Analyst – Operations Finance & Systems

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, build, own and continuously improve Power BI dashboards, Power Query solutions, and automated reporting using financial and operational data from the ERP and other sources.
• Identify manual, fragmented or inefficient finance and operational processes and develop standardized, scalable and automated solutions that improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Support analytical and systems related projects from initial problem definition through implementation, including gathering requirements from stakeholders across sites and functions.
• Work effectively in ambiguous environments, identifying gaps, and driving projects toward practical solutions.
• Partner closely with ERP Business Analysts to translate finance and operational data and ensure downstream reporting and analytics are accurate and reliable
• Improve data integrity by identifying discrepancies and control gaps, investigating root causes and partnering with appropriate teams to implement solutions.
• Build and maintain reporting and analytics for manufacturing spend, inventory, costing, variances, profitability and other key operational finance metrics.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, cost drivers, risks and improvement opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Develop visibility into slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory and partner with Procurement, Operations and site teams to support inventory optimization and working capital.
• Drive standardization of reporting definitions, processes and data structures across sites to improve consistency
• Develop strong expertise in ERP costing, inventory, and operational data, including how manufacturing activity flows through the P&L and Balance Sheet and serve as a key Operations Finance resource on these topics.
• Create documentation, tools and training that enable the Finance and Operations teams to more effectively use ERP data while improving data integrity and efficiency.
• Challenge existing processes and reporting with a focus on eliminating unnecessary work, enhancing data visibility and accuracy while increasing automation and improving the quality and speed of decision making.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis, operations finance, manufacturing finance or related analytical role.
• Experience analyzing financial and operational results, identifying trends and variances and translating findings into actionable insights
• Power BI and Power Query experience, including building reports and analytics from ERP or other business data.
• Experience leading projects or process improvements and working cross functionally to develop and implement solutions.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Strong financial acumen with the ability to understand how operational activity impacts financial results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated curiosity, initiative and comfort to navigate ambiguity
• Strong Power BI, Power Query, Excel and data analytics capabilities
• Experience with ERP systems, manufacturing operations, standard costing, and inventory data.
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills with demonstrated initiative and ownership
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate between financial, operational, and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to simplify complex processes, challenge existing practices, and drive standardization, automation and continuous improvement.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.