Senior Financial Analyst

At the core of every successful company, you'll find a great team. Our team is truly a family and the heart and soul of the company. With a Purpose to "make tomorrow a little bit better than today" for each other, our customers, and our communities, we work together to create an environment where you can love what you do and be your best every day as you write yourself into the Lube-Tech story. And that's one of the reasons we are proud to be recent recipients of the 2021 Top Workplace USA award and previous recipients of the 2019 & 2020 Top Workplace award, issued by the Minneapolis Star Tribune!

We promise to:

Provide a safe environment: We care about each other, and it's a top priority to ensure we all go home to our families without an incident.

Celebrate what makes us unique: We look for greatness in everyone, listen to every voice, and find ways to bring out the best in each other.

Empower each other: We trust each other and create a place where everyone matters and can make a difference.

Since 1925, Lube-Tech and its founding companies have demonstrated a people-first, customer-focused approach. Lube-Tech is a family-owned company that provides advanced energy, fluid technology, lubricants, and services to OEMs and customers within the automotive, fleet, and manufacturing industries. Lube-Tech also operates Reliable Plus, a vehicle wash company that provides product and service solutions to customers within the c-store, grocery, fleet, and automotive industries.

JOB PURPOSE or JOB SUMMARY:

As a member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team, the Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in the business planning, forecasting, and monthly review process. This position will provide analytical and strategic support to internal customers and support the drive for spend optimization and efficiency creation.

This role will require becoming a subject matter expert in the assigned business units and use financial acumen to develop data models that aid in providing actionable, insightful analysis. By thoroughly understanding the company's businesses and industries, the Senior Financial Analyst will be able to pinpoint how the company can leverage its strengths and improve it weaknesses through various business processes and by leveraging different sources of data.

Within the Finance department, this role must be able to drive process improvement on a continuous basis. This will require a strong systems proficiency, project management skills, and ability to engage others by working cross-functionally to implement new systems and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Execute quarterly rolling forecast process for several business units
* Lead monthly financial reviews for supported business units: P&L, capex, inventory, balanced scorecard
* Research variances, trends and financial and operational drivers to prepare advanced presentations and reports that articulate clear recommendations to business leads
* Manage capital reporting and planning process and assist with development of business cases
* Development of profitability modeling and reporting at the item, project, customer, and entity levels
* Support preparation of Board and SLT financial review presentations
* Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and project work as needed such as scenario planning for new and existing business opportunities
* Administrator of EPM/financial reporting system which includes user security, database maintenance, report development, and end user training
* Drive continuous process improvement within finance organization

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other applicable major required
* MBA preferred

Experience and/or Training

* 5+ years in Finance, Accounting, or Business Analytics
* Experience with sales, operations, and financial planning
* Experience with complex financial modeling and forecasting methods
* Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial systems (e.g. Planful, Hyperion, BPC), and BI systems (e.g. Cognos, Tableau, Halo)
* Experience with capital planning and reporting
* Ability to collaborate with cross-functional business partners and communicate models and underlying assumptions clearly to influence decision making
* Detail oriented with exceptional analytical, organizational, project management, and presentation skills
* Results-driven approach with ability to operate under a high degree of autonomy in making decisions and implementing change
* Solutions-oriented with ability to quickly assess a situation and offer alternatives with related risks and rewards
* The ability to work effectively with staff at all levels of the organization and consistently display a high level of professionalism in all interactions
* The ability to identify challenges, actively work to find solutions and make ongoing process improvements
* Proven ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy under tight deadlines and to manage multiple projects
* Ability to provide excellent customer service to multiple customers with competing priorities in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Ability to work well in a team environment and make significant individual contributions

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and/or hear, and/or use hands to handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, and/or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while moving files or small packages. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is continuously required to perform comprehensive reasoning, decision making and math skills.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

We are always working to ensure our teammates know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits beginning day one, Lube-Tech offers employees a variety of perks, including:

Philanthropy - Giving back to our communities is woven into the fabric of who we are. Throughout the year, there are many opportunities for employees, and their families, to get involved and give back. The Employee Giving Program allows you to donate to a 501c3 nonprofit of your choice and the Bame Foundation will match your contribution, dollar for dollar!

Total Wellness - Your health and well-being are important to us which is why you'll have benefit coverage on your first day of employment. Lube-Tech offers employees complimentary use of our onsite fitness facilities where available. In addition to physical wellbeing, Lube-Tech offers a variety of mental health, financial, and other resources to every employee.

Paid Time Off - All employees begin earning paid time off (PTO) upon hire, with the ability to earn 3 weeks of PTO in the first year of employment!

Paid time off when it matters most - We offer paid time off for bereavement & parental leave so you can be with your family when it matters most. We observe eight paid holidays and provide two floating holidays per year.

Profit-Sharing - A significant factor in employee engagement is believing you make a difference and have an impact on the success of the company. Lube-Tech has a history of sharing success with teammates through its quarterly Profit-Sharing program.

Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why many roles at Lube-Tech allow for a casual dress work environment. We provide uniforms and personal protective equipment for many roles including drivers, technicians, and warehouse.

Lube-Tech is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.