Inventory Financial Analyst (Alajuela, Costa Rica)

at  Smith Nephew

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Role Overview:
Develop and maintain reporting on Global Inventory. This analyst will support the business to identify opportunity for inventory benefits to the financial results. With the increased focus on inventory and cash conversion, new reporting and inventory analysis requests from the business has grown substantially and developing better ways to forecast inventory has become critical for the business. This role will fill the critical need of an inventory analyst who will be integral in advancing the automation strategy of inventory reporting and analysis through PowerBI. We have a lot of new data coming from Power BI, Rapid Response (supply chain software), and SAP. The new role would be able to apply this data for review by leadership to explain fluctuation analysis.
This role will benefit from relationships with Operations, Accounting/Finance, and Global Planning.

What will you be doing?

• Bridging inventory variances versus plan or prior period.
• Inventory transaction rolls by brand to explain inventory fluctuations.
• KPI review based on fluctuations from inventory or turn activity
• Inventory forecasting based on input from supply chain and operations input.
• Monthly inventory control reporting and tie out.
• Project based research and ad hoc analysis.

This position is a P2 level

What will you need to be successful?

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or similar preferred
• Experience: 4-6 years of analytical experience.
• Competences: Experience with Power BI in report creation.
• Fluent in English (C1)

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Other reasons why you will love it here!

• Your future: stock purchase program, referral bonus, subsidy in transport and food, recognition program.
• Work/Life Balance: Extra days off, birthday off, voluntary hours.
• Your Wellbeing: company doctor, medical insurance, gym, health campaigns, employee assistance program, parental leave,
• Flexibility: Hybrid work model (for more professional roles), flexible schedules.
• Training: Training program, unlimited learning.
• Extra perks: employees association, and more…

• Bridging inventory variances versus plan or prior period.
• Inventory transaction rolls by brand to explain inventory fluctuations.
• KPI review based on fluctuations from inventory or turn activity
• Inventory forecasting based on input from supply chain and operations input.
• Monthly inventory control reporting and tie out.
• Project based research and ad hoc analysis