BUSINESS ANALYST Job at Formosa Plastics Group in Livingston

9 Peach Tree Hill Rd, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA

Job Description

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

BUSINESS ANALYST

POSITION OBJECTIVE

• Help improve Company marketing, production, operational and financial competitiveness through achieving individual/departmental annual goals
• Improve corporate operational and cost efficiency through procedure development, improvement projects, performance/financial benchmarking and best industry practice recommendation
• Enhance data integrity through continuous software modification or upgrades to ensure streamline data processing and effective procedural implementation

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Develop and maintain company-wide policies and procedures
• Facilitate and enforce management policies, conduct business audits, and on-site inspections
• Assist various business divisions/departments in improving operational management
• Review/propose individual goals and milestones for the assigned departmental annual goals
• Carry out annual goal items based on the milestones and propose goal review/progress status on a monthly basis
• Perform research/benchmark study and make necessary procedural/system recommendations to improve business process and company competitiveness
• Analyze assigned work requisitions and communicate with users and system analysts to propose improvement/development specifications within a reasonable timeframe
• Perform and complete business analysis assignments from management for decision making support as requested
• Coordinate between system users and developers to ensure system meets business needs
• Follow up and analyze system-generated abnormal reports to enhance control mechanism and help streamline business processes
• Assist Internal Audit to propose/revise audit checklist and provide necessary opinions on related audit findings to ensure business/operations are in line with corporate policies and procedures
• Follow Company’s trainer program if a new system is implemented

QUALIFICATIONS

• Business and/or accounting related work experience required. Chemical/plastics industry experience preferred.
• MS Office software skills
• Computer literacy and proficiency in documentation skills
• 4-year college degree required Business/Accounting/MIS/Data Analysis related majors and/or advanced degree preferred.
• Travel to plant when necessary to help resolve problems that affect business performance.
• Must have regular, reliable attendance as well as the ability to work outside the regular schedule as required

Health Coverage and Perks Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care Short-term Disability Long-term Disability Group Term Life, Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance Tuition Reimbursement

Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life
(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time)

FlexTime Available

Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match,
Cash Balance, Pension Plan

9 Peach Tree Hill Rd, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA