Senior Analyst Financial Planning and Analysis

Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

NSF is seeking a skilled Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis to support our business unit leaders in the Functions space. Applicants should be comfortable collaborating with and presenting to the most senior levels of the organization, have a strong understanding of the P&L, possess the ability to multi-task and handle conflicting priorities, and have a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting Senior Leadership by providing all business insight and ad-hoc requests as needed to support NSF's functional teams

• Must be comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership – requires the ability to read, interpret, and present management reports, as well as provide ongoing education as needed to increase business acumen

• Significant ownership tied to completion of the annual budget and strategy planning processes for global functions – responsible for on-time completion and all supporting effort

• Perform month-end close duties including analyzing operational metrics, providing and interpreting monthly financial statements/business drivers, reclassing expenses as necessary, and collaborating with the General Ledger team

• Interpret variances to budget, forecast, and prior year

• Drive continuous improvement of analyses and processes to support business - gather feedback as necessary, and make enhancements to meet business needs, collaborate with team members

• Ability to dive into details as necessary to understand complex business problems fed by a variety of data sources, in a variety of local currencies

• Collaborate with the business/functions to establish common global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Develop necessary business cases for any initiatives driven by the global business unit or function

• Follow consistent processes established within the Finance function, and NSF

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience analyzing and presenting business financials

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Advanced excel skills – must be comfortable utilizing excel to aggregate and summarize large data sets in an efficient manner

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, highly comfortable communicating with senior levels of the organization

• Ability to present data in a meaningful way for team members, comfortable coaching others to improve financial/business acumen

• Ability to work independently and manage individual and sometimes conflicting timelines from a variety of business partners

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to work onsite a minimum of three days per week

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience with Salesforce, Planful, or Spotlight reporting

About Us

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we're one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

About the Team

We are the guardians of NSF's assets. We are the keepers and providers of accurate and useful financial information which empowers careful and rational decision making. We do this so NSF may better advance its public health and safety mission.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3998
• Job Category Accounting and Finance
• Locations 789 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Work Classification Hybrid