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Finance Analyst, Financial Leadership Program 2027 – Atlanta, GA
The Financial Leadership Program (FLP) is designed to develop future Smurfit West r ock finance leaders. As a Finance Analyst, you will be a part of a full-time intensive program for two years, with four 6-month assignments of which one will be an offsite field location. Following successful completion of the program, you will be placed into a permanent department based on performance, career interest, and business needs. Departments include Corporate Finance, Business Unit Finance, Corporate Accounting and Treasury. Program benefits include a Program Sponsor, Program Mentor, senior leadership exposure, training, travel, and other events (team building, leadership and volunteer).
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/economics /business/math
Minimum of a 3.5 GPA is preferred
Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and financial modeling capabilities
Ability to quickly adapt to a change in work environment, multi-task and prioritize multiple projects
Strong analytic/problem-solving skills, attention to accuracy, passion for improvement, and desire to work in a team/collaborative environment
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and potential along with interest in social/ team building events
Solid written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make concise recommendations and ability to interact credibly and diplomatically with all levels within the company
How you will impact Smurfit West r ock across the Finance organization:
Partner with finance team members to prepare quarterly Board slides and memo; present materials to leadership as appropriate Support the annual budgeting process, provide tracking and insight for projects to aid decisions in operations, maintenance and future spending
Work with the pricing and commercial finance teams to quantify and provide analysis on impact of pricing changes and price realization assumptions across the company
Perform financial modeling and return analysis for strategic projects
Analyze results at the mill, plant, customer, product and region levels and provide insight on variances to budgets and forecast
Perform month end closing and financial reporting activities, participate in physical inventories, review usage trends and participate in income statement and balance sheet reviews to ensure accuracy
Create discounted cash flow analyses for investment decisions in capital expenditures and other strategic investments
Optimizeand rationalize reporting and enhance reporting databases to drive consistency in financial practices across the organization
Performad-hoc analyses andwork with division/segment finance teams to design/produce value-added analysis and reporting for leadership and senior management
Create monthly and quarterly EBITDA bridges to quantify and explain business results; partner cross functionally to improve bridge methodology as needed
Lead projects and support key initiatives as assigned
Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Who can apply
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