Planning/Finance Analyst

Company: CEMEX
Location: Houston
Posted on: May 6, 2024

Job Description:

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers . For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/ .

Job Summary

The Planning Analyst is an integral role within the Planning Team with exposure to overall Company operations and senior management. This role reports directly to the VP of Strategic Planning.

Job Responsibilities

• Financial planning, forecasting and analysis, modeling, and budgeting.
• Preparations of monthly financials and reporting for top management.
• Involved in building Company's short and long-term goals and strategic objective.
• Assist management with efforts to track and manage operational performance exposure; identifying, analyzing, and monitoring issues that affect profitability, growth, and productivity.
• Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, identifying threats and opportunities.
• Work with various departments, including Commercial, Operations and Logistics, performing detailed analysis including estimating market share, logistical opportunities, and others.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree Finance, Business, Engineering, or Accounting preferred.
  • Recent college graduate, and/or up to 3 years of professional experience.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated and desire to advance within the Company.
  • Business analytics preferred but not required.
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
    
    
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
    
    
    • Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
    • Power BI or Tableau skills preferred.
    • Prioritize, handle multiple tasks and work in a fast paced and high-volume environment.
    • Strong sense of urgency, detail oriented and ability to drive results.
    • Accounting knowledge is a plus.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
    • Ability to work in a team environment.
    • Ability to maintain and handle confidential information.
      
      
      Working Conditions
      
      
      • Capable to work extended hours as needed
      • Capable of working in an open concept office environment
      • Work may require limited travel and/or visiting operational sites as needed
        
        
        Physical Requirements
        
        
        • Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
        • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time
        • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors
          
          
          Legal Notices
          
          CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.
          
          CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.
          
          CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.
          
          Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona's Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes - 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.
          
          CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).
          
          EEO Statement - En Espa--ol
          
          CEMEX es una instituci--n EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acci--n afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religi--n, discapacidad f--sica o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientaci--n sexual, informaci--n gen--tica, identidad de g--nero, o expresi--n de g--nero en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.

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