Senior Financial Analyst - Outbound Freight

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Overview

The Sr. Financial Analyst of Outbound Freight is a key partner for the Operations Organization and other cross-functional groups providing reporting, analytical insights, and overall process improvement. Key responsibilities include building reports, tracking and measuring actual results, executing financial analyses, delivering timely and accurate financial forecasts and annual budgets particularly centered around freight distribution costs. The individual is an expert at data analysis, identifying key trends for decision making and ensuring data integrity. The Sr. Financial Analyst is efficient working with large volumes of data and is an expert working with various tools such as Excel, SQL and Power BI. Must possess strong prioritization, organizational skills, interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners and leaders.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop the analysis and reporting related to outbound freight costs. Review and understand cost per mode, cost per mile, and variances related to changes in customer mix and product mix.

• Ensure freight expense targets are being met; provide fact and metric-driven analysis to improve cost variances, drive P&L optimization.

• Ability to review massive amounts of data and build the storyline to executives explaining variances to forecast, budget and prior year.

• Develop and maintain financial models to improve forecast accuracy and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the budget processes.

• Provide analyses and comparisons of current freight trends, historic freight trends, shipments out of East Coast versus West Coast.

• Uses business insights to make recommendations that impact business performance and reduce costs. Provides guidance on strategic decisions.

• Support business leader's efforts to improve business processes and drive profitability by developing insightful analytics and reports, especially in the areas of inbound and outbound freight costs.

• Design and conduct other complex ad hoc analyses in support of key business objectives, as necessary.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and define performance metrics (KPIs) and dashboards that provide insight on key trends that impact business performance. Identify emerging risk issues and trends and present analyses to senior management.

• Support the operations team and cross-functional teams by developing and enhancing dashboards, reports, and scorecards. Develop, maintain, and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models as needed.

• Allocate and validate freight costs down to the customer/item level for reporting visibility.

• Demonstrate superior analytical ability coupled with the desire and ability to execute on deliverables for real world business applications.

• Provide reports and insights to support internal and external presentation decks.

• Responsible for developing, quantifying, and evaluating the transformation of information into business intelligence to support the strategic objectives of the organization and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications & Core Skills

• BS/BA in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, or other related field.

• Advanced Excel usage (sumif, index match, lookups, pivot tables).

• Power BI experience highly preferred.

• 3+ years previous financial analysis experience in consumer products, durable goods, and/or manufacturing company.

• Previous exposure to to budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Strong leadership skills (planning, communication, relationship building, educating).

• Effective utilization of Microsoft Office tools.

• Building reports and visualizations.

• Strong business acumen and financial analysis skills.

• Influencing and networking skills.

• Extensive experience in supporting cross functional teams.

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

• Ability to work within a team environment to achieve results.

• Ability to grasp Bradshaw Home's short- and long-term priorities.

• Daily conduct requires courtesy, discretion, sound judgment.

• Excellent process improvement and problem-solving skills.

• Efficient and effective "hands on" dedication.

Core Competencies

• Math and analytical skills.
• Persuasive communication style; personable.
• Determined; driven to succeed.
• Enthusiastic, motivated.