Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A Business Partner

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more atkennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A Business Partner

This position can be based in either Pittsburgh or Latrobe depending on the employee's location/preference. This is a hybrid role that will require work in office 1 to 2 days a week on average

Kennametal's Finance team is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as the lead financial business partner with multiple functional areas of the business at its Pittsburgh, PA or Latrobe, PA office. In providing financial leadership and recommending process and profit improvement actions to the function, the team member in this role will be collaborating with colleagues at various levels in the organization, including senior management and executives.

This position can be based in either Pittsburgh or Latrobe depending on the employee's location/preference.

Responsibilities:

• Lead finance activities for multiple functional areas, directing projects, processes, and functional and business objectives for multiple organizations and facilities
• Provide strategic input to facilitate achievement of functional business results across multiple groups within the organization
• Responsible for all accounting and compliance matters for functional areas assigned
• Lead financial analysis and decision support related to cost reduction programs and capital spend
• Responsible for financial planning and analysis, forecasting, annual plan preparation, and development of shared services allocation percentages
• Oversee the effective deployment of capital within the business, helping with capital project preparation and approval
• Review and approve material journal entries
• Ensure organization's global compliance with internal controls (AP1A)
• Ensure SOX compliance and internal control compliance
• Effectively manage third party service providers

Skills/Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, with an MBA or Master's concentrated in Finance preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience with SAP and OneStream a plus but not required
• Experience in a multinational, manufacturing company preferred
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in performing projects with cross-functional teams, implementing process improvements and profit/costs improvement actions
• Ability to translate data into meaningful actions and recommendations for the business
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Ambition and potential to advance through the organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer