position involves analyzing and investigating complex information reported in the internal financial statements and other key financial reports. This individual will work closely with senior business leaders and provide decision support via financial recommendations, reporting, profitability analysis, and forecasting of operational costs. This will include ad-hoc projects, special projects across peer groups and stretch assignments focused on improving profitability.

• Analyze financial results, trends and metrics on a monthly basis; Meet with Divisional Leadership to present net results and communicate key drivers in regard to the full financial Income Statement (sales, AGM, customer drivers, adjustments, etc.)

• Provide forward-looking strategic support to business leaders. Oversee applicable financial metrics that impact profitability as well as Balance Sheet and Cash Flow performance.

• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year end close processes to correctly state the general ledger by calculating/posting journal entries and updating reporting based on results.

• Prepare annual budget, quarterly and long-range forecasts. Develop, build, maintain and enhance financial models. Collaborate with key business leaders on a regular basis to incorporate business inputs into the financial models.

• Drive continuous improvement by creation of new metrics and reporting to analyze the business and to create better forecast accuracy, explain results, inform business decisions, and improve the internal customer experience.

• Drive simplification efforts and optimize the ways in which we work.

• Leverage technology, such as Alteryx and Tableau, to advance our reporting and data-analytic capabilities.

• Work across all pillars of Finance & Accounting as needed such as during month-end close or on specific projects.

• Develop deep-dive analytical project work in partnership with Finance leadership to inform strategy or uncover new insights.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.

• At least 3 years of financial planning, reporting, and analysis experience. 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including PowerPivot, PowerQuery, pivot tables, financial modeling)

• Experience working with an ERP system – SAP experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in Finance or Accounting.

• Tableau experience preferred.

• SQL experience preferred.

• Alteryx experience preferred

Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click

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