Senior Analyst/Lead Analyst - Material Cost - Manufacturing Firm

Sr. Analyst / Lead Analyst - Material Cost

- Responsible for planning, analyzing, and driving execution of material cost

- Analyze Raw Material purchases and maintain accuracy and controllership of financials

- Advise Operations and Business Unit Finance teams on material and develop and implement process improvement recommendations to drive efficiencies and cost visibility

- Responsible for delivering efficient and accurate financial reporting and analysis to internal clients (Operations/Supply Chain Management, Business Units and Sectors) and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP accounting standards and Momentive's internal financial policies

- Responsible for analysis of monthly Inflation, variance vs Standard and financial reporting of logistics cost; budgeting process of material cost, quarterly forecasting, and ad hoc estimations;

- Design and improve process/reporting of Raw Material cost and work with appropriate business partners to deliver on assigned projects

- Review and approve specific business transactions as determined by company's delegation of authority policy, in coordination with Operations Finance Management, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, and Sector and Business Unit Management teams

Basic Qualifications:

- CMA/ MBA finance/ Cost Accountant exposure in analytics, accounting, business, or related field

- Min. 4-5 years of progressive finance experience as a Finance Analyst, Cost Analyst, Operations Analyst, or related role

- Critical thinking and strategic mindset

- Strong Material Cost Planning & Analysis, Financial Analysis, Budgeting,

- Excellent communication skills

- Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams in a global environment across different time zones

- Fluency in English is mandatory