Financial Business Analyst

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is seeking a Financial Business Analyst in Irving, Texas. Our Team You’ll join a dynamic team that works closely with business leaders to strengthen our workplace culture and drive operational excellence. What You Will Do Report to the Finance Director and support the Semi Test BU team across financial reporting & pricing, contributing to revenue and margin growth and improving forecast accuracy. Collaborate with business partners & analyst peers to ensure consistency & best practice in partnership and stakeholder engagement. Review and advise on opportunities for continuous enhancement of business partnering, driving growth. Work with Operations and Finance teams to align and collaborate. Ensure strong governance & control around pricing & business partnering processes and reporting. Work with the business systems team to identify & evaluate system needs to enhance pricing process and management reporting. Finance Business Partnering Act as day‑to‑day Finance Business Partner to Semi‑Test leadership and commercial teams, providing financial insight to support pricing, customer decisions, product mix, and investment trade‑offs. Partner with Sales, Product Line Managers, and Operations to identify risks and opportunities, translating financial results into clear actions. Support pricing and margin discussions by analyzing product, customer, and market profitability. Provide insight into new products, customers, and markets, helping leaders understand performance trends and implications. Forecasting, Planning & Commercial Analytics Support bookings and sales forecasting in collaboration with Commercial teams as part of the S&OP process. Monitor and analyze the CRM pipeline, sales funnel, and distributor POS data to support demand planning and reliance. Evaluate forecast changes and variances, communicating drivers and assumptions. Support Sales Incentive Plan calculations and communication. Month‑End Reporting & FP&A Discipline Own monthly orders, sales, and margin reporting with explanations of performance versus prior year, budget, and forecast. Partner with Finance Director to ensure timely, accurate, and well‑explained month‑end close outputs. Develop and deliver management reporting that is decision‑oriented. Annual Planning & Continuous Improvement Support development of the annual operating plan and budget process for Semi‑Test. Work with Finance, Operations, and Business Systems to improve reporting, forecasting tools, and processes. Ensure governance and consistency across pricing, forecasting, and reporting. Provide monthly orders, sales, and margin reporting and explain movements to prior year, budget, and forecast. Manage bookings & sales forecasts as part of the S&OP process with commercial teams. Understand risks & opportunities to forecast, developing relevant action plans. Monitor progress on sales related to new products, customers, or markets. Report on CRM pipeline & sales funnel, providing insights and driving planning outcomes. Work with Product Line Managers to review product line margin performance and provide pricing & cost structure insights. Analyze POS data from the distributor network. Assist in developing annual operating budget plan with functional teams. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) 2‑4 years’ experience in a similar role with a history of success. Occasional business travel (5%, as needed). Knowledge of Salesforce, Glovia ERP, Power BI, Epicor ERP preferable but not essential. Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge business teams effectively. Ability to balance short‑term demands with a long‑term strategic agenda. Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment. Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, Salesforce, Glovia/Epicor ERP. Citizenship Requirement US Citizenship required (independent security clearance not required). Permanent residents acceptable. Benefits Medical, dental, vision insurance. Flexible spending and health savings accounts. Life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability. Retirement plan with company matching. Paid vacation and time off. Educational assistance. Paid parental leave and adoption assistance where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Some offers of employment may be conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr