Senior Analyst, Finance General

This role in summary

Whirlpool is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Financial Analyst in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is an onsite role.

You will lead and manage critical business and financial initiatives throughout the manufacturing plant, with a heightened focus on labor expense forecasting, variance analysis, and productivity projects management. You will also influence business decisions through plant budget management, World Class Manufacturing Cost Deployment activities, product costing, and capital acquisition activities. While doing so, you will have the opportunity to apply finance skills, strengthen business acumen, and accelerate your professional career in a Fortune 200 consumer products company with a global presence.

You will have an opportunity to work in various roles within the manufacturing plant while opening up opportunities across the broader company including treasury, corporate accounting, control functions or/and to supporting regional businesses in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Procurement.

Your responsibilities will include

• Forecasting and Labor Expense Analysis

  • Provide near and long-range forecasting to enhance strategic decision-making (strategy planning, annual profit plan, and monthly outlook)

  • Lead labor expense forecasting and variance analysis, tracking direct/indirect labor costs, overtime, and headcount planning against operational budgets

  • Review financial results in Annual Profit Plan to ensure reasonability and consistency with overall financial objectives

• Manage Productivity Projects and Process Efficiency

  • Lead financial management and progress tracking of productivity projects and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Cost Deployment initiatives to drive cost savings

  • Deliver continuous improvements in the Annual Profit Planning and monthly outlook processes to drive simplification and overall reduction to the processing and cycle time of the planning process

  • Utilize knowledge of processes and systems to advise cross-functional teams on appropriate data sources for analysis

  • Drive improvements in key financial and labor management processes to optimize efficiency and quality of data

• Drive Analytical Insights for Process Partner

  • Deliver analytical insights on plant labor efficiency, productivity metrics, and spend drivers to influence decision-making with plant operations leaders

  • Deliver analytical insights and influence decision-making by influencing category and channel finance leaders

  • Establish relationships with process partners in the finance organization that facilitate effective collaboration and drive positive change in our processes

• Influence and lead key business decisions

  • Collaborate with individuals across North America finance organization to ensure effective and accurate financial reporting processes and internal controls

  • Ensure adherence to all Sarbanes Oxley requirements and strict adherence to all Whirlpool manufacturing standards and methods.

  • Serve as a leader within the supported operational team to ensure effective and timely decisions

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree

•  3+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting

Preferred skills and experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

• MBA in Finance or Master in Accounting

• CMA (Certified Management Accountant) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant) certification

• Demonstrated experience in labor expense forecasting, productivity tracking, and productivity project management in a manufacturing environment

• Excel or Google Spreadsheets proficiency, working knowledge of Macros and Script

• System proficiency: SAP, Tableau, Alteryx, Blackline, ERP systems

• Technical continuous improvement knowledge (LEAN, Six Sigma, WCM, or similar)

What we offer

Generous benefits package, Whirlpool employee discount, fitness & educational reimbursement programs, kitchenettes, and more! Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations: Beautiful, recently renovated office space, free coffee, biking/walking trails, and access to The Eddy - Early Childhood Center (depending upon availability - additional costs required).

Additional information

Whirlpool’s Ways of Working

Our goal is to provide an environment that helps you bring your best to Whirlpool every day.  We offer flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what’s important at work and at home, including:

• Always On Flexibility - You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed. 

• Two-Week Work from Anywhere - Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.

• Sabbatical - Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.