Job Description

Avery Dennison is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the Performance Tapes organization in North America. In this role, you will execute FP&A activities for North America (NA), as well as support the NA commercial organization by providing timely analytics regarding the division’s top line performance. We are looking for someone who will strive for continuous improvement in the business's financial analysis tools, capabilities and reporting, controls, and ensure all reporting deadlines are met. You will take the lead in analyzing, understanding, and explaining variances, while collaboratively working with all functions. To be successful, you will need to be comfortable working at a very fast pace to support various teammates in different parts of the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Analysis - Drive the core FP&A processes for PTNA, including Annual Planning, forecasting, weekly pulse, and business reviews
• Responsible for the tracking and reporting of financial performance measurements monthly, quarterly and annually. Including but not limited to the Month End Flash, Mid-month snapshot, Income Statements and Balance Sheet.
• Finance lead for Sales & Marketing, R&D, and G&A budget and actual spending, including support and review with the cost center owners.
• Lead all daily and monthly reporting and scorecards for the commercial organization (topline financial results).
• Assist in the preparation & presentation of the Corporate monthly/quarterly teleconference to review results, including quarterly bridge consolidation and reporting.
• Work directly with the Sales and Marketing teams on improvements to current reporting and developing new and improved tools that allow us to more effectively achieve our goals.
• Responsible for validation, reporting and uploading all required data into Corporate Hyperion Financial Management system.
• Coordinate the annual planning process, ensuring achievement of all deadlines and completion of reporting requirements.
• Coordination and Reporting of the Balance Sheet metrics including Working Capital and Free Cash Flow.
• Coordinating and consolidating the Quarterly Forecasting process across the business, along with instituting a 12 month rolling forecast process.
• Ad-hoc analysis as needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting/Finance
• 2-5 years of financial analysis experience
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Strong business partnership and analytical skills to solve problems
• Strong Excel skills, and experience in building financial analysis
• Able to handle various demands and flexible with deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Strong follow-up skills and organization.
• Strong work ethic and initiative, with an ideal aspiration to progress within the corporation.
• Team player and customer focused.
• Computer proficiency in Excel, Access, etc. Strong systems knowledge.
• Cognos (IBM), MFGPro, Oracle experience is a plus.

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Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.