Financial Analyst - Des Moines, IA

Job Overview

This position functions as a key liaison between Finance and Project Management. This professional will lead the use of costing data to identify areas of potential margin improvement.

A Day In The Life

• Lead the project review process, with a goal of identifying areas of cost savings, process improvements, and change-order opportunities
• Develop and continuously improve processes, tools and metrics to track and analyze operational performance
• Communicate key trends and insights to estimating, manufacturing/PMs, and the management team
• Develop recommendations for process improvements and real-time interventions based on data analytics
• Track project-level performance and produce reports to aid in decision making
  • Identify bid and production issues as they arise, and communicate the issues to the relevant department heads or project managers
  • Compare actual project results to bid-basis and estimated results; facilitate feedback mechanisms among pricing, estimating and production
• Track broad trends across projects (e.g., materials cost changes, production challenges/bottlenecks, etc.) and communicate as needed to relevant teams
• Function as key link among Engineering, Pricing, Accounting, and FP&A
  • Be a go-to person across the organization for people trying to understand costs and how operating activities translate into results
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and Project Managers to
  • Identify project management process improvements and track implementation
  • Provide analysis on BOM variances and guidance on inventory or purchasing improvements as a result thereof
• Collaborate closely with the CFO and the FP&A Director to:
  • Report and present project performance, including for MBR/QBR business review presentations
  • Effectively communicate, across the organization, results and insights relating to operational performance
  • Develop innovative financial models to guide decision making on pricing and operational initiatives

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics or a related field
• 2 to 4 years of cost accounting or finance-related experience
• Strong business analysis skills
• Advanced skills in Excel and Power Point and proficiency with BI tools
• Results-oriented, with a strong desire to continuously improve and drive results
• Outstanding analytic and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, presentation, collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Proven organizational and project management skills
• Lean Process mindset

Competencies

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.