forecast variance analysis, support Investor Relations and Executive Management, provide training and support to global business units, and perform Ad Hoc reporting and analysisYou will review and perform monthly and quarterly Year on Year and sequential sales, OP, and cost variance analysis to ensure accuracy and understand all drivers to explain trendsPerform group consolidation for forecasting process, as well as drive forecasting process for non-OP items including interest expense, income taxes, JV income, and cash flowDrive data reconciliation efforts between Hyperion Planning and Accounting modules during monthly close process, ensuring consistency across the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flowsFurther, you will assist in the preparation of presentation materials to senior management, highlighting the trends of each business, and areas of risk and opportunityPerform research and prepare presentations used for quarterly earnings calls and investor & board of director meetingsMonitor, compare/analyze and report on relevant macroeconomic, key customer/industry and competitor informationProvide guidance on corporate policy for reporting, including categorization, proper accounting and best practices for forecasting and estimatingDrive consistency, accuracy, and transparency of internal / external reporting throughout the organization Perform ad hoc business analysis, as needed, including benchmarking, research, presenting alternative strategies to current plans, and modeling impact of various business decisionsHelp maintain, improve and build budget and forecast models, templates and analytical tools for FTEs, sales by end market, FX impacts, forecast changes, etc. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics.