Job Overview:

Reporting to the LGUS Director FP&A Corporate Reporting this position designs and prepares financial and operational performance assessments in support of senior management analysis; coordinates the preparation of monthly financial forecasts and annual operating plans; and assists in the completion of regional financial reporting requirements.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strong partnership with the Vice President Operations, Business Director's and other functional staff to identify operational and financial issues and implement corrective action plans, as appropriate.
• Accountable for fixed cost expense and optimization
• Responsible for validation and approvals on capital spend
• Coordinate with productivity team on national project execution and validation
• Provide guidance to management on overall financial policies and regulations
• Enhance manual processes through digital and automation
• Responsible for the compilation of information used in the review of actual financial results versus forecasted results on a monthly basis:
• Creation of meaningful financial models that facilitate timely review and analysis of actual results vs. forecasted results
• Assist in the preparation of presentation material to senior management highlighting the business unit performance versus forecast and versus prior actual periods
• Assist in the regional closing review process
• Liaise with shared services in Tonawanda and Danbury to ensure appropriate accounting treatment for transactions in the business
• Responsible for the overall coordination of the monthly financial forecast cycle, including:
• Preparation and administration of work process timeline to ensure timely completion and submission of reporting requirements on a month-end and quarter-end basis
• Compilation of quarter variance reports, productivity, capital expenditure, headcount reporting requirements
• Creation / maintenance of meaningful financial models that summarize forecasted financial results compared with prior forecasts, prior actual periods and plan
• Responsible for the overall coordination of annual planning cycle, including:
• Preparation and administration of planning cycle timeline and ensuring compliance by department managers
• Coordination in development / maintenance of budgeting environments used for plan consolidation and analysis
• Coordination with Corporate FP&A to ensure submission deadlines are met timely and accurately
• Development / maintenance of multiple financial models analyzing plan submissions in terms of financial trends
• Assist in the preparation of detailed presentations to senior management
• Ad Hoch reporting to assist in the evaluation of emerging financial and operational performance trends, including Headcount, Expense & Capital Work Order Spend, and Fixed Cost analysis both at the consolidated region / location levels.
  
• Assist in training activities across the region relative to the JD Edwards, month-end closing, and reporting process and tools. Oversee the integration of finance and accounting discipline into operations.
  
• Development / Maintenance of multiple financial models, which include but are not limited to:
• Allocations
• Backlog and base growth project performance
• Capital / Expense Work Orders
• Fixed Cost
• Headcount
• Industry/peer group comparisions
• Productivity
• Warehouse Inventory

Qualifications:
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
  
• CPA and/or MBA preferred
  
• 5+years Finance experience is strongly preferred
  
• Advanced Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint
  
• Intermediate knowledge of Hyperion, OBIEE, and JD Edwards is preferred
  
• Travel as necessary (up to 15%)

At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde

We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.

Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law .

About Linde:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.