Myers Industries Looking for Financial Planning Analyst at Akron, OH Full Time

Our One Myers team is made up of some of the most revered brands in the industry, including: Myers Tire Supply, Patch Rubber Company, Tuffy Manufacturing, Akro-Mils, Scepter, Buckhorn Inc, Jamco Products, Ameri-Kart, Elkhart Plastics and Trilogy Plastics.

Our people are the engine behind our growth, and they work to deepen our customer relationships, serve our niche industries, and drive our success.

We invite you to apply and consider joining our team as we drive our business forward. We would love to have you as part of the next chapter of our growth story!

This role contributes to multiple FP&A processes and deliverables and provides support to Executive Management through the development of reporting, presentation and analyses on business performance and ad hoc topics.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Updates cash flow forecast models, variance analysis, and other financial performance tools.
• Monitors operational statistics; report trends, variances and issues; take appropriate action including proactively notifying business or financial partners.
• Assists in building business cases and perform due diligence on potential opportunities, deals, partnerships, etc.
• Applies financial and economic concepts including financial modeling, economic analysis, cash flow (DCF), profitability, earnings, balance sheet, taxes, financial ratios, alignment to KPIs, ROIC/NPV/IRR, cost of capital benchmarks, market analysis, and strategic analysis.
• Assists with peer companies financial benchmarking.
• Analyzes performance, identifies areas of risk and opportunity, and makes recommendations to finance and business leadership for improvements.
• Develops relevant reporting including data preparation, report creation and quality control; strive to deliver insight, consistent data and effective visualizations.
• Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and business modelling skills. Familiarity with EPM systems is a plus.
• Highly motivated, self-starter with good problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and quality of work
• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced and continually evolving business environment.
• Overall comprehensive understanding of business processes

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, management or finance required.
• 3-5 years of related experience in finance
• Prior experience in investment banking is a plus.
• MBA or CPA a plus

Working Conditions

· Hybrid work environment, with typical Monday – Thursday working with the team in the Myers Office and Friday work from home.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee regularly is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.