Operations Financial Analyst

As a key member of the Materials Group North America Operations Finance Team, the Operations Financial Analyst, provides key analytical and financial analysis, planning and reporting services and support to the Operations and Supply Chain Organization. Prepare financial and business-related analyses, forecasts and research, and ensure accurate and timely reporting and analysis of financial data.  Provides business partnership with key Operations and Supply Chain Stakeholders to help establish and track site and divisional performance against targets/goals.  Driver process improvements throughout the Operations finance team through the use of business intelligence tools and analytics.  Identifies productivity projects and other continuous improvement opportunities and eliminates inefficiencies in financial processes. Key Responsibilities:Business Partnership: Provides Finance and Operations & Supply Chain Management with interpretive and predictive financial analysis to drive actionable insights to the Operations Finance team. Provide support to the Plant Operations team to plan, report and analyze all expenses. Provide general support and assistance to Operations Finance Director and other members of the Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Team on a variety of topics/duties/tasks. Support various finance and operations stakeholders in the development and use of Oracle BI tools.Planning/Reporting/Analysis: Lead the coordination & planning of key recurring financial events (ie., AOP, Weekly R&O, Quarterly Forecast) within MGNA Operations Finance for MGNA Operations & Supply Chain Lead the preparation and review of the Divisional Corporate MOE AOP, Quarterly Forecast & Weekly R&O Process for MOE & Scrap/Losses, including the completion of required schedules/templates Evaluate key drivers and root cause(s) and provide meaningful analysis to explain Plant Operating Expense performance and variances to target/commitments. Develop specific BI tools to analyze and automate weekly and monthly reporting. Fulfill various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requirements, including developing, analyzing and presenting information. Prepare and/or oversee the preparation of the business case(s) and associated financial justification(s) for certain capital expenditure requests that involve multiple manufacturing locations and/or divisional-based, larger capital projectsContinuous Improvement: Participate in continuously improving financial and operational business processes. Lead local and division-wide improvement initiatives. Provide subject matter expertise and training to the operations teamControllership/Compliance: Perform and/or review and approve divisional financial analysis and journal entries and/or standard reserves/accruals/allocations related to monthly financial closing process. Support internal & external audits & perform required SOX audit activities to ensure compliance certification for the division/site. Coordinate follow-up actions identified during month-end MGNA Finance Close Meeting with MGNA Locations and ensure these are completed timely In conjunction with BPO provider (Accenture), review and/or perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assemble applicable back-up/supporting documentation