Operations Financial Analyst

As Operations Financial Analyst at Bakelite, located in Louisville, KY, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between.  With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. 

It’s Better with Bakelite.

Operations Financial Analyst: The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• You’ll collaborate across the organization. Working with other teams, you’ll plan and control the costs and evaluate the impact of new projects and organizational changes.
• Your attention to detail will be an asset. You will ensure financial data accuracy based on company guidelines and policies.
• You’ll be a valued planning partner. You will share financial performance analysis and plan plant and SG&A spending in agreement with functional leaders.

It's Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You

• You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Louisville: Louisville is Kentucky’s biggest city and the “Gateway to the South.” It’s located on the Ohio River and is just over the Indiana border.

• Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby, an annual horse race with a long history that takes place at Churchill Downs.
• There are lots of attractions to explore in downtown Louisville, including the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, where Major League Baseball bats are produced.
• Louisville was named among the top 50 Best Places to Live in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report.
• Love to travel? You’re minutes from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, where you can hop a flight to anywhere in the world.
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What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

• Manage monthly closing activities, including inventory reserves, statistical key figure updates, and necessary adjustments to ensure accurate cost and asset reflection.
• Prepare financial reports and analyses for site management, S&OP meetings, global manufacturing and SG&A reporting, auditors, and other business reviews.
• Support budgeting and forecasting by gathering inputs from cost center owners and incorporating key assumptions from senior finance leadership.
• Ensure financial oversight by validating productivity projects, managing CAPEX planning and control, and analyzing costs and assets.
• Review financial statements to ensure accuracy in P&L and balance sheet reporting.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business and Administration (or similar).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling capabilities including working with downloaded data from SAP, M3, or other ERP tools and BW/BI data through filters, pivot tables & reference tools.
• Detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• KPI and cost bench marking/productivity tracking.
• Ability to analyze and summarize complex data.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world?  Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.