Senior Financial Analyst – Corporate FP&A

Brady Corporation is seeking an analytical, strategic, and collaborative Senior Financial Analyst – Corporate FP&A . In this global role, you will serve as a key finance business partner supporting business units and functional areas across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Reporting directly to the Director, Global FP&A, you will work closely with the broader finance organization to deliver comprehensive financial statement support, driving both operational excellence and strategic growth across FP&A, accounting, and compliance functions.

Financial Planning & Strategic Analysis Budgeting & Forecasting: Own key elements of the Total Company annual budget process. Partner with senior leadership and cost center owners to establish financial targets aligned with overall corporate sales and profitability goals. Performance Analytics: Conduct deep-dive analysis of actual financial results against budget and prior periods.

Identify key macroeconomic and operational drivers, and effectively communicate performance variances to regional management. Business Partnering: Act as a strategic advisor to other global functional areas including HR, IT, Legal, Marketing, etc. Develop high-impact analytics to measure sales and profitability, evaluating product-line performance, payroll analysis, discretionary / vendor spend (e.

g., T&E, advertising). M&A Integration: Assist with the financial and operational integration of recent corporate acquisitions. Accounting, Compliance & Operations Month-End Close: Maintain and ensure proper accounting for global business units. Collaborate with the India Shared Services team on month-end closing procedures to ensure accurate, timely GAAP compliance.

Internal Controls: Champion a strong control environment by ensuring strict compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including rigorous account reconciliations and analytics. Cross-Functional Payroll Support: Partner with the HR team to support the North American payroll process from a finance lens, overseeing payroll accruals, bonus calculations, and tracking employee status changes.

Continuous Improvement & Projects Identify and execute opportunities to simplify, automate, and streamline reporting workflows and finance obligations. Participate in and influence multi-functional project teams tasked with evaluating, recommending, and monitoring new corporate initiatives. Support special projects as assigned.