Capex Analyst

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

Capital Planning, Forecasting, and Analysis

• Develop and maintain financial models and consolidation tools that support operating plans, strategic plans, forecasts, and actual results analysis.
• Design, maintain, deliver, and own an integrated global financial forecast and analysis model for Original Composites & Fiberglass.
• Complete global consolidation activities in Workiva, including collecting inputs, validating assumptions, reconciling data, and maintaining reporting integrity.
• Partner with Capital Delivery leaders, Operations Directors, project teams, and regional Finance teams to understand project activity, forecast changes, risks, opportunities, and required adjustments.
• Manage capital forecasts to guidance and provide clear analysis of material variances, business drivers, and emerging issues.
• Support the annual operating plan and longer-range capital planning processes, including establishing and maintaining targets.
• Support operating plan for NOVI plant (Silentex)

Month-End Reporting and Performance Management

• Coordinate the monthly capital forecast process and issue forecast files according to the established close calendar.
• Update actuals and the remaining-year forecast, reconcile results to the consolidation system, and resolve data differences.
• Prepare timely leadership updates, flash results, and key issue summaries.
• Deliver regional and business views of capital performance to FP&A and prepare recurring management reporting.
• Support leadership reviews by providing accurate reporting, clear variance explanations, and decision-ready insights.
• Maintain appropriate controls and checks to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of financial and statistical data.
• Support controlling activities for month end close for NOVI

Capital Governance and Project Administration

• Create and maintain work breakdown structures and related documentation.
• Administer capital authorization and approval routing, including monitoring shared request channels, routing requests to approvers, archiving documentation, and communicating final decisions to requestors.
• Maintain master capital expenditure information, approver records, policies, historical documentation, and supporting records.
• Monitor ServiceNow requests, research historical tickets, and ensure capital support requests are addressed accurately and on time.
• Support project change request processes, capital-in-progress reviews, balance sheet reviews, project closeout, and timely intercompany billing.
• Review open projects and related billings to identify aging items, incomplete documentation, or required follow-up.

Systems, Reporting Tools, and Process Improvement

• Participate to S4 Hanah sessions to implement Project System Module for CAPEX management
• Maintain and refresh Power BI reports after forecasting and planning cycles and support reliable publication of reporting applications.
• Develop and maintain clear process documentation, user guidance, and training materials for capital and reporting processes.
• Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and data-quality issues, and implement practical improvements.
• Support SAP and other finance-system workstreams by providing business requirements, testing support, data validation, and process expertise.
• Promote standardized, scalable, and automated reporting and consolidation processes across the global Finance organization.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Three or more years of experience in FP&A, capital finance, project finance, corporate finance, or a related analytical role.
• Experience with financial planning, forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience developing or maintaining financial models.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to maintain data accuracy and process discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a global manufacturing or capital-intensive organization.
• Working knowledge of Workiva, SAP, Power BI, ServiceNow, or comparable planning, consolidation, ERP, reporting, and workflow tools.
• Experience supporting capital expenditure processes, work breakdown structures, project controls, or project closeout.
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant advanced degree or certification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect financial results to operational and project drivers.
• Ability to consolidate complex inputs, identify material issues, and communicate a clear financial story.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for working with global, cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage recurring deadlines and multiple requests.
• Demonstrated ownership, curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to follow through.
• Ability to challenge assumptions respectfully, improve processes, and work effectively in a changing environment.

What Success Looks Like

• Capital forecasts and reporting are accurate, timely, and supported by clear assumptions.
• Leadership receives concise insights on capital performance, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
• Workiva consolidation and supporting financial models are reliable, scalable, and well controlled.
• Capital approval, project administration, and closeout processes are completed consistently and documented clearly.
• Reporting tools and processes become more efficient, standardized, and easier for business partners to use.