Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Finance at Venture… · Houston

Venture Global LNG ("Venture Global") is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company's Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global's modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

The Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Finance will be responsible for financial analysis, forecasting, planning and will support Venture Global in achieving its goals of low-cost, reliable and safe operations. This role requires strong quantitative and analytical skills and provides financial support to Maintenance, Materials Management, Procurement and Operations teams. The successful candidate will be eager to learn, demonstrate curiosity and high attention to detail, have passion to work on a fast-paced environment and be adaptable to a rapidly changing environment.

This position will be located in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze financial aspects of supply chain, identifying opportunities to reduce cost through procurement, transportation, warehousing, inventory planning and other supply chain activities.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis of key supply chain performance indicators to provide insights and support decision-making.
• Drive inventory optimization in multi-site operation; identify opportunities to reduce excess stock and minimize stock outs to ensure reliability of the plants.
• Prepare new business cases on supply chain areas to drive improvements and support VG’s long-term strategy.
• Manage intercompany leasing transactions and material transfers to support the sites, ensuring accuracy and compliance to VG’s procedures.
• Analyze inventory levels and vs targets for each site; review requests for spare parts and evaluate impact to inventory balance vs target.
• Develop budgets and forecasts for supply chain activities and monitoring of actuals vs budget.
• Develop mitigation strategies for financial risks associated with VG’s supply chain.
• Support spare parts and mobile asset planning by analyzing cost benefit and recommending optimal purchase levels to VG’s leadership.
• Forecast purchasing volumes and to support pricing agreements with key suppliers.
• Support review of account reconciliations.
• Monitor key controls to ensure compliance with processes and accuracy of financials.
• Assist in developing and maintaining systems and analytical tools where required; drive automation where possible to improve efficiency on reporting.
• Support ad hoc requests from Supply Chain and Finance Teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field; MBA/Master of Finance is a plus
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Finance
• Demonstrated understanding of key financial concepts and the financial impact of operational decisions
• Strong knowledge and understanding of MS Office (mainly Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI) and SAP; ability to extract relevant data and convert into simplified analysis and communication
• Curiosity and ability to think creatively with high standards of accuracy and precision
• Highly analytical with demonstrated experience in critical thinking and analytical problem-solving
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others and work cross-functionally
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to simplify complex projects and concisely convey key insights
• Passion for being a part of a dynamic team environment with rapidly changing assignments and priorities
• Demonstrated initiative and ownership of work with strong attention to detail
• Ability to accurately prepare professional daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Flexibility to travel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP
• Experience with financial modeling

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.