▷ [Urgent] Associate Financial Analyst

Job Description

At Ecolab, you can help take on some of the worlds most meaningful challenges, delivering critical insights and innovative solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. With our worldwide reach and ambitious growth plans, you will have the opportunity to own your future and impact what matters. Are you ready to make an impact

Ecolab is searching for a driven Financial Analyst for future opportunities within our Distributor Finance team in Pune, India.

The Financial Analyst position is part of the reporting and analysis team within the Distributor Finance department in Global Business Services. The Analyst supports month-end closes processes for our division partners and manages the calculation, payment and accounting for various distributor incentives. This position also provides reporting on department performance and executes monthly processing controls to ensure accuracy. This position involves regular interaction with distributors, division finance and Ecolab sales management teams.

Whats In It For You

- You will join a growth company offering a competitive salary and benefits
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
- Feel proud each day to work for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments

What You Will Do

- Provide month end reporting to multiple divisions summarizing Distributor Finance activity for processed resales, refunds, and handling fees
- Provide progress reporting throughout the month, identify significant variances to forecast or historical trends and identify drivers
- Manage distributor incentive programs including tracking new and expired incentives, managing rebate accruals, and administering timely processing of rebate payments
- Administer key monthly controls including inventory trending analysis to validate accuracy of processing and quickly identify and resolve issues
- KPI reporting to ensure complete and accurate resale processing in SAP
- Evaluate potential improvements and scope expansion based on changing business needs
- Provide support, ad hoc reporting, and analysis to internal and external customers
- Ensure that all reporting processes and systems are documented
- Support various ad-hoc requests from Divisional partners
- Monthly/Quarterly risk reviews with Divisional partners
- Miscellaneous project support

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in finance, Accounting or Economics
- 2-3 years of professional experience
- Proven analytical and decision-making skills
- Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Effective oral and written communication skills and strong presentation skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook), workflow software, and ad hoc reporting tools and databases
- Demonstrated project management and leadership skills
- Must be self-motivated, and both detail and process oriented
- Fluent English in speaking and writing
- Ability to utilize problem resolution skills in a fast paced and sensitive area
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to analyze and summarize data and draw meaningful conclusions
- Ability to work independently and balance priorities
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to deal with ambiguity/subjectivity

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.