Financial Analyst - Lakeshore, Canada - Leggett & Platt

Leggett & Platt

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Lakeshore, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt's overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives - by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt's inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years.

As _The Components People_, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products.

Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, têxtile, and geo components industries.

Automotive

Leggett & Platt Automotive is a global provider of wire forms, mechanical control cables, wireless charging, as well as seat lumbar, suspension, bolster, actuator, and motor systems.

In addition to these award-winning, category-leading products, we offer tailored goods due to our expertise in product development and attention to market trends.

Our unique competitive advantages give us unmatched insight into the demands of the consumer.

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***: The FP&A Analyst will have a leading role in both branch and product line Financial Planning and Analysis processes. This role is responsible for the accurate completion of monthly, annual and long-term forecasting to ensure cost[1]effective operations within the guidelines set by LPA. This role will complete analysis of current data and provide recommendations for improvements. They will assist in the completion of relevant Business Plans and audit the effectiveness of actual performance. This role will be responsible for ensuring the use of streamlined modeling in coherence with global standardization. The FP&A Analyst will work closely with the Regional Costing teams to ensure proper and effective financial methodologies. This role will often be called upon to present relevant data & summaries to functional areas throughout the organization to help explain results, changes, and impacts on potential scenarios.

Key RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for planning, analysis and reporting at a branch level to drive local optimization, and to support global product line requirements.

Performs several key tasks during the monthly planning cycle in the areas of pricing, non-volume revenue, direct labor, standard costs, margin analysis, expense forecasts, working capital inputs, projection reasonableness, etc

Providing insight to the Costing team to appropriately account for costing parameters.

Support local plants in cost save initiatives. Drive cost reduction and profit enhancement via analysis and related recommendations for the business.

Support both local plant and global FP&A with ad hoc reporting and analysis.

Ensuring that data provided by other groups is validated and vetted prior to inclusion in planning.

Educate and train others on FP&A.

Educational requirements, Certifications:

Post-secondary degree from an accredited University in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; Professional certification and/or MBA preferred.

Experience:

5+ years of financial planning and analysis experience within a manufacturing environment (automotive preferred)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY:

Ability to work on global teams, proficient verbal and written communication

Solid understanding of FP&A and costing methodologies

Extensive experience with S&OP and budgeting/forecasting processes

Computer literacy, specifically Microsoft Excel (SQL a plus)

Proficiency in ERP systems, familiarity with Microsoft D365 preferred

Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail and process

High integrity and ethical standards, and an ability to handle confidential information

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Our Values
Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth good or bad.
Do Great Work Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact,