BUILD A BETTER CAREER WITH MSC
Serving customers and our community starts with the best people doing their best work. That is precisely what we have created at MSC Industrial Supply Co. We are a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), products and services. We offer more than 2 million products and have over 80 years of experience across dozens of industries. We aim to execute our Built to Make You Better brand promise for all our stakeholders, including our associates.
Requisition ID :20370
Employment Type : Full Time
Job Category : Accounting/Finance
Work Location : Davidson NC, Melville NY or Toronto Canada
BRIEF POSITION SUMMARY:
The Finance Business Partner, Sr – Field Sales is responsible supporting the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, creating a strong partnership between finance and the commercial team, and driving value for the organization.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serves as the primary finance partner for the regional sales leaders
- Supports P&L analysis for area of responsibility
- Provides weekly, monthly, and annual forecast for revenue, gross margin, and operating expense
- Delivers analysis and insights that enhance decision making and create value for the organization
- Collaborates cross functionally with sales, operations, product management, and other finance functions to solve challenges for internal and external customers
- Ensures processes are in place to execute deliverables consistently, timely, and accurately
- Identifies & implements appropriate KPIs to track business performance
- Ensures effective internal controls and compliance with MSC's accounting policies and procedures.
- Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure unity of purpose and fulfillment of MSC's mission
- Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
- A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, business, or equivalent
- Minimum of five years of related experience required
- Proven track record of providing strong finance partnership
SKILLS:
- In depth knowledge of financial modeling, analysis, and forecasting is required
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Proficient in Tableau, Alteryx, ThoughtSpot, MicroStrategy or similar data & analytics platforms
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are also required, and the ability to prepare and present concise and persuasive reports and presentations
- Ability to use multiple software packages to enhance efficiency, efficacy and confidence of results