Sr. Financial Analyst Americas

Job Description:

GCE is the leading manufacturer of gas control equipment. Driven by innovation, we strive to deliver the highest quality gas products and services to businesses across the globe. With manufacturing, sales and supply companies located all over the world, we ensure customers can always access the world’s leading innovative gas control equipment. 

Specializing in five business areas, GCE Group focuses its expertise across cutting & welding technologies, valves, healthcare, homecare, and specialty gas systems.

Employing more than 1,000 employees around the world and with customers in more than 120 countries, our product portfolio helps support diverse sectors including the food, electronics and medical industries.

Originally formed in 1987 through the merging of two world leading businesses in gas equipment, the GCE Group has rapidly evolved since its foundation. Through industry mergers and acquisitions, the GCE group now paves the way for high quality gas equipment under three brands: GCE, GCE Healthcare and GCE Druva.

With over 100 years’ experience handling high pressure gases, we are now proudly part of ESAB corporation, a world leader in fabrication and specialty gas control technology. ESAB Corporation provides partners with advanced equipment, consumables, automation, robotics, and digital solutions which enable the everyday and extraordinary work that shapes our world. 

Position Overview:

This position will support the Operations Controller and Finance Manager at Ohio Medical by providing in-depth analysis on actuals versus budget/forecast, researching variances, assisting in preparation of financial statements, ensuring inventory is costed accurately, and assisting with inventory valuation reporting. In addition to supporting Ohio Medical, this role will have responsibility for supporting GCE Americas (US and Latin America).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support forecasting and budget process including providing analysis on variance to plan, preparing results to senior management, and assist in writing monthly commentary for GCE Americas and Ohio Medical

• Partner with functional leaders across the organization to ensure accurate and timely processing of financial inputs for month-end close

• Complete summary review reporting packages for senior leadership review

• Possess a continuous improvement mindset throughout the finance and business organization, partnering cross functionally to enhance current processes and drive results

• Identify and plan improvements in the management reporting process to drive best practices across the finance organization

• Works closely with sales, marketing, and operations management to obtain inputs for budget and forecast

• Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports as needed In support of both internal and external reporting

• Support Finance Manager and Operations controller in reviewing accounting issues to identify, research, and understand various accounting treatments and provide appropriate recommendations

• Provide support for M&A activity, specifically the integration of Finance workstreams

• Partner with Operations Controller to ensure inventory is costed accurately, perform standard cost rolls, assigning burden rates, and allocation of expenses to product lines

• Prepares and provided analysis on reporting specific to excess/obsolete inventory, inventory levels, and identifies trends to optimize inventory stock

• Analyzes trends to provide input regarding inventory levels for budget and forecast

• Responsible for providing reporting and commentary on savings versus plan for strategic initiatives/Kaizen projects

• Analyze capital projects to ensure financial metrics are meeting/exceeding target rate

Required Qualifications:

• 2 - 5 years corporate financial analysis experience in a manufacturing environment

• Solid understanding of Plant/Cost accounting including maintaining standards and performing standard cost roll

• Familiarity with large ERP systems

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration required

• MBA a plus

• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other tools

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong management and leadership skills.

• Effective communication skills.

• Detail-oriented

• Ability to multi-task, handle multiple projects with tight deadlines and work independently.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The incumbent is expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the department or unit.

This job description may be changed at any time. Ohio Medical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law

Pay Range:

$74,209.00-$86,486.00