Financial Analyst

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

YOU

As a Financial Analyst, you will play a crucial role in driving the company’s financial planning, analysis, and decision-making processes. You will partner with Senior Leaders on department spending, budgeting and forecasting, to support strategic business initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)

Analysis (50%)

• Collaborate with senior leadership to create accurate budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Regularly update financial forecasts, providing insights into potential risks and opportunities.
• Analyze financial results and key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Conduct variance analysis to explain differences between planned and actual project expenses.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to enhance financial performance and achieve business objectives.
• Collaborate with the Product Development teams on accurate new product costing and product launch financial analyses.
• Assist in scenario planning, cost-benefit analysis, and ad-hoc financial analysis projects.
• Perform analyses using SAP, BI and BW, and develop models for special projects as necessary.

Reporting (50%)

• Responsible for monthly financial reporting to Senior Leadership.
• Ensure timely deliverables to all customers (internal and external).
• Perform Ad hoc reporting and analytics using Business Planning & Consolidations (BPC), Business Warehouse / Intelligence (BW / BI), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and other data reporting tools.
• Perform other duties as required.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Accounting and Analytic Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge and proficiency in SAP
• S/4HANA a plus
• Expert knowledge and proficiency in Excel (Advanced)
• Expert knowledge and proficiency with other MS Office applications including Word, Outlook, and Business Objects with experience in creating specialized ad hoc reports
• BPC knowledge a plus
• SAC knowledge a plus
• Driven and prepared to take a hands-on and proactive approach to work
• Position demands critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to have the highest standards of accuracy and precision. Ability to identify options for solving a problem and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses
• Ability to work collaboratively, partner and support other functions. Ability to operate in a diverse, global environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job requires up to 10% domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This is a full-time, exempt position. This job will be based in our Pleasanton CA or Plano, TX home office, with the option to work from home some of the time.

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