Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Segment

Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Segment

Are you a Finance or Accounting professional looking to expand your knowledge and experience? Would you be excited to join an industry leader with global operations in over 70 countries? If so, you might be the perfect fit for this Financial Analyst opportunity! ASSA ABLOY is a world leader in total door opening solutions. ASSA ABLOY's Commercial Segment is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the team. We are seeking a results-oriented finance professional to join our dynamic, fast-paced organization! The Senior Financial Analyst will support operational performance, prepare financial budgets, and assist with general accounting procedures. This position will collaborate closely with the finance and accounting functions within the Commercial Segment and provide support to these teams at the business level. This position sits onsite in New Haven, CT reporting to the FP&A Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Support the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Analyze monthly financial results, identifying key variances to budget, forecast, and prior year, and provide actionable insights to management.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly executive financial reporting packages, including commentary on business performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models and perform ad hoc analyses to support strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, investments, and cost optimization efforts.
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to improve financial performance and support data-driven decision making.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting and analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of executive-level presentations and financial communications for senior leadership.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and review intercompany allocations, billings, and related reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Support compliance with internal controls, corporate accounting policies, and financial reporting requirements.
• Assist with balance sheet account reviews and reconciliation processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to resolve reporting issues and improve financial processes.
• Participate in acquisition and business integration activities, including financial analysis, reporting alignment, and support of purchase accounting requirements as needed.
• Assist with audit requests and provide financial documentation and analysis to support internal and external audits.
• Maintain documentation of financial and accounting processes, policies, assumptions, and reporting methodologies.
• Support special projects and ad hoc analyses as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or a combination thereof.
• Strong experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and month-end close processes.
• Proficiency with financial planning and reporting tools such as Power BI, OneStream, Oracle SmartView/Hyperion, Business Objects, or similar platforms.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards (JDE), SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or other comparable enterprise systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, lookups (XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH), and data analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to develop executive-level presentations and communicate financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting month-end close, audit activities, and compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures.
• Ability to retrieve, manipulate, and analyze large datasets from multiple systems to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships across finance, accounting, operations, and business leadership teams.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently while effectively collaborating within a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Limited domestic travel, up to 5% as business needs require.

Preferred Skills:

• Progress toward or desire to obtain an MBA preferred.
• Our ideal candidate will possess a solid foundation in finance and be motivated to grow with our global organization.
• Exposure to a multi-divisional or multi-plant manufacturing setting preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting principles in accordance with GAAP, IFRS preferred.
• Experience with process automation, business intelligence tools, and financial systems optimization.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, business integrations, or purchase accounting activities.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and bonus eligible
• Paid vacation, sick time, and paid company holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Tuition reimbursement, learning and career development opportunities
• Flexible spending employee assistance program
• Discount portal
• Recognition, well-being, and employee experience programs designed to support and celebrate you throughout your career

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group. Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.