Financial Analyst (Sales Ops)

The role:

The Finance Analyst, Sales Ops plays a critical role on Kao USA’s finance team and is a key business partner to the Consumer Care business. 

This position partners with various counterparts including Marketing, Operations, and the Finance organization. The Finance Analyst, Sales Support will be responsible for compiling and analyzing sales and market data and providing valuable feedback and actionable insights to guide our promotional and sales activities.

What you will do:

• Partnering with the financial analysts for the US Brands to compile, analyze, and reporting sales data and to forecast business trends
• Compile and communicate the US customer P&L’s in a timely and accurate manner
• Support the FP&A analysts with cross brand data including variable selling, coupon, MDF and Opportunity fund spending
• Provide timely, accurate and actionable information required to help manage the business and support initiatives on an ad hoc basis
• Develop or assist in developing user-friendly, analytical tools to evaluate the effectiveness of various support tactics

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of related experience, Finance experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience with financial analysis and management reporting is required.
• Must possess advanced Excel skills, and basic skills in PowerPoint & Word
• Experience with data analytic software such as PowerBI, a plus
• Must have a general understanding of IFRS requirements
• Experience in SAP and BPC a plus

A reasonable salary range is:  $65,000 - $85,000.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community. 

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

EOE, including disability/vets

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