Financial Analyst - Greater Chicago Area Only - BUNZL
Morton Grove, IL
About the Job
Description
At Bunzl, We Put People First .
+ Bunzl was recognized as one of Forbes 2022 America's Best Mid-Sized Employers.
+ Bunzl is a global company that offers job stability and career growth.
+ A full range of great benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), educational assistance and much more to help employees take care of themselves and their family.
+ A proud commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives driving awareness and creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.
+ A green company with specific programs to enhance and upgrade our business practices and procedures to reduce any harmful effects our activities have on our planet.
An exciting Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) work opportunity, located in Morton Grove, IL. Assist in the development of a new Finance Organization! This role will be primarily responsible for providing financial expertise and business analysis with a focus on creating impressive PowerBI reports, Customer Contracts and managing the ongoing process to ensure Revenue Recognition is correct and complete. Contributes to the development and implementation of business team priorities by participating in joint issue identification, analysis, and resolution.
Responsibilities:
+ Create and maintain financial and operational reports in PowerBI to provide insight into key business drivers and guide priorities
+ Perform advanced analytics to better understand the critical drivers of our business and develop financial models to support the analysis of results.
+ Perform periodic analysis to ensure results are in line with targets and work with leaders across the organization to develop actions to close any gaps.
+ Support the economic analysis of various critical and strategic decisions being pursued within the company, primarily focusing on pricing of commercial contracts and the pro forma modeling to assess alternatives and present recommendations.
+ Address issues with appropriate teams to develop a plan of action. Identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to improve processes and practices. Work with business and functional teams to develop consistent management reporting and processes.
+ Develop a partnership between Finance and the Functional Areas (Operations, Logistics, IT, Procurement) to foster a collaborative network to understand the pain points, cost drivers, and provide recommendations to manage costs/projects/initiatives including measuring productivity.
+ Bring a mind-set of continuous improvement to the organization to develop more efficient and better ways to achieve our business objectives.
_Requirements:_
+ Bachelor’s degree preferred
+ Experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, data analytics, statistics, computer science or economics preferred
+ At least 1 year of experience in applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance).
+ Intermediate Data Visualization Skills Required in Power BI, or SQL or Tableau, or Snowflake.
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel modeling and financial business modeling are strongly preferred.
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint or data visualization tools to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
+ Ability to piece together different bits of data for analysis
+ Take ownership and be adaptive to the fast-paced nature of the business to manage priorities and pivot as those priorities or scope change.
+ Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
+ Excellent analytical and communication skills.
+ Curiosity to understand the intricacies of the business and how things work.
So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.
Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.
_Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company_ _match._
_Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law._
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
At Bunzl, We Put People First .
+ Bunzl was recognized as one of Forbes 2022 America's Best Mid-Sized Employers.
+ Bunzl is a global company that offers job stability and career growth.
+ A full range of great benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), educational assistance and much more to help employees take care of themselves and their family.
+ A proud commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives driving awareness and creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.
+ A green company with specific programs to enhance and upgrade our business practices and procedures to reduce any harmful effects our activities have on our planet.
An exciting Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) work opportunity, located in Morton Grove, IL. Assist in the development of a new Finance Organization! This role will be primarily responsible for providing financial expertise and business analysis with a focus on creating impressive PowerBI reports, Customer Contracts and managing the ongoing process to ensure Revenue Recognition is correct and complete. Contributes to the development and implementation of business team priorities by participating in joint issue identification, analysis, and resolution.
Responsibilities:
+ Create and maintain financial and operational reports in PowerBI to provide insight into key business drivers and guide priorities
+ Perform advanced analytics to better understand the critical drivers of our business and develop financial models to support the analysis of results.
+ Perform periodic analysis to ensure results are in line with targets and work with leaders across the organization to develop actions to close any gaps.
+ Support the economic analysis of various critical and strategic decisions being pursued within the company, primarily focusing on pricing of commercial contracts and the pro forma modeling to assess alternatives and present recommendations.
+ Address issues with appropriate teams to develop a plan of action. Identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to improve processes and practices. Work with business and functional teams to develop consistent management reporting and processes.
+ Develop a partnership between Finance and the Functional Areas (Operations, Logistics, IT, Procurement) to foster a collaborative network to understand the pain points, cost drivers, and provide recommendations to manage costs/projects/initiatives including measuring productivity.
+ Bring a mind-set of continuous improvement to the organization to develop more efficient and better ways to achieve our business objectives.
_Requirements:_
+ Bachelor’s degree preferred
+ Experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, data analytics, statistics, computer science or economics preferred
+ At least 1 year of experience in applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance).
+ Intermediate Data Visualization Skills Required in Power BI, or SQL or Tableau, or Snowflake.
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel modeling and financial business modeling are strongly preferred.
+ Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint or data visualization tools to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
+ Ability to piece together different bits of data for analysis
+ Take ownership and be adaptive to the fast-paced nature of the business to manage priorities and pivot as those priorities or scope change.
+ Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
+ Excellent analytical and communication skills.
+ Curiosity to understand the intricacies of the business and how things work.
So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.
Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.
_Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company_ _match._
_Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law._
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Source : BUNZL