Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

• $85,000 - $110,000 base salary * + annual bonus
• Wellness rewards to fund your HRA or HSA
• Paid holidays, time off, parental and other leaves
• Financial protection benefits such as life, AD&D and disability insurance, and 401(k) Plan with employer matching contributions
• Education Support (for example, tuition reimbursement, Chairman's Scholarship, 529 College Savings Plan)
• Broad Based Employee Award Program-value sharing plan for all employees with one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program and much more!

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

This position is the Sr. Financial Analyst reporting to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for our Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) business. The successful candidate is viewed as a critical business partner in driving the success of forecasting, budgeting, month end reporting, as well as ad hoc analysis and project work. The position has direct responsibility for managing the group's forecasting and budgeting timelines, as well as key monthly reporting for leadership. There will be opportunities to travel with this role, though not required on a frequent basis. The role is remote (work from home).

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Takes a lead role and actively develops forecasting and budgeting timelines, templates, and ensuring team deliverables are received on-time
• Responsible for aggregating financial reporting monthly for the QSR business based on 4 underlying channels / businesses. QSR is the aggregate view of 4 channels / businesses, making this role like a mini-Corporate Finance role.
• Critical to success is the ability to interpret financial performance results from underlying channels and translate them into QSR summarized results
• Takes a lead role in coordinating and understanding annual operating plans (budget) and then develops metrics and analytics to ensure the business and channels are meeting these budget targets
• Review monthly financial and operational forecasts for opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy
• Opportunities to play a critical role in company-wide and Corporate driven projects
• Ability to ramp up quickly, learn the business and build an internal network

• 4 year bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics required
• 2-5+ years of Finance experience. FP&A or Corporate Finance experience preferred
• Experience working in a manufacturing finance is a plus, though not required
• Effective self-management to achieve key deadlines
• Experience building complex financial models, financial reporting, variance analyses, and bridges (waterfall variance charts)
• Requires exceptional Excel and Powerpoint knowledge. Experience with Oracle Hyperion or OneStream is a plus.
• Ability to leverage PowerBI and SQL to build reporting dashboards a plus, or strong desire to self-learn PowerBI

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.