Finance Business Partner

Full-time

Are you aspiring to move into a professional role with executive exposure; developing key analytical tools to further your development?

Due to growth, Dematic has an immediate opening for a Global Financial Analyst. This individual will act as strategic business partner to the Global Execution and Sustainability Teams.

This position is truly a bridge between the operational & financial functions of the organization and, as such, would suit individuals who have demonstrated accountability for delivering results and working as a business partner to operational functions and jointly driving organizational success.

What we offer : Career Development

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

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Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $53,000-$113,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications :

This is What You Will do in This Role :

Serve as strategic finance business partner to Executive Leadership to GES .

Partner with Project Engineering to develop the monthly short-term project forecast for engineering hours and costs, utilizing existing forecasting systems.

Continually analyzing business performance, identify variances, and provide management insight into trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.

Prepare monthly cost center forecasts and provide analysis of actual results explaining variances to cost center owners and FP&A.

Develop workload analysis as an outcome of the short-term financial forecast monthly and provide guidance on headcount management.

Execute monthly accounting processes and month-end activities.

Develop monthly operations deck and scorecard in preparation for global functional reviews.

Finance Business Partner for cost center budget, bottoms-up forecasting, and actual results.

Coordinate and prepare the annual operating plan budget according to established timelines.

Support special ad hoc analysis as needed.

What We are Looking For :

Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields.

Strong proficiency in Excel.

Experience in SAP is a plus.

3-5 years minimum work history with demonstrated success in forecasting and budgeting.

Project Accounting / POC or manufacturing accounting experience is a plus.

Exceptional analytical, critical reasoning, and communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to be well organized, learn new tasks quickly, define process improvements, and strive for success.

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