Financial Analyst

Company Description

With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries. Sika has offices in over 100 countries with over 300 manufacturing facilities and more than 33,500 employees worldwide. With annual sales of 11.5+ billion dollars in 2022, our commitment to quality, innovation, and the environment as well as putting our customer’s needs first, encompasses why Sika is the global leader in our industries.

Job Description

Broad Function and Purpose of Position:
Provide daily financial support for the Roofing Target Market, including reporting, analysis, and modeling to interpret results and statistical information for monthly reporting of key financial data and business drivers.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Provide support to accounting and finance team by participating in daily responsibilities and ad hoc requests, including analysis and reporting to track performance against targets and prior periods.
• Provide support to the Sales Team with timely sales reports, focusing on sales growth, margins, customer, market, pricing, costing, etc. Assist efforts to develop new and refined reporting.
• Develop and enhance financial models to improve analytics and processes to monitor KPIs and important business drivers, including multi-year analysis by region for freight expenses, commissions, incentives, product metrics, and customer ratings (profitability, margins, credit, collections). Incorporate automation where possible
• Research and reconcile output from multiple sources to validate and troubleshoot. Deep dive GL activity detail to research and work to correct mis-posted activity reporting, and monthly close, GL, B/S reconciliations, audit, etc.
• Support month end closing and reporting processes, ensuring completion per closing schedule, and in compliance with the Controller’s Handbook and internal control procedures.
• Refine Target Market consolidation of financials (all four US divisions)
• Work with the Procurement Team to help track and reconcile vendor rebates
• Support administration, analytics and validation for commissions and incentives processes

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of FP&A experience
• Solid understanding of accounting areas: GL, accounting close, balance sheet, interaction with AP/AR.
• Four-year degree or related experience
• Proficient in PowerPoint, advanced technical proficiency in Excel. SAP experience highly desired.
• Strength with financial systems, ability to ramp quickly with new systems.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, multitasking, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with good interpersonal and communication skills, who is comfortable proactively reaching out throughout the organization

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.