Margin Analyst

Job summary

Analyze transactional margin discrepancies, identify root causes, and work with commercial and functional teams to recover lost contribution margin and prevent future losses. Drive corrective actions and process improvements, prepare routine margin reports, and manage the monthly SOX exception-reporting process.

Job details

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you. Primary Purpose The Margin Analyst is responsible for identifying and resolving transactional contribution margin loss while helping prevent future issues. This role analyzes margin discrepancies, determines root causes, and partners with commercial and functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions. The Margin Analyst serves as a cross-functional partner, driving accountability, improving processes, and recommending changes that support stronger financial results. What You'll Do: • Analyze transactional margin activity and identify opportunities to recover lost contribution margin. • Partner with commercial and functional teams to resolve margin issues and implement preventive actions. • Conduct root cause analysis to identify trends and improve systems and processes. • Drive accountability for corrective actions and ongoing margin improvement. • Prepare and distribute routine margin reporting to internal stakeholders. • Review transactions with contribution margin of ≤ -$200. • Support $6M+ in monthly contribution margin recovery. • Manage the monthly exception reporting process (SOX control). • Perform additional duties as assigned. What You'll Need: • Bachelor's degree preferred. • 2+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Customer Solutions, Commercial, or a related function. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. • Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across functional teams. • Strong time management and prioritization skills. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Specialized Knowledge & Skills: • SAP • Tableau • Microsoft Office • Business Warehouse • Salesforce Where You'll Work: Univar Solutions Canada Ltd 64 Arrow Rd, North York, Ontario M9M 2L9 Pay and Benefits: This position is currently vacant. The expected annual salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. 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 (if applicable to your role) 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 at careers@univarsolutions.com. 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. #LI-JM1

What you’ll do

Analyze transactional margin discrepancies, identify root causes, and work with commercial and functional teams to recover lost contribution margin and prevent future losses. Drive corrective actions and process improvements, prepare routine margin reports, and manage the monthly SOX exception-reporting process.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is preferred, along with at least two years of experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, customer solutions, commercial work, or a related function. Candidates should have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, effective collaboration and communication skills, sound time management, and familiarity with SAP, Tableau, Microsoft Office, Business Warehouse, and Salesforce.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Company Bonus
• Annual Salary Reviews
• Benefits Package
• Work-Life Flexibility

Listed skills

• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• SAP · Preferred
• Tableau · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Salesforce · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Margin Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Contribution Margin Recovery
• Financial Analysis
• Problem-Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Relationship Building
• Time Management
• Prioritization
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• SAP
• Tableau
• Microsoft Office
• Salesforce
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Accounts Payable
• Warehousing
• SAP Applications
• Accountability
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Tableau (Business Intelligence Software)
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
• Accounts Receivable
• Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Exception Reporting
• Contribution Margins
• Preventive Action

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics
• Margin Analyst
• Billing Analyst
• Accounting and Bookkeeping Clerks
• Billing and Posting Clerks

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