Principal Financial Analyst

## Finance Principal AnalystApplylocations: USA - Colorado - Loveland: USA - Florida - St. Petersburgtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ51233Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.**Job Summary**Under the direction of the Finance Manager Commercial Strategy generates and analyzes financial information by performing the following duties.**Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities*** Analyze, report and present production variances including price variance, material variance, scrap discrepeancies and labor/burden spend and volume variances.* Partner with Operations, customer teams and HR to develop PowerBI reports to help build business understands, monthly reporting, forecasting and adhoc requests as required.* Provide analysis and explanation of financial results.* Monitor and report financial performance, explain variances to budgets, forecasts and prior year. Prepare and present consolidated reports to management as appropriate.* Assist in automation of reports, analysis and other synergies in PowerBI and excel.* Track sales performance, providing detailed analysis of variances* Prepares and analyzes quarterly revenue recognition calculation.* Assists others in the organization to gather information in IFS, SAP, or JDE.* Support with analysis and development of FY standard costs.* Assists PLM and commercial teams with pricing of new products, NBO opportunities, or pricing changes due to tariff or cost changes.* Assists Dir of Finance and management with projects* All other duties as assigned.**Education and Experience Requirements*** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or finance, 8+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers or others in the organization.* Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.* Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.* Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.**Preferred Skills and Abilities*** Advanced PowerBI report writing skills* Demonstrated analytical skills including excel and ability to interpret and present data.* Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with all levels within the organization.* Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines; lead others through change and continuous improvement activitiesSalary range for this position is: $107,000 to $145,000 annually. The base pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, business considerations, and local market conditions, as well as candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, and skillsNordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service. #J-18808-Ljbffr