Senior Commercial Financial Analyst, Closures North America

About the position At Aptar, we use insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies that build brand value for our customers, and, in turn, make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of people around the world. Every day, Aptar creates 'a-ha moments' for its customers and their consumers and patients by continually bringing innovations to market that convert non-dispensing packaging into breakthrough product-dispensing systems, including those that give people more effective ways to put on their favorite fragrance, kids the opportunity to pour ketchup without making a mess and patients connected technologies that help them more easily adhere to treatment. We have manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America and over 13,000 dedicated employees in some 20 countries. This role provides key support for the regional marketing and sales teams through reporting of sales and profitability, product quotations and detailed customer analysis. It will also provide support to the broader regional management team and Global Account Management teams. This includes, but is not limited to: product sales volume, mix and cost; customer quotations (product pricing, cost modelling and contract terms); cost center budget analysis; development of annual and periodic forecasts and analysis; and other ad-hoc reporting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and provide support to marketing and sales leaders to ensure customer quotations are completed accurately and all product sales activities and costs are properly reported and analyzed.

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• Manage all custom and stock quoting activity. Ensure the calculated accuracy and reporting of pricing for customer quotations, often within a business day. Assist in the creation of the creation of pricing strategies.

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• Drive thorough analysis of monthly sales and profitability by customer, product and application field with a focus on opportunities for improvements and pricing gains.

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• Provide financial information regarding the pricing, profitability, mix, and product costing impacts periodically and as determined by the marketing and sales leaders.

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• Provide analysis for variances on an ongoing basis between Budget, Forecast and Actuals.

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• Lead the financial portion of the monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasting and budgeting processes.

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• Ensure the impact of mix and volume changes are forecasted by the compilation of product sales forecasts from Sales.

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• Drive weekly review of sales and orders compared to forecast.

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• Utilize reports from core IT systems and provide analytical information in a timely and actionable format.

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• Support the ongoing implementation and upgrading of reporting capabilities both systematically and on an ad hoc basis.

Requirements

• College or University Degree in Finance or Accounting.

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• Minimum of 5 years of finance experience with demonstrated breadth of experience throughout finance sub-functions including commercial finance, operational analysis/cost accounting and financial planning and analysis.

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• Strong capability in Excel and ERP reporting systems (SAP, etc).

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• Familiarity with GAAP reporting and accounting requirements.

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• Fluency in English (additional language skills are desirable).

Nice-to-haves

• MBA/CPA preferred.

Benefits

• An exciting, diverse and value based working environment.

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• Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities.

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• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.

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• Contribute to the communities where we reside.

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• Innovative benefits plan which includes: 401k & Retirement Savings plan, vacation, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet insurance, wellness plan, and generous paid maternity/paternity leave.

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