Financial Analyst

The Woodlands, Texas (US-TX) United States (US) 

Nexeo Plastics is a leading global thermoplastic resins distributor, representing quality products from world-class suppliers, and serving a diverse customer base across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.  From material selection to supply chain and inventory solutions, we go beyond traditional logistics to provide value-added services across many industries, including automotive, healthcare, packaging, wire and cable, 3D printing and more.  Our people, our passion, our global reach, and our technology platform allow us to create unique ways to reduce complexity in your business, identify efficiencies, and unlock value for suppliers and customers.  Nexeo Plastics facilities are ISO 9001 certified. We diligently observe a commitment to quality in all of our practices and adhere to a defined quality policy.

Nexeo Plastics is a leading global thermoplastic resins distributor, representing quality products from world-class suppliers, and serving a diverse customer base across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. From material selection to supply chain and inventory solutions, we go beyond traditional logistics to provide value-added services across many industries, including automotive, healthcare, packaging, wire and cable, 3D printing and more. Our people, our passion, our global reach, and our technology platform allow us to create unique ways to reduce complexity in your business, identify efficiencies, and unlock value for suppliers and customers.

Nexeo Plastics facilities are ISO 9001 certified. We diligently observe a commitment to quality in all our practices and adhere to a defined quality policy.

Basic Purpose

The Financial Analyst is a highly valued “utility” position within the Finance Department and serves as a liaison between the commercial businesses, back-office functions, and management to develop robust and useful financial analytics in order to gain a thorough understanding of the linkage between the company’s operations and financial performance.  Primarily an individual contributor, the truly successful candidate will be team oriented and will recognize when to collaborate across functions to build trust, cooperation, and consensus.  He or she will be an energetic self-starter and highly motivated by personal success and committed to the overall success of the department and the company.  Must prefer, and can successfully thrive in, an extremely fast-paced, dynamic, and performance-oriented environment. 

Position Responsibilities

• Financial reporting including monthly business performance reviews, operating reports and management reporting packages
• Develop annual budgets and forecast updates, including insightful performance reporting and detailed variance analyses
• Developing financial models, financial and operational metrics and processes necessary to support forecasts for key financial statement components
• Cash forecasting and planning
• Working capital forecasts and reporting
• Ad hoc analysis and business case support
• Long-term strategic planning
• Productivity and cost savings initiatives
• Headcount reporting
• Additional duties as assigned by management

Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience & Skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, general business or other quantitative oriented program from an accredited university REQUIRED
• Exceptional proficiency with Excel, Power Point, Power BI, SAC or other similar financial software and large data-analysis tools REQUIRED
• Experience with Python and SQL or other similar complex data analysis tools helpful
• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience within a high-growth environment
• Strong business acumen and ability to quickly analyze and synthesize large complex data sets
• Previous experience partnering with commercial and functional leaders in a financial role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build rapport with all levels of the organization
• Highly collaborative with cross-functional team-oriented focus
• Highly motivated with a proven track record of delivering superior results
• Must have the ability to organize and set priorities to meet deadlines

Nexeo Plastics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  Additionally, Nexeo Plastics participates in the E-Verify program to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.