Cost Analyst-Supply Chain

We are hiring a Financial Analyst to support HP Service Supply Chain (SSC).  In this dynamic and visible role, the analyst will act as a PS cost lead. The analyst will work with cross-functional stakeholders in Customer Support (CS), SSC Operations, and across all Regions. The role requires working with Business and Finance teams in both SSC and CS on projects to analyze and optimize our service driven spend.  The ideal candidate will work independently through one’s own initiative, will seek out opportunities to automateand will excel at working collaboratively with others in the organization. This is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career, working on cross-functional initiatives, applying an entrepreneurial mindset and expanding your network across HP CS, Finance, and SC organizations.

The Analyst will be integral to the success of SSC to meet it’s financial goals while funding critical investment areas.

Responsibilities include:

• Highlight trends in spend and analyze anomalies to identify root causes
• Support critical financial planning process such as Month End Close, Flash, Budget and Quarter close.
• Use standardized process and tools
• Provide clear concise narration of exceptions / true ups
• Develop and deliver Financial Modeling
• Act as lead for E2E PS/Print Theatre financial discussions
• Engage with Theater Logistics cost lead and ensure consistency
• Maintain alignment with other theaters and Cost Category Analyst
• Review theater driven costs and analyze anomalies to identify root causes
• Reconcile invoices / partner cost against expectations and leading indicators
• Proactively recognizes cost increases or missing charges and raises flag to operations and finance leads

Requirements:

• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Eager and able to learn quickly
• Agile and innovative thinker
• Superior teamwork & collaboration skills
• Strong business acumen
• Sharp attention to detail yet understands the big picture
• Skilled at meeting tight deadlines, thinking globally, and collaborating cross-functionally
• Strong problem solving and prioritization skills
• System and business application skills including SAP, Excel/Excel Macros,  and PowerBI
• Hands on experience with Visualization tools
• Experienced in cost management including trending and variance analysis
• Critical thinking ability, judgement and experience will be important in the role. 
• Understanding of supply chain and customer support
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Engineering or other equivalent technical/mathematical field of study

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