Senior Financial Analyst
Work Location Type: Hybrid
About Grainger: W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models.
Compensation: The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $85,300 to $142,200.
Rewards and Benefits: With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
Position Details: Reporting to a Finance Leader, the Senior Financial Analyst helps drive Grainger's strategy by supporting programs that add value and create bottom line growth. Senior Financial Analysts bring unique and diverse perspectives to the table providing high-quality insights that tell the story behind the financials and business operations. Senior Financial Analysts work a hybrid schedule spending 50% of time in office at the Lake Forest, IL headquarters.
You Will:
- Make improvements by automating, refining, and implementing tools, and deliverables both within Finance and supporting departments.
- Develop complex modeling solutions and analysis to support strategic programs.
- Guide functional partners to ensure sound financial decisions. Oversee applicable financial metrics that impact Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow performance.
- Dive deep and understand the upstream and downstream effects of decisions.
- Use a controllership mindset in creating clear and transparent financial analysis on the health of the business; understand end-to-end process, standard work, and controls.
- Assess risks and opportunities and identify important operational and financial issues to be addressed. Provide recommendations and influence decisions, which include presentations to senior management.
- Review monthly results and provide insights to aligned partners.
You Have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or equivalent.
- 3+ years of experience, which may include forms of analysis beyond corporate financial analysis.
- Experience working with high volumes of data.
- Advanced Excel (can perform complex functions).
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment.