Senior Financial Analyst - Transportation Finance

Senior Financial Analyst – Transportation Finance

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Senior Financial Analyst – Transportation Finance:

Primary responsibilities will include supporting USA transportation and operations leadership by providing timely, insightful financial analysis that strengthens decision-making, improves cost visibility, and identifies opportunities to optimize transportation performance. The role will serve as a strong business partner to senior operations leaders, translating transportation data, forecast trends, and operating results into actionable insights while meeting critical close, forecast, and reporting deadlines and living the mission and values of Univar.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for conducting routine and ad hoc transportation analytics across modes, lanes, carriers, regions, cost centers, and operating metrics to identify risks, opportunities, and actions that improve cost performance, service levels, and operational decision-making
• Partner closely with senior transportation and operations leaders to explain financial results, evaluate performance trends, and support decisions related to freight cost, volume, rate, productivity, and network efficiency
• Prepare month-end close summaries, variance analysis, and executive-ready commentary that clearly explains transportation financial performance, key drivers, and required follow-up actions
• Support forecast loading and ongoing forecast processes, including coordinating assumptions, validating results, and ensuring transportation forecasts are accurately reflected in planning systems
• Design, maintain, and streamline reporting and analytics using tools including QuickViews, OneStream, Tableau, BW, and Excel to improve visibility, consistency, and speed of analysis
• Translate transportation data into timely and meaningful management insights through the right metrics, interpretation, and recommendations for leadership
• Assist in the development and execution of annual budgets, forecasts, and special projects that improve transportation finance processes, reporting quality, and operational performance

What You’ll Need:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a comparable Business field, or equivalent professional experience in financial planning and analysis
• CPA or CMA designation is helpful but not required
• 3-5 years with increased scope and responsibility in progressive finance roles required, with transportation, supply chain, distribution, logistics, or operations finance experience strongly preferred
• Strong Excel skills, including charts and graphs, formulas such as SUMIFS and VLOOKUP, and pivot tables; experience with OneStream, QuickViews, Tableau, BW, SQL, or other analytics/reporting tools is a plus
• Demonstrated experience preparing month-end close summaries, forecast updates, variance analysis, and financial commentary for management or executive leadership audiences
• Prior financial experience in chemicals, distribution, transportation, logistics, or related industries is a plus

Where You’ll Work:

• This is a hybrid role based out of our office in Mexico City.

What You Can Expect:

• Strong work/life flexibility

• To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company

• To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted annual company bonus and annual salary reviews

• Competitive pay and benefits

• Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

• We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

• Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

• We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.

• Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us.

• Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

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