Financial Analyst

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

SUMMARY

Integral member of the finance team supporting the preparation of various analytics, forecasts, and budgets helping to identify drivers affecting performance and results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops annual profit plan and machine hour rates
• Tracks and analyzes actual results versus profit plan
• Assists Director of Finance in preparing financial analysis for presentation to ownership, advisors, managers and other stakeholders of the business
• Supports manufacturing and sales with business analytics
• Provides analysis including, internal rate of return (IRR), payback, and other return calculations to aid in investment decision making
• Assists in preparing or reviewing other financial tasks as assigned
• Assists in reporting of the Paperboard Packaging Council data as assigned
• Has strong work ethic with an understanding of and adherence to SCT’s core values in all business decisions and interactions
• Sets good example, acting in accordance with company culture and values, prioritizes effectively, uses good communication, and delivers results efficiently
• Follows all company policies and procedures
• Projects positive company image by interacting with fellow Team Members, customers and management in a cooperative, supportive and courteous manner; displays professional attitude; complies with company dress code
• Effectively and accurately cascades and communicates company information with individuals at all levels within the organization, ensuring important information is provided and understood.
• Commits to community involvement
• Performs work according to supervisor's directives when requested
• Documents assigned tasks as required
• Ensures a clean workplace daily
• Performs other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Science or Arts in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration and minimum two years’ experience working with and analyzing financial data in a manufacturing or distribution environment. Working knowledge of JD Edwards Enterprise One is a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications - Word, Outlook, Excel software. 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Excellent leadership and motivational skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills and ability to effectively deliver, reinforce consistent messages and influence others via communication to get desired results at all levels of the organization
• Excellent planning, organizational, time-management and prioritization skills
• Ability to work satisfactorily as a Team Member and communicate with all levels within the company
• Keen business acumen combined with strong fiscal awareness and understanding
• Ability to set, adjust and change daily priorities
• Ability to handle sudden changes in project/priority and multiple tasks simultaneously in a positive fashion
• Ability to manage conflict and resolve issues in the most positive fashion for all parties concerned
• Ability to identify problems or potential problems at both a strategic and functional level and/or make or recommend decisions to resolve the same
• Willingness to accept responsibility and take on new challenges
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on a customary and regular basis
• Adept at problem solving
• Ability to use calculator and other standard office equipment (fax, copier, etc.)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

• Eighteen (18) years of age or older
• Successfully complete pre-employment drug screen, physical and background check
• Dependability
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle
• Occasional travel for training or meetings utilizing air and/or vehicle travel
• Required to carry $100,000/$300,000 liability insurance coverage on any personal vehicle used for company business.  Mileage reimbursed for use of personal vehicle on company business through expense reports submitted to the company's accounting department.
• Sufficient personal financial resources to make travel arrangements, etc. between monthly company reimbursement cycles.  Approved expenses will be reimbursed.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, understand, and communicate to others the meaning of complex documents including legal documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Ability to understand and speak clearly and communicate in English.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.  

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide both fractions and decimals, solve equations, read measurements. Ability to use formulas to calculate and analyze data.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.