Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Account Finance - Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst in our Paper Division Corporate Account Finance Organization, located in Naperville, IL.   The individual will be responsible for providing direct financial support to the Paper Division Corporate Account Sales team.  Through this role, this position will be expected to understand the various customer programs and act as finance business partner to their assigned Corporate Account Managers (CAMs) and AVP of Corporate Accounts, within the Paper Division. This position help drive sales growth and safeguard the profitability of the business. This includes working on upfront deal making, ongoing account profit improvement projects, and price adjustments. This position will work closely with legal, marketing, sales operations, and other internal departments as needed to support the corporate account sales teams. They will also be responsible for monitoring financial provisions in the completed agreements, ad-hoc reporting, and projects as needed.

What You Will Do

• Work directly with Corporate Account Managers, District Managers, Corporate Account AVPs, legal, and marketing to provide financial support in the areas of deal analysis and contract negotiation, proforma P&L's, profit management, pricing strategy and execution, contract management and rebate analysis
• Support the Corporate Account team with development and execution of best practices and drive process improvements
• Advanced financial modeling and analysis with large data sets
• Drive pricing analysis for Corporate Accounts including contractual adjustments, hardship support, negotiation strategy, etc.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis to internal and external customers as needed
• Partner on special projects to support the business and functions (Marketing, Sales, FP&A)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 4 years of finance or accounting experience
• 2 years corporate/operational finance or strategy consulting experience
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact across multiple levels of management
• High attention to detail and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage multiple priorities
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity; able to self-manage well; highly accountable
• Results oriented; proactive; and possesses a high level of integrity
• Knowledge of SAP and Access
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Prior experience working with financial data and financial reporting systems
• Highly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point

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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.