Finance Co-Pilot Analyst
Location: Thonotosassa, FL
Job Category: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Company: Nestle Professional
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Finance Co-Pilot Analyst supports US and Canadian Trade Asset service operations by providing financial, operational reporting and analysis on Trade Asset & Parts management.
- Prepares financial reporting of Trade Asset operating expenses including variance analysis, dynamic forecasting, and annual budgeting.
- Evaluates expenses at a Trade Asset platform level and at a market level to understand what is driving expenses and find opportunities for improvement.
- Provide operational reporting and analysis around service tickets and parts usage to help the team understand opportunities for efficiency and cost savings.
- Creating and maintaining reporting to help the Trade Asset team manage parts inventories and usage, field and refurb service costs, and shipping costs.
- Preparing monthly journal entries and accruals for period-end close.
- Provide monthly and quarterly updates for SAP assessments of service overheads, parts cost, and depreciation.
- Trade Asset Related Expense (TARE) P&L – reporting on TARE vs PY and forecast with variance analysis
- Parts inventory and usage reporting
- Reporting on refurb and new build/reman costs
- Reporting on service hours and installed equipment
- Driver assessment update for service and parts
- Throughput analysis and platform level service costs vs NNS
- Update TARE forecast and trade asset related expense
- Platform business model update
- Driver assessment update for depreciation
- TARE annual budget
BA/BS with major in Accounting or Finance required. CPA, CMA, CIA or equivalent preferred.
3-5 years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably operations environment.
SAP experience preferred; strong modeling skills and operational analysis required.
- High degree of business and financial acumen.
- Apply good judgement and professional integrity in decision making.
- Work effectively within a team environment.
- Possesses the ability to apply insight, has a strong service orientation, uses proactive cooperation and has the ability to thrive in a results focused atmosphere.
- Ability to influence decisions and drive decision-making in alignment with business objectives.
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization; both oral and written.
- Advanced experience applying financial accounting standards.
- Advanced level of financial reporting and comprehension to interpret results and driving factors.
- Advanced technical skills and financial modeling (Advanced Microsoft Excel, Advanced Microsoft Access PowerPoint).
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