Senior Financial Analyst

Finance RoleWe're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.This high-visibility finance role supports our Chattanooga, TN and Millington, MD sites. The position serves as a key business partner to cross-functional site leaders and provides financial leadership across multiple value streams, drives productivity and inventory performance. This role leads core plant financial processes, and partners closely with operations through analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.What You Will Experience In This Position:Drive both cost and cash productivity in the plants partnering with the leadership team to generate top line growth and gross margin expectations.Lead and improve our Excess and Obsolete analysis and process.Prepare reports on daily, weekly & monthly basis to assist in the tracking and improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash metrics.Lead location inventory and asset reporting, review, and accuracy.Drive the development of analytical tools and capabilities to better understand the plants' manufacturing cost structure. Types of analysis includes variance analysis for conversion and material cost, productivity results, and Value Stream production results.Understand and show capability to summarize and communicate clearly value stream and plant financial and operating results in order to measure progress against objectives and to assess the effectiveness of decisions made by plant management team.Clearly articulate the drivers of variance, including volume, mix, inflation and productivity. Support understanding of Percent of Completion revenue recognition.Provide variance analysis of cost center spend vs budget, identifying trends and key cost drivers.Participate in and able to lead cross-functional projects focused on driving operational improvements in the plant.Lead the month-end close process which includes preparing journal entries and loading results in reporting package tool.You Have:Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance related field required.3+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Operational Finance or Corporate Finance. Experience with plant standard costing systems.Previous experience working with Percent of Completion Revenue recognition is preferred.Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel; experience with Tableau, Sievo, and/or OneStream XF is an asset; familiarity with ERP systems preferred.Knowledge of US GAAP.Well organized and can prioritize multiple projects with competing timelines.Interpersonal skills that build and maintain excellent relationships and credibility.Demonstrates a high level of understanding of how key finance and manufacturing decisions impact the business units and forecasted operating results/cash flows.Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.We Have:A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every dayCommitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and workCore values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.Benefits to support the lives of our employeesPay Transparency nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply. Compensation Range: $76,000.00 - $141,100.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.