Sr Financial Analyst

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. This position is based in Charlotte.

The Sr. Finance Analyst will be a key member in the Global FP&A Team with the core responsibilities of analyzing and reporting monthly financial results to the leadership team and Board of Directors, tracking/analyzing key performance indicators, coordinating and managing the planning and forecasting process, and providing ad hoc analyses and reporting. The Sr. Finance Analyst reports to Sr. Manager of FP&A, will take a lead in process improvement, system implementation and automation to help drive FP&A maturity and be involved in strategic initiatives within Finance. It is critical for the individual holding this position to have experience in Corporate Finance and a good understanding of FP&A requirements and processes. Solid financial knowledge, and analytical skills to translate complex financial information to a variety of audiences, and experience to develop critical processes and make changes. This will be a highly visible role with direct interaction with the Finance leadership team and executive team.

• Report financial results to the leadership team on a monthly basis. Also work closely with other Finance Centers of Excellence (COEs) to understand financial results and provide insightful analyses on overall results, trends, and fluctuations.
• Coordinate planning and forecasting activities, including the quarterly, annual, and long-term strategic forecasting processes. Supervise the process in OneStream, ensure timeliness and accuracy of submissions. 
• Support in preparation of financial presentations for senior leadership and Board of directors, integrating accurate analysis and actionable insights.
• Track and analyze current and past trends of KPIs including revenue drivers, operating costs, and cash flow; along with external/internal peer comparisons and market trends, economic indicators, and benchmarking analyses.
• Gather and analyze data; and streamline the collection and reporting processes.
• Design, develop, standardize, and automate financial dashboards and reports for organization-wide use. Utilize various analytical tools to offer real-time insights into financial performance.
• Lead initiatives to enhance the forecasting tool and process across business units and improve forecast accuracy and efficiency.
• Assist in the integration of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes into a new ERP system.

• +5 years’ experience in Finance, working in a global business. Corporate FP&A experience and/or Investor Relations experience preferred.
• Exceptional skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint a must, with the ability to comfortably use pivot tables, and importing/manipulating data.
• Proficiency in data analytics and consolidation tools to manipulate, analyze and visualize data to derive insights and solve problems. Familiarity with OneStream, Dynamics 365, Power BI or SQL is preferred.
• Prior experience leading cross functional projects will be critical to be successful in this role.
• Strong financial analysis skills – including being detail oriented and proficient in building and using complicated data sources.
• Proven ability to work with large amount of data from different sources and provide meaningful insights.
• A highly motivated, proactive, and collaborative work ethic, with the ability to independently move projects forward.
• Multitasking skills: ability to act with sense of urgency and work under pressure.
• Strong finance acumen, collaboration skills, customer focus, ability to manage complexity, exceptional communication, and accountability.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Background in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) or Manufacturing is preferred.

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