Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Financial Planning Analyst (Commodities)

Our client is a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of fertilizer products is seeking their Senior Financial Planning and Trade Analysis. Commodities experience in a must.

General Responsibilities and not limited to:

Prepare financial analysis and business analysis of financial statements (for the Company and all affiliates) and internal capital investments, as well as valuation of external investments (acquisitions/mergers) and the review of potential returns (IRR), payback period, discounted cash flow, etc., on such external investments. Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and projections for sales, contribution margin (netback), EBIT and other critical financial measures. Responsible for the development of performance metrics/scorecards to measure business performance against expectations and prior year results.

Specific Duties:

• Develop strategic plans for the Company based on the long-term mission and objectives of the company, competitor information, size of U.S. and global markets for key products and industries, growth projections of those industries, etc.
• Develop Sales (tons and revenue) and EBIT budgets and forecasts twelve months out, and for fiscal year. Monitor and explain actual performance against those budgets and forecasts.
• Monthly trend analysis of financial statements for consolidated reporting of all entities and preparation of a monthly report explaining current months’ results versus trend, budget, and prior year.
• Development of a performance scorecard with key performance metrics for financial, commercial, and operational performance of the company.
• Sales trend analysis for all key products in the form of an internal report to be shared and used by commercial management.
• Determine valuation of prospective third-party acquisitions of businesses or assets to be acquired or merged into the Company’s business.
• Prepare financial and economic return (IRR; payback period; RONA/ROCE , RONA is Return on Net Assets and ROCE is Return on Capital Employed and DCF, etc.) on both internal investments/capital spending, and external investments (acquisitions, mergers), and work with commercial management for justification of such investments.
• Preparation of market analysis (upon request) for products and industries that we serve.
• Implementation of third-party financial analysis reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI as well as potential future budgeting and forecasting software solutions.
• Develop a consolidated database of historical financial data from various systems to facilitate future analytics of business performance of prior year results.

  Cross Functional Duties

• Work with sales and operations to prepare budgets and forecasts for EBIT, Cash flow, contribution margin, etc.
• Preparation of strategic plan and market analysis, competitor analysis utilizing data gathered from sales force customer service, and operations
• Collaborate with all key functions in valuation of acquisitions and pre-acquisition financial analysis

Qualification Requirements:

• 5 plus years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or related fields, preferably from the commodities industry
• Graduate Degree in Finance or Economics or related major, MBA preferred
• Strong technical expertise in financial modelling, planning, forecasting, and analysis skills
• This position is for a “Roll-up your sleeves,” working manager who is a collaborator that works independently
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment, meet deadlines, and interact across all levels of management
• Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with the ability to understand and solve creative challenges
• Focus on attention to detail, analytic consistency, data integrity and solution-oriented mindset
• Solid people skills including presentation and communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong Power BI, Power Point and presentation skills and ability to present findings to senior leaders
• Previous experience developing ad-hoc, management, and flash reports are a plus
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Location: West Harrison, NY

Compensation 160k-180k plus Bonus and all Benefits This role is Hybrid.

Major well known manufacturing and distributor.

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Major well known manufacturing and distributor.

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