Financial Reporting & Analytics

Description

Join the Global Business Services (GBS) organization that enables Owens Corning to deliver our strategic growth agenda through Process Transformation, Digital Solutions and Capabilities as a Service. GBS will provide the Ultimate Customer Experience through easy to access and use processes, tools, and services. GBS will do this with our Talent - engaged employees whose voices are heard, and experiences are appreciated. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable, global solutions across our business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

This role resides in the GBS organization, within the Global Finance Operations and Reporting (GFOR) team. The FR&A analyst will be accountable for working with the business to develop strategies and options to provide reporting and analytics solutions that deliver value. The role requires advanced understanding of metrics, strong analytical skills, natural curiosity, and the ability to drive for insights from data and information. Must have a demonstrated ability to drive alignment, effectively communicate, and influence others.

The successful candidate will bring direct experience in problem solving, process analysis, design, and implementation of reporting and process solutions. Experience in finance, operations, analytics, BI reporting tools, and ERP systems is desirable.

Reports to: The position reports to the Financial Reporting and Analytics Team Leader

Span of Control: No direct reports

Responsibilities

• Live the Safety standards and adhere to the safety responsibilities

• Proactively work with business partners by enhancing reporting and analytics capabilities to increase speed, reliability, and drive action

• Proactively engages with the business teams in ideation, planning, and problem-solving using Business Intelligence (BI)

• Builds a solid understanding of needs of the business and uses of BI, helps prioritize the needs, and gains alignment on desired outcomes

• Drives the use and ownership of BI within the organization

• Sustain and grow the organization's use of BI

• Monitors usage and engages with business leaders to ensure the organization has the right level of analytical competency to gain insights and drive actions

• Provides training and support to educate stakeholders on the best ways to leverage BI tools

• Collaborates and enables knowledge sharing; keen ability to document processes and details of work

• Translate business requirements and strategies into tangible solution options and work with the technical team in the BI COE to implement approved solutions

• Guide the blueprint and development of functional specifications for business solutions

• Test and certify solutions

• Drive the adoption of the solution in the organization

• Develop a good understanding of OC standards, BI architecture, and roadmap to design sustainable and scalable solutions

• Demonstrate ability to create, maintain, and organize documentation to enable knowledge sharing and a clear understanding of project deliverables and outcomes

• Exhibit an awareness and understanding of the latest trends in analytics, leveraging them in potential solutions to meet the business needs

• Be a steward to implement financial and operational standards and metrics in BI applications

Job Requirements

Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in business, information systems, or finance
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related business discipline
• Proven experience using BI tools to design and build visualizations, reports, and dashboards to support critical business KPIs (Power BI, Business Objects, SAC Data Analyzer, Power Query, etc.)
• Experience with governance, controls, process and procedures, conceptual data modeling, and master data management
• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP
• Experience with business consulting and requirements gathering, including scope, schedule, risk, resources, and change management

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to lead discussions and influence others in a global company
• Ability to shape solutions by helping partners articulate what they need
• Project management
• Good business and technical acumen
• Confidence in challenging the status quo in the spirit of continuous improvement
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel without compromising quality
• Ability to communicate effectively, adapting communication style and content to the audience
• Curiosity and passion for discovering patterns and trends in data
• Proven ability to apply advanced statistical concepts in data analysis to provide more accurate and reliable recommendations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced data modeling
• Proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or ACL

Personal Characteristics:

• Problem-solver - able to identify, analyze, and resolve problems in a systematic and effective way
• Trustworthy - builds trust with business partners through effective communication and by advocating on their behalf
• Change agent - ability to inspire and influence others to embrace change
• Organized and autonomous - able to plan work independently while collaborating effectively with others
• Accountable - self-motivated, goal-oriented, and willing to learn from feedback
• Naturally curious - committed to personally advancing skill set and skill set of team members
• Ethical - work demonstrates good governance and ethical best practices

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About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages - including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position - to help customers win and grow in the market. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.