Financial Analyst III

Description We are looking for an experienced financial analyst to support commercial decision-making for an industrial business in North Carolina. This Long-term Contract position will focus on pricing analysis, deal modeling, profitability reporting, and budget support for key customer accounts. The role works closely with sales, finance, and leadership teams to strengthen revenue performance and improve margin outcomes through clear financial insight.

Responsibilities:

• Build financial scenarios for customer renewals, new business opportunities, and bid responses to support profitable growth decisions.
• Produce customer-level profit and loss reporting along with detailed margin analysis to highlight performance trends and business risks.
• Collaborate with sales partners to evaluate pricing options, commercial programs, and account strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability.
• Review pricing performance across global customer accounts and present recommendations to management based on financial results.
• Create, update, and maintain financial models used by the corporate accounts finance team for ongoing analysis and planning.
• Support monthly close activities by preparing rebate-related journal entries and analyzing variances against budget and prior-year results.
• Lead annual sales budget planning for assigned accounts and provide reporting that supports forecast accuracy.
• Partner with fixed asset and distributor finance teams on capital spend tracking, reporting, accruals, billbacks, and end-customer sales analysis.
• Respond to ad hoc financial reporting requests using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and enterprise systems, and assist with executive-level business review materials. Requirements
• Experience in financial analysis, pricing support, budgeting, and profitability reporting within a commercial or industrial environment.
• Strong capability in Excel and financial modeling, including pro forma analysis and scenario evaluation.
• Working knowledge of reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI and ERP platforms, including SAP R/3.
• Ability to prepare journal entries, manage accrual-related analysis, and support monthly close and variance review processes.
• Background partnering with sales teams and business leaders to deliver actionable financial recommendations.
• Comfortable developing presentations and summaries for leadership discussions and customer business reviews.
• Understanding of margin analysis, pricing structures, rebates, and corporate account financial performance.

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