Senior Business Analyst

Job ID: 530363

Exempt

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support the Water Transmission business. Water Transmission is a multi-site manufacturing business serving the North American water market, an area of particular growth focus for CRH. This is a core financial planning and analysis role: you will own management reporting, forecasting, and budgeting across the business.

You will do more than produce numbers. You will explain what is driving results, constructively challenge performance and assumptions, and build financial understanding among operational and commercial colleagues. With the SAP implementation retiring the existing reporting suite, you will help design and shape what management reporting looks like rather than inherit an established set of packs.

Job Location

This position will be hybrid based in Atlanta, GA. This position will have travel to our Water Transmission manufacturing sites as required.

Job Responsibilities

Design and build the new management reporting suite as part of the SAP implementation, defining the reports, hierarchies, and data structures the business needs so the output is fit for purpose from day one

Own the monthly management reporting pack for Water Transmission, delivering accurate and timely results with clear commentary on performance against budget, forecast, and prior year

Deliver corporate and Group reporting requirements accurately and on deadline, while reviewing and rationalizing recurring submissions so reporting effort stays proportionate to the value it adds

Lead monthly cost center reviews of fixed overhead, covering spend, headcount, and fixed cost movements against budget and forecast, and work with cost center owners to understand variances and agree corrective actions

Track and analyze key sales metrics, including average selling price (ASP), volume, and mix, producing price / volume / mix bridges by product line, customer, and region to explain movements in revenue and margin

Produce orderbook and backlog reporting covering intake, conversion, pricing trends, and forward visibility to support production planning and revenue phasing in the forecast

Analyze transport and freight performance, including cost per unit and per load, lane and carrier trends, and freight recovery against spend, identifying opportunities to protect net realization

Monitor external market and industry trends, including water infrastructure and construction demand indicators, raw material and freight indices, and competitor pricing and capacity, and assess performance relative to the wider market

Own the forecasting cycle for the business, including monthly and quarterly reforecasts, and coordinate the annual budget and medium-term planning process with business leaders

Partner with operational and commercial leaders to build strong financial understanding, translating financial results into clear insight for non-financial colleagues

Constructively challenge results, assumptions, and forecasts, validating data integrity and ensuring variances are understood rather than simply reported

Support ad hoc analysis, business cases, and projects for the Water Transmission leadership team, including investment appraisal and post-completion review

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or CPA desirable

5+ years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, or business analysis, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment

Strong analytical capability with the ability to handle and manipulate large data sets using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and ERP reporting tools; SAP experience preferred

Experience presenting financial data as a clear, approachable story for non-financial colleagues

Confidence challenging data integrity and business results to ensure the accuracy and credibility of information

Excellent communicator, able to engage colleagues across functions, locations, and a variety of personalities

Self-driven, systematic, and organized, with the ability to prioritize workload and deliver to tight reporting deadlines

Strong commercial acumen and curiosity about the operational and market drivers behind the numbers

Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of improving reporting and processes

What CRH Offers You

Highly competitive base pay

Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs

Group retirement savings program

Health and wellness programs

An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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