Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A - ECOLAB
St Paul, MN 55102
About the Job
The Senior Financial Analyst - SG&A will be responsible for the financial planning and analysis of Division SG&A expense. This position will require partnership across multiple stakeholders within the organization and will have significant exposure and growth opportunities supported by a management team committed to associate development.
What You Will Do:
- Analyze SG&A spend for Ecolab divisions, including investments, cost savings initiatives, discretionary spending and compensation
- Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results, and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership
- Understand year-over-year and sequential trends within SG&A and related drivers
- Serve as a business partner to division finance and cross-functional leadership to understand spending needs and articulate trends throughout the year
- Coordinate integration of headcount planning into SG&A analysis and forecasting
- Support the annual plan process by partnering with division finance and cross-functional leadership to drive cost center level planning and ownership
- 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 Industrial finance to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 4 years of accounting and/or finance experience
- No immigration sponsorship available for this role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Financial planning and analysis experience
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models
- Experience working under time constraints, balancing multiple deliverables and priorities and ability to meet deadlines
- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI
- Possess a high level of integrity
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Benefits
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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice
Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
