Brady Corporation is seeking an analytical, strategic, and collaborative Senior Financial Analyst – Corporate FP&A . In this global role, you will serve as a key finance business partner supporting business units and functional areas across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Reporting directly to the Director, Global FP&A, you will work closely with the broader finance organization to deliver comprehensive financial statement support, driving both operational excellence and strategic growth across FP&A, accounting, and compliance functions.
Financial Planning & Strategic Analysis
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Own key elements of the Total Company annual budget process. Partner with senior leadership and cost center owners to establish financial targets aligned with overall corporate sales and profitability goals.
• Performance Analytics: Conduct deep-dive analysis of actual financial results against budget and prior periods. Identify key macroeconomic and operational drivers, and effectively communicate performance variances to regional management.
• Business Partnering: Act as a strategic advisor to other global functional areas including HR, IT, Legal, Marketing, etc. Develop high-impact analytics to measure sales and profitability, evaluating product-line performance, payroll analysis, discretionary / vendor spend (e.g., T&E, advertising).
• M&A Integration: Assist with the financial and operational integration of recent corporate acquisitions.
Accounting, Compliance & Operations
• Month-End Close: Maintain and ensure proper accounting for global business units. Collaborate with the India Shared Services team on month-end closing procedures to ensure accurate, timely GAAP compliance.
• Internal Controls: Champion a strong control environment by ensuring strict compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including rigorous account reconciliations and analytics.
• Cross-Functional Payroll Support: Partner with the HR team to support the North American payroll process from a finance lens, overseeing payroll accruals, bonus calculations, and tracking employee status changes.
Continuous Improvement & Projects
• Identify and execute opportunities to simplify, automate, and streamline reporting workflows and finance obligations.
• Participate in and influence multi-functional project teams tasked with evaluating, recommending, and monitoring new corporate initiatives.
• Support special projects as assigned.