Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance
About the position Ecolab is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Downstream Division in the Commercial Finance team, based in Houston, TX. This role involves providing comprehensive financial support to the Downstream Division Sales teams, including gaining insight into various customer programs, and serving as a finance partner to sales leaders managing Corporate and Street accounts. The position plays a pivotal role in driving sales growth and ensuring business profitability. The selected candidate will collaborate closely with colleagues across sales, legal, marketing, supply chain, and other internal departments to facilitate deal structuring, price adjustments, account profit improvement initiatives, contract administration, as well as additional projects and ad-hoc reporting requirements. Position Details: This is a hybrid role based in Houston, TX and requires being in the office 3 days per week. What You Will Do: Collaborate with senior sales leaders, marketing, and supply chain to deliver financial support in commercial areas such as deal analysis, contract and incentive negotiation, profit improvement, and pricing strategy. Perform comprehensive pricing analysis, encompassing activities such as contractual price adjustments, hardship justifications, scenario modeling, and development of negotiation strategies. Monitor commercial terms and incentives, ensure contract compliance, and strive to optimize terms. Analyze large datasets to generate insights, guide decisions, and track strategy results. Collaborate with other departments on initiatives aimed at establishing new processes, improving capabilities, and supporting business operations. Responsibilities • Collaborate with senior sales leaders, marketing, and supply chain to deliver financial support in commercial areas such as deal analysis, contract and incentive negotiation, profit improvement, and pricing strategy. • Perform comprehensive pricing analysis, encompassing activities such as contractual price adjustments, hardship justifications, scenario modeling, and development of negotiation strategies. • Monitor commercial terms and incentives, ensure contract compliance, and strive to optimize terms. • Analyze large datasets to generate insights, guide decisions, and track strategy results. • Collaborate with other departments on initiatives aimed at establishing new processes, improving capabilities, and supporting business operations. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field • 4 years of finance experience • Immigration sponsorship not available for this role Nice-to-haves • Experience in Pricing, Deal Management, and Business Partnership • Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, and economic analysis • Strong written and verbal communication across management levels • Diligent, collaborative, and skilled at managing priorities • Adaptable to ambiguity; independent and accountable • Results-driven, proactive, and committed to integrity • Proficient in SAP, Access, MS Excel, and PowerPoint • Excellent analytical and organizational abilities • Experienced with financial data and reporting systems Benefits • Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. • Click here to see our benefits. • If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here. Apply tot his job