Sonoco · 3 months ago
Business Unit Financial Analyst
Chesterfield, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelSonoco is a company focused on providing innovative solutions in the packaging industry. They are seeking a Business Unit Financial Analyst to support long-range and strategic planning, management reporting, budgeting, and performance management to drive financial results and support business decisions.
ChemicalIndustrialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPlastics and Rubber ManufacturingRecycling
Responsibilities
Report, track and assist in developing strategic objectives including growth, profitability, product and service mix, and geographic presence. Participates and assists Corporate FP&A on approach and best practices
Ability to participate in Corporate Development projects to support various M&A activity
Ability to identify the top KPIs that drive results, ability to isolate, measure, track and influence results, including variance analysis to prior year, budget, and reforecast
Play an active role in presenting monthly results and providing explanations of drivers
Supports the development of annual capital spend through strategic prioritization and ROI goals
Execute annual budgets for the Business Unit based on inputs from Operations and Corporate FP&A
Manage recurring forecasts on a timely basis to support decision analysis that drive internal action and inform external expectations
Play active role in preparing budgets and reforecasts, for divisions, regions, countries, plants or cost centers
Support capital forecasting to improve cashflow forecasting and investment decisions
Develop insights, raise concerns, and report appropriate actions to respective owners to optimize net working capital improvement
Identifies and challenges key assumptions and risk-related capital projects and conducts post-capital reviews
Challenge and ensure completeness, reasonable assumptions, and financial viability of capital project analysis as part of capital approval routings
Partner with Business Unit and operational leaders to provide insight, analysis, and financial acumen to support business decisions, challenge base assumptions, and identify potential opportunities and strategies
Enhance the capabilities, tools, techniques, and models to enable Finance to influence and drive better decision making in the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's/First Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics Business or related disciplines
Relevant experience working in FP&A required, other Finance experience/role beneficial
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and business case development skills
Ability to connect business decisions with impacts on financial results
Ability to understand operational processes to be able to challenge base assumptions and look at potential opportunities
Ability to clearly and concisely explain drivers of results, competently answer questions regarding performance and results, influencing and encouraging actions
Ability to present business leadership relative to the role, i.e. budgets and monthly results, MBR/QBR, capital analysis, and PCAs
Deep technical knowledge and understanding of FP&A activities, specifically management reporting, financial analysis, and pricing/competitive analysis activities
Proficiency and understanding of financial statements and financial ratios
Ability to create financial models and perform complex calculations
Strong understanding of financial analysis, industry and competitive landscape, cash generation management, and risk management
Ability to complete FP&A activities with a strong attention to detail
Strong knowledge in general principles of manufacturing or costs accounting and analysis
Ability to transform large data sets to provide actionable insights
Strong knowledge of ERP and consolidation systems
Proficient with Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel and Power Point
Strong collaboration and relationship management skills
Ability to actively engage and communicate in in-person, virtual, and remote environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Coachable and a willingness to learn
Ability to provide linkage between Controllership Accounting team and BU FP&A team
Ability to manage deliverables independently as well as perform under pressure
Ability to work in cross-functional team environment across multiple levels of management
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage well through ambiguity and complexity
Preferred
Master's Degree and/or professional certification (CPA, CMA, CFA, etc)
Company
Sonoco
Sonoco is a manufacturer of consumer, industrial, healthcare, and protective packaging.
Founded in 1899
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.83B2025-07-15Post Ipo Equity· $30M
2024-09-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2016-11-07Acquired
Leadership Team
Vicki Arthur
SVP/GM Plastics and Protective Solution businesses
John Pontrello
Vice President Operations, Consumer - North America
Recent News
Precedence Research
2025-11-25
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