Senior Finance Analyst – Commercial Business Partner

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. 

This position is responsible for assisting in the development and analysis of a monthly Commercial forecast.  In addition, the Sr. Financial Analyst, will assist in the transfer of financial knowledge and the reinforcement of financial principles to the Commercial Organization.  Key Result Areas include achieving results with regards to delivering Commercial Gross Margin plan/forecast through analysis, insight and supporting decision making.

Specific Accountabilities

• Lead the customer teams during business planning by providing financial and business analysis (in collaboration with the Finance COE); analyze customer plans to ensure financial expectations are achieved.
• Investigate and provide understanding about Market/Cluster Performance, Outlook and Risk profile, through analysis and partnering with Commercial Teams.
• Provide decision support to Commercial Teams to help optimize Energizer’s sales and profit growth.
• Manage the Trade Spend funds to optimize ROI and ensure financial goals are met
• Provide financial analysis for major proposals affecting the business; e.g. contract renewals, line reviews and competitive pressures.
• Support delivery of system & process improvements through collaboration with TG COE and engagement with the commercial team.
• In depth evaluation (review & commentary on trends & anomalies) and reporting to key stakeholders for month end close activities & reports - examples: Monthly Flash Report (MFR), GSR and Working Capital Reconciliation, etc.

Establish follow-up actions to; course correct poor performance, or amply good outcomes

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Min 3-5 years business experience

• Complexity: Most likely single market, in direct BP responsibility. Multi in support role.

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment, delivering quality output while adhering to tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent written and oral skills

Key Competencies:

Behavioral

• Strategic Thinking.
• Change & Innovation.
• Achieving Results, Passion.
• Teamwork.
• Building Relationships.
• Developing the Organization.

Professional

• Business Acumen.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Financial Integrity.
• F&C Operations.
• F&C Tools & Technology.
• Driving Insights from Data.

Technical

• Business Partnering.
• Reporting.
• Financial Analysis.
• Planning budgeting & forecasting.
• Capital Administration.
• Finance Process & Tools.
• Visualization.
• Insight Generation.
• Automation.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• SAP experience.

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.