At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for budgeting, reporting and analysis for various areas of the supply chain cost structure in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles and corporate accounting policies and procedures. Examples include: new product costing, conversion cost (labor and overhead), inventory, procurement, logistics and other areas of cost of goods sold. The ideal candidate will focus on the following:

• Proactive communication, showcasing important information leading to insights & decisions.
• Active engagement with cross functional stakeholders (operations / marketing / commercial), representing finance (cost and cash optimization), in support of driving category & company objectives.
• Analytical horsepower, problem solving, self-starter with ability to work autonomously.
• Ensuring accountability, including improving financial acumen of operational partners while driving action toward continuous improvement with urgency and attention to detail
• Driving personnel development and growth of analytical capabilities

Role Responsibilities

• Weekly / Monthly reporting, variance analysis and forecasting (including risks and opportunities). Support preparation of Monthly Business Reviews with executive leadership
• Create transparent and accurate cost estimates for analysis and decision purposes while keeping stakeholders accountable for target gaps and follow-up.
• Identify, highlight areas of waste within the 'end to end' cost structure, drive improvement actions as needed.
• Support finance leadership with accurate financial reporting, loss and waste analysis and KPIs to aid in decision support and to drive performance in pursuit of profit and cash flow targets.
• Support driving financial acumen with operational partners. Educating Managers, supervisors of the various cost buckets and opportunities for savings to deliver financial targets.
• Support strategic and special projects as needed. Provide bandwidth for team members when special circumstances arise
• Partner cross-functionally to manage process improvements projects, to foster greater accountability and to improve efficiency throughout the organization.
• Develop & own financial models to support business needs.
• Manage various monthly accruals and journal entries, execute accounting and internal controls efforts, complete various monthly and quarterly account reconciliations (not covered by Accounting COE) as needed

Qualifications

• Education: Finance, Accounting, or equivalent degree
• Certifications/Licensure: MBA, CPA (or equivalent) preferred
• Years of experience: 5+ years work experience in Finance / Accounting
• SAP experience a plus
• Strong supply chain experience and understanding of Supply Chain operating models
• Excellent verbal (presentation) and written communication skills
• Ability to work with large amounts of data and fluent in data manipulation and other analytical techniques, including display and visualization.
• Able to summarize output in business-friendly language and communicate effectively across a broad range of audiences, including plant-level stakeholders and executive decision makers
• Collaborative style, willing to work in cross-functional teams and experience influencing outside of reporting structures.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.