Financial Analyst (H/F)

La mission

The V.I.E. will have the following responsibilities: The Americas Financial Analyst routinely interacts with the Americas Regional Group President and Business Directors and Managers, Supply Chain Manager, Business Development, Supply Chain and Customer Service functions, Operations Accounting, the regional reporting and consolidation group of Arkema Inc., and the Finance Teams in other regions. This role also interacts regularly with the Molecular Sieves and Surfactants US teams. The Americas region consists of four (4) entities and five (4) manufacturing facilities (located in US, Mexico and Brazil), as well as 1 capacity reservation and significant imported products from Molecular Sieves and Surfactants Business. Overall, this position aligns with the BU and Americas Finance Manager to prepare and deliver detail files, financial reporting, analysis and support of all profit centers (4 in Functional Additives, 4 in Surfactants resale and 2 in Molecular Sieves resale). This role also helps coordinates to consolidate the BU’s Americas results and prepare the monthly earnings package, as well as ensures the monthly operating results are communicated in a timely and accurate manner to business management. Additional responsibilities include working with the Americas Finance Manager on the annual budget process, business review/planning, some financial modeling, ad-hoc reporting, special process improvement and SAP testing projects, as well as preparation of financial information in support of business requests. Monthly Reporting and Analysis - Actual vs Forecast 30% - Work with Americas Finance Manager to consolidate the BU’s Americas results and prepare the monthly earnings package, as well as collaboration in maintaining systems used to prepare the monthly “Flash” estimate of earnings on the 1st Work Day; Maintain the Analytical Income Statement (AIS) reporting files and update them with forecast and actual information, as well as prior year and budget information to allow for proper analysis of results; Utilize AIS excel reporting file information to compile Income Statements for each business; Works with Americas Finance Manager to compile information from AIS and other Excel files to help prepare PowerPoint Monthly Reporting Packaging for review at the Monthly S&OP Business Review;Prepares monthly structural cost reporting Monthly Forecast and Management Business Review (MBR) Meeting Preparation 25% - Prepare the Arkema Inc. 3 month forecast of operational results, working with business management, sales, marketing, logistics, purchasing, accounting and manufacturing to identify significant trends; Consolidate the regional forecast with additional data from Canada, Mexico and Brazil; Work with Americas Finance Manager during the annual business review process for FA Americas by helping to maintain the regional BU budget models to reflect the business global plan; May assist, as requested, the Americas Finance Manager in preparation of business model presentations for Management Business Review meetings. Annual Budget and Planning 25% - Work with Americas Finance Manager to facilitate the annual budget process for Arkema Inc. Maintain the regional BU budget model; Review budget data and confirm data alignment with SAP/BW and analytics – provide confirmation or discrepancy information with comments to Americas Finance Manager for review; Assist with the preparation of the budget review presentation and ensuring the budget process is tracked, monitored and maintained year round; Work with Americas Finance Manager to prepare detail files specific to volume, sales and margin, and structural costs; Provide detailed analysis that will be reviewed by Americas Finance Manager and provided to the Global Finance Director. Financial Analysis and Special Projects 20% - Ad hoc analysis/reporting as requested; SAP/BW testing of reports for process improvements, developing financial processes and reports to support business processes; Work on emerging issues and financial information for crisis response, including ad-hoc reporting, as necessary; Serves as backup to Americas Finance Manager for other budgeting, analysis and closing activities as required; Assists Americas Finance Manager with review and update of transfer pricing as necessary; Assists Americas Finance Manager with review and update of transfer pricing as necessary.