ABOUT THE POSITION:

As the Sr. Financial Analyst, you will play key role within the Finance organization, responsible for a wide range of activities including financial forecasting, margin analysis, business case development, financial reporting, and ad hoc analysis. You will support month end close activities andanalysis, work closely sales leadership, SGA cost center owners and new product development team. You'll bring your finance knowledge, accounting, business acumen, critical thinking proficiency, and excellent communication skills to the role. This is a customer centric role, where you'll be able to balance the demands of a growing, complex, and global business.

Essential functions and key responsibilities are:

• Create, maintain, and improve existing sales profitability reporting needs for multiple sales and product channels including KPI tracking
• Partner closely with the commercial, marketing and product management Vice Presidents to support financial decisions and investments.
• Play an active role in driving business decisions around product pricing, discounts and promotions, and commission structures
• Support broader organization with ad hoc reporting and data needs in support of company-wide strategic investments, initiatives, and new product development
• Ensure financial results are reported accurately and timely while managing multiple deliverables including month-end activities, forecasting, and budgetin
• Work with Sr. Director of FP&A and senior leadership on monthly SG&A support and analysis
• Drive the proliferation of usage and analysis using Catalyst (Reporting system)
• Provide insightful analytics that anticipate change and drive decision making
• Develop enhanced reporting and self-service tools for the FP&A team and department leads
• Support in gathering inputs and building financial models

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably Finance, Business, Economics, or Accounting)
• 3+ years of relevant finance experience, focus on Financial Planning and Analysis preferred
• Intellectual and analytical curiosity with proven capability to strategically problem-solve using advanced qualitative analytical skills.
• Attention to detail when analyzing data and generating reporting
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to change, demonstrates learning agility with desire to grow and develop
• Self-directed, motivated and the ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and projects
• Proven ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
• Ability to proactively solve issues through data mining and analysis
• Advanced analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and other planning applications
• Knowledge of SQL or other database systems is not required but is a plus

Skills/personal qualifications-

• Exceptional intellectual and analytical curiosity with proven capability to strategically problem-solve using advanced qualitative analytical skills
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing
• Executive presence

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Works in a typical office environment. Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to communicate effectively with employees through multiple forms of technology with telephone and computer. Must be able to receive and convey information.

The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, copier/printer etc. as well as have the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

ABOUT THE COMPANY: SVP Worldwide, doing business through SVP-Singer Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, is the world’s largest consumer sewing machine company, accounting for approximately one out of every three household sewing machines sold annually across the globe. The company and its three iconic brands - SINGER®, VIKING®, and PFAFF® - have delighted consumers for over 460 years. These premium brands and products are regarded as the choice for serious sewists and novice crafters.

The company’s corporate headquarters is in Nashville, TN, and supported by regional headquarters/sales offices located in Milan (Italy), and Mexico City (Mexico) that, combined, reach consumers in more than 180 countries. SVP has manufacturing facilities across Asia and Latin America, multiple R&D centers, a software development center in Europe, and a global supply chain with distribution centers in all regions.

SVP Worldwide has a history of innovation and has established a leading offering in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) segment by introducing mySewnet®, the industry’s first cloud-based operating system. Its product portfolio covers entry-level sewing machines all the way up to advanced, internet-connected, leading-edge household sewing and crafting machines that retail up to twenty thousand dollars and all segments in-between. In addition to sewing machines, the product portfolio includes sewing accessories, notions, garment care products as well as software.

The products are sold across a omni channel network of dealers, mass retailers (e.g., Costco, Walmart, Carrefour), specialty retailers (e.g., Joann, Michaels), online retailers (e.g., Amazon, Tmall), Singer.com, Pfaff.com, husqvarnaviking.com, distributors, and through the company’s 180 internally operated retail stores.

THE INDUSTRY

The sewing and crafting industry is a global industry that is experiencing renewed growth. In developed markets, growth rates are projected to outpace GDP growth, according to Global Industry Analysts, Inc., the leading industry data source. Growth in these markets is driven by the millennial generation that is increasingly attracted to personalization, crafts, and self-expression. In developing markets, the industry expects higher annual growth, fueled by the emerging middle class and the “need to sew” segment that uses sewing machines to support the household.