Sr. Financial Analyst

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sr. Financial Analyst

The Sr. Financial Analyst - Supply Chain is responsible for managing data and providing core insights into supply chain costs, specifically related to transportation and warehousing. This position interfaces daily with the Directors/VPs of Finance and Supply Chain to ensure proper allocations and financial impacts are captured to reflect business strategies. This position will ensure timely and accurate data is available to support teams in financial analytics as relation to supply chain costs, month end analysis, as well as provide insights on trend and scenario modeling. This position also requires strong communication in presenting findings and proposing enhanced allocation and data logic and methodologies.

Essential Functions

• Maintain large data sets for supply chain costs and allocations; primarily leveraged for month end close and financial analysis
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain weekly and monthly financial reports that provide management with information used for decision-making.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly variance analysis of actuals, plans and forecasts.
• Provide financial expertise, analysis, and guidance in direct support of the company’s leadership team collaborating with team members at all levels of the company.
• Develop financial and data models to aid in better understanding overall financial performance and value creation.
• Maintain various management reporting models to assist leadership in analyzing results of operations for all supply chain metrics as well as impact to the business.
• Support the supply chain team with regular financial reporting and metrics, as well as ad-hoc financial analysis as needed.
• Identify trends and recommend actions based on accurate and thorough analysis
• Liaise across multiple departments on projects and to resolve issue
• Monitor direct and indirect spend to ensure it is consistent with current company strategy
• Participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) reviews focusing on (i) validating assumptions for identified cost-savings opportunities (ii) monitoring implementation progress of agreed-upon actions and (iii) tracking impact
• Work with financial and data analysts to drive automation and data accuracy
• Assist in annual budget process including budget modeling and actual vs forecast analysis
• Investigate and explain variances or unexpected results.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice

Collaboration

• Develops relationships cross functionally with key stakeholders – Manufacturing, Finance and Accounting, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT
• Work closely with other financial cost bucket teams in standardization of data sets and inputs required to maintain data accuracy and timely delivery
• Works with leadership to develop team goals and KPIs that are leveraged to manage business and department strategies
• Present findings and proposals for cost saving and business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4 Years   – Experience working in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Finance
  • 4 Years  – Experience in Position
  • 0 Years  – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 Years– Experience working in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Finance
  • 4 Years  – Experience working in Position              
  • 2 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Advanced experience with coding in Python, R, or comparable tools is required to manage massive data sets
• Advanced MS Excel skills (Pivot tables, Vlookup, Sumif, etc.)
• Exceptional communication a