Senior Financial Analyst

Cognex is the world's leading provider of vision systems, software, sensors, and industrial barcode readers used in manufacturing automation.
Cognex vision helps companies improve product quality, eliminate production errors, lower manufacturing costs, and exceed consumer expectations for high-quality products at an affordable price.
Typical applications for
machine vision
include detecting defects, monitoring production lines, guiding assembly robots, and tracking, sorting, and identifying parts.
Cognex serves an international customer base from offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and through a global network of integration and distribution partners.
The company is headquartered close to Boston in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.
Cognex is a financially strong international company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative environment of a startup.
Its employees, proudly called "Cognoids," take their work seriously, but don't take themselves seriously.
Their 'Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast' culture recognizes employees for their innovation, perseverance & hard work in a fun & rewarding environment.
This is a hybrid schedule role.
The Team:
Our Finance organization oversees financial planning and reporting, as well as ensures processes meet the needs of our business.
Cognex is a global, publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of advanced integrated technology products whose 2020 annual revenue was over $800 million.
We have an excellent team with members who have gained diversified experience during their tenure in the company.
The Role:
This Senior Financial Analyst position will be a critical partner to Cognex Logistics senior management by providing financial planning and analysis of revenue as well as expenses for the Logistics Sales function.
This position provides insightful, trustworthy data that helps senior management make strategic and tactical decisions for our company.
Essential Functions:
Partner with functional leaders to prepare the annual budget and quarterly expense forecasts for Logistics Sales
Analyze month end department expense results for the Logistics Sales global team and prepare appropriate journal entries to ensure expenses are recorded properly
Manage the revenue and margin planning process for the Logistics P&L on a quarterly basis
Provide objective analytical support to influence and reinforce expense decisions
Present monthly deviation analysis to explain bookings, revenue, and margin variances.
Prepare month end variance explanations and balance sheet account reconciliations for the Management Financial Package and Responsibility P&Ls
Monitor and provide insightful analysis around business key performance indicators (KPI)
Continuously look for opportunities to improve existing processes and procedures to support the team
Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong qualitative and quantitative skills, with demonstrated experience using data to drive decision making
Prior experience working with tight deadlines and demonstrated responsibility for accuracy and timeliness for work performed
A team player with the ability to work independently as well as cross-functionally
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Must be able to convey information to all levels of the organization in a clear, focused, and concise manner
Excellent Microsoft Excel experience required; SAC & SAP experience is a plus
Process improvement focus
Minimum education and work experience required:
A Bachelor's Degree in either Finance or Accounting is required
3+ years of financial planning and analysis preferred
Experience supporting global expense planning preferred
Excellent presentation skills preferred
Additional Job Description
About Us
WE MAKE COMPUTERS THAT CAN SEE
Cognex is the largest, most successful and most recognized global player in industrial machine vision.
Using advanced optics, image sensors, and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image, then analyze it to make sense of what's being seen.
Companies use Cognex vision and ID in their manufacturing processes to improve product quality, guide assembly robots, and track items through each stage of production and distribution.
Cognex is focused entirely on solving the toughest problems in industrial machine vision and ID, and we have sold more solutions in these areas than any other company in the world.
More than a billion products are made each day using Cognex vision.
The only thing smarter than our vision and ID systems are the people that stand behind them.
One of them could be you
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