Sr Financial Analyst - Procurement
Ecolab · Buenos Aires
At Ecolab, we are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst I to join the Procurement Finance LASC team.
In this role, you will be responsible for preparing reports, budgets, and forecasts related to procurement costs and variances, supporting the Procurement & Supply Chain Finance teams.
This position will focus on activities such as regional procurement analysis, unit cost trends/variances, material costs, net structural savings, projections of the current and future financial impact of procurement spend, and tracking material savings.
Work arrangement: Hybrid.
Location: Puerto Madero.
What you will do:
- Support monthly reporting, forecasting, and specific analyses of procurement spend, including purchase price variance (PPV) and year-over-year cost changes for the LASC market.
- Analyze trends driven by external factors, such as commodity and FX changes, and internal factors, such as market volume and mix. Review, investigate, and report significant variances.
- Support the overall material cost and PPV budgeting process, as well as the analysis of the product standard cost budget.
- Collaborate with Procurement and Finance teams to identify, track, and promote savings opportunities, such as net structural savings, gross margin initiatives, and pricing.
- Strengthen collaboration with internal business partners by engaging with Division Finance and Global Supply Chain Finance teams on material variance analysis, forecasting, and Rate-Volume-Mix analysis.
- Create and maintain accurate material cost and volume data in a regional database.
- Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis, as needed, to support Procurement and Division activities.
- Provide additional support to the Global and Market Supply Chain Finance teams, as needed.
Requirements:
- Graduate or advanced student in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (required).
- Four to six years of previous experience in accounting, finance, or costing.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, and experience with Power BI.
- Experience working with SAP (preferred).
- Advanced English proficiency (required).
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.
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