Financial Analyst

Overview

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes. With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.

Position Summary:The Financial Analyst role will support the Columbus Industries & HVAC business units. This role will be responsible for providing financial oversight to the organization's international operating sites, performing financial analysis, and supporting various financial support projects. This position also assists with the completion of the annual budget and monthly financial forecasting requirements. We are seeking talented individuals with a desire to learn our business, and the talent and work ethic to leverage this role and progress longer-term into roles of increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Be a cultural champion demonstrating trust, a bias for action and entrepreneurship

• Support the monthly consolidation of financial results and forecast information, including reporting packages for distribution to the senior leadership team

• Provide FP&A support including YoY price, cost savings & sales commission analyses

• Providing financial insights to aid in assessing opportunities to achieve financial goals; independently, be able to identify issues, and provide solutions.

• Responsible for analysis of business operational costs to provide insight into potential cost savings and process improvements.

• Perform quarterly forecasting to provide accurate predictions of future financial performance, analyzing trends and providing insight.

• Create and manage reporting tools within ERP software and Power BI to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

• Identify opportunities for financial performance improvement across the organization.

• Support ad-hoc financial analysis and contribute financial support to various projects.

• Support annual budgeting process and coordinate activity with other branches and entities

• Analytical (domestic and international) projects focusing on profitability and cost control

• Partner with all levels of the organization to identify efficiencies and continuous process improvements both in accounting and operations

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of financial related experience

• S. in Accounting or Finance is required and CPA and/or MBA preferred

• Proficient with ERP systems and general comfort level with information management systems and database management, including the ability to learn system functionality and administration quickly

• Advanced technical skills with applications, such as Excel, a must. Power BI experience a plus.

• Ability to work effectively in an environment with diverse audiences, management levels, cultures, and personalities

• Demonstrate high level of written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicate information, ideas, procedures, and processes in a logical sequence and effectively communicate with different functions, and at different organization levels, within a high-profile role.

• Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills with the proven ability to work on multiple projects at once. Should be able to prioritize, work independently, and solve problems, working comfortably under pressure.

• Ability to create sophisticated and creative analyses and translate those results to easily digestible messages, communications, and presentations