Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: Ottobock
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
For more than a century Ottobock has pursued the mission of
helping people living with limb loss or mobility challenges regain
or maintain their freedom of movement. We do this through the
development of leading prosthetic, orthotic and wheelchair
innovation, and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior
patient care experiences. As a growing healthcare company, we
continue to invest in both our people and new service offerings.
With more than 8,000 employees worldwide and 1,100 across North
America, we are dedicated to advancing the O&P industry and
improving the lives of the people served by it.We are looking for a
strong Senior Financial Analyst to join out team in Austin -
(hybrid work scheduled - 3 days in office)The Senior Financial
Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis will be a key member of the
Ottobock North America Finance Team, reporting to the Director of
Finance. The person in this role will drive the process of
organizational development projects and quality enhancements within
the Finance department. A strong candidate will have the
opportunity to grow into the Director of Finance role overseeing a
team. Such growth will be supported by on-the-job training as well
as by external trainings.Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:Successful job applicants will be able to perform
these essential functions with or without reasonable
accommodations:Own finance business partner functions supporting
the business, managing and monitoring the P&L for both short
and long-range scenarios.Engage and influence investments,
go-to-market strategy and design, pricing strategy, productivity
drivers, headcount and commissions design.Perform regular tasks for
monthly closing and reporting, including variance analysis and
rolling forecasting, as part of the regional and global performance
reportingActively identify and implement improvement opportunities
for the current financial reporting, planning and forecasting
processes in close alignment with senior leadership,e.g. improve
SAP cost center structure and its underlying data in order to
utilize company's business intelligence and visualization tools to
provide increased transparency for more effective business
steeringe.g. implement SAP profit center accounting for an
efficient and effective monthly performance reporting for local and
global stakeholdersConduct ad-hoc analysis from top line, e.g.
price-volume development by product and customer, to bottom line,
e.g. personnel and operating expenses based on SAP and non-SAP
dataWork with and lead the business and finance teams to drive
cross functional and transformation workstreams across all aspects
- people, process and technology.Establish and monitor internal
controls to ensure the accounting activities are in accordance with
company and legal policies and procedures.Focus on Intercompany
relationships and regional cost accounting and sharing.Supervisory
and/or Leadership Responsibilities:None initially, with possibility
to grow into personnel management responsibilities in the
future.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Ability to build strong and
productive business partner relationships, influencing leaders and
stakeholders throughout the organization, including the ability to
work directly with and around senior company leadership.Strong
financial planning experience required (global experience
preferred).Ability to prioritize, take ownership and work
independently fueled by intrinsic motivation and an
outcome-oriented mindset.Analytical and structured approach coupled
with hands on mentality to problem-solving aiming for excellence
and continuous improvement.High reliability and data accuracy in
combination with clear communication for effectiveness in team and
organization across functionsEager to learn and grow with positive
energy in changing environment.Excellent interpersonal skills and
the ability to excel in a matrix environment.Minimum Qualifications
- (Education, Experience, Certification, & Licensure):Bachelor's
degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or International Business
Management (or related fields); Master's degree or MBA is a plus.5+
years working experience with exposure into project management,
management consulting and / or finance/ management accounting
related tasks.Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and
PowerPointPower BI, Salesforce, SAP Analysis for Office experience
is a strong plus.Conceptual and practical understanding of SAP R/3
SD, FI and CO is a strong plus.Physical Demands and Work
Environment:The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations must
be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.The employee may be required to
stand; reach with hands and arms, stoop and kneelThe employee may
be required to sit or stand for long periods of timeThe employee
may be required to lift, carry, push, pull or move up to 25
poundsThe employee may be required to travelThis position may be
required to work more than 40 hours per weekThis position is in an
open office environment which can be noisy and distracting.Ottobock
is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran
status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Keywords: Ottobock, Austin , Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Auditing , Austin, Texas
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