Lead Financial Analyst; Canada BU (Libertyville, IL, US, 60048-3781)
Job details
- Location
- Libertyville, Illinois
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $96,000 - $140,000/yr
- Posted
- today
- Apply on
- jobs.hollister.com
About this role
We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified
Location: Libertyville
Department: Finance
Summary
The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a strategic financial advisor and business partner to the Canadian business unit, with clear accountability for influencing operating and strategic decisions, providing data-driven insights that support performance and alignment with company strategic objectives. The role translates enterprise and functional strategy into actionable financial insights, scenarios, and recommendations across strategic planning, annual operating planning, pricing, product flow, and key business analyses. This position collaborates cross-functionally with global and local marketing, market access, product development, sales, operations, legal, and finance teams to ensure alignment on financial assumptions, prioritization, trade-offs, and outcomes that drive business results.
Hollister Incorporated operates in a hybrid work environment. Employees are expected to come into the office a minimum of 4 days per week. Sponsorship to work in the US is not available at this time.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business unit leadership by proactively identifying financial risks, opportunities, and value drivers, and by recommending data-backed courses of action that influence key business decisions.
- Lead monthly financial and business review discussions, elevating reporting into forward-looking insights, scenario analysis, and implications for strategic and operational decision-making.
- Develop, monitor, and interpret KPIs to assess progress against strategic and operational goals, identifying trends, root causes, and recommended actions.
- Anticipate market, competitive, and business dynamics and advise leadership on financial implications, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Leverage emerging technologies, automation, and advanced analytics to enhance financial insight generation and decision quality.
- Lead monthly close and management review processes, ensuring accuracy while framing results in the context of business performance, strategic objectives, and forward outlook.
- Conduct complex financial analysis to evaluate alternatives, challenge assumptions, and guide management decisions.
- Design and standardize financial reporting processes and templates to enable consistent, scalable, and decision-oriented insights across the organization.
- Analyze expense trends and cost drivers, clearly articulating root causes, risks and improvement opportunities to senior leadership.
- Own preparation and interpretation of monthly P&L results, connecting financial outcomes to operational drivers and strategic priorities.
- Lead annual operating plan, forecast, and projection processes, partnering with stakeholders to evaluate scenarios, trade-offs, and resource allocation decisions.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls while advising the business on financial governance implications of decisions and initiatives.
- Deliver ad-hoc analysis using Excel, Power BI, and advanced analytics to address emerging business questions.
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities that enhance analytical efficiency, insight quality, and scalability.
- Lead and support financial workstreams within cross-functional and global initiatives, influencing alignment, and timely decision-making without direct authority.
- Partner with Accounting/CoE teams to ensure accurate month‑end close while proactively addressing issues that may impact business performance or reporting integrity.
Essentials of the role:
- Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
- Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
- Maintain and analyze data using tools like Excel, SAP, or HRIS systems.
- Prepare reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate initiative in identifying process improvements or automation opportunities.
- Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain secure handling of sensitive information.
- Travel frequently, including overnight and occasional
Essential Functions of the Role
- Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
- Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
- Maintain and analyze data using tools like Excel, SAP, or HRIS systems.
- Prepare reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate initiative in identifying process improvements or automation opportunities.
- Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain secure handling of sensitive information.
- Travel frequently, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.
Education & Work Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 8-12 years of related experience
Education & Work Preferences
- CPA or Master's degree in Finance preferred.
- Experience in the medical device industry preferred.
- Deep expertise with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Power BI, Power Query, and other advanced analytics tools.
- Experience with SAP and BPC.
- Technical expertise in Power BI.
Competencies
- Be Agile - Innovates and adapts quickly, approaching change with curiosity while persisting through obstacles.
- Be Customer Centric - Considers the needs, experiences and feedback of customers in all we do.
- Be People-Focused - Builds trust and collaborates with an inclusive and empathetic approach.
- Be Performance Driven - Operates with an ownership mindset, driving meaningful outcomes.
- Live The Schneiders’ Legacy, Our Noble Purpose - Passionately serves Our Mission and Vision, while demonstrating the Immutable Principles.
Our Total Rewards package in aggregate is above market and includes competitive pay, paid time off programs, peer-to-peer recognition, health and life insurance, wellness programs and incentives, and generous retirement savings.
- The anticipated base pay range for this position is $96,000 - $140,000 yearly. The actual salary varies based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, abilities, and other legitimate business factors.
- This position is also eligible to participate in the Hollister Corporate Bonus Plan.
- The Company’s health and welfare benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, spending/savings accounts, disability, company paid (parental and caregiver) leaves, statutory leaves/disability programs, accident, life, wellbeing, education assistance, adoption assistance, and voluntary benefit programs.
- The Company’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan includes: auto-enrollment, ROTH, vesting and eligible participants “safe harbor” matching contributions.
- The Company’s paid time off benefits include: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation based on length of service and exempt/non-exempt status, and sick days based on statutory requirements and/or exempt/non-exempt status.
- The Company’s additional benefits include: education assistance and adoption assistance benefit programs.
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.
EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Req ID: 36137
About Hollister Incorporated
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