FINANCE- Analyst Credit Junior

Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in the paints and coatings industry, is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst Jr to join our company.

The responsibilities of this role, includes but not limited to, opening new accounts, establishing appropriate account credit limits; sell/hold decisions; direct customer contact; and collection activities including third party placements.

Location: Mexico City

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Experience in finance, accounting, or sales.
• Operational analysis and business communications.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and business problem-solving.

Preferred:

• Sherwin-Williams’ store, facility, or branch experience.
• Experience in Accounts Receivable.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of S-W systems – One Stream, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, On Base, Access, etc.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Maximizing market share growth and efficiency through analysis of performance; market insights; and strategy execution.
• Ability to collaborate across diverse functional teams, employ strategic decision-making; support business growth; and optimize business outcomes.
• The ability to influence attitudes, behaviors, and decisions through effective communication, negotiation, leadership, adaptation, and collaboration with varying types of stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders utilizing an in-depth knowledge of the business segment(s) for the area of responsibility.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally throughout the Enterprise Financial Services organization.
• The ability to identify inefficiencies in processes and procedures and interpret key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ability to communicate, verbally and written, ideas and decisions to a diverse stakeholder group in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
• Building and maintaining various types of financial models to aid, monitor and analyze business performance.
• Ability to understand, interpret, identify trends, and communicate financial data into meaningful insights.
• The ability to compare and reconcile financial records from multiple sources, and analyze the data to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications, including but not limited to, Excel and Word.

Preferred:

• Ability to create financial models leveraging key drivers of financial performance, including the use of historical data to forecast future outcomes.

• Ability to motivate, coach, mentor, and sponsor others to accelerate career growth and development.

• Proficiency in US GAAP accounting principles such as revenue recognition, accrual accounting, and inventory valuation.

• Knowledge of current financial and cross-functional platforms to gain insights and drive innovation through scalable efficiencies.

• Manage accounts receivable portfolios and make credit decisions to support profitable sales growth while minimizing financial risk.

• Review and establish credit limits for new and existing customers within approved authority levels.

• Monitor customer accounts, assess credit risk, and take proactive actions to reduce potential losses.

• Maintain strong relationships with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to resolve credit and payment issues.

• Execute collection activities, including customer outreach, dispute resolution, and coordination with third-party collection agencies.

• Analyze collection performance and recommend process improvements to enhance cash flow and working capital results.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and promoting automation opportunities.

• Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve service levels and accounts receivable performance.

• Ensure compliance with company credit policies, procedures, and financial controls.

• Maintain accurate customer and financial records and support internal and external audit requests.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to address customer billing requirements and improve overall customer experience.

• Analyze financial data and account trends to provide insights that support business decisions and operational effectiveness.