Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work! Responsible for identifying process improvement opportunities; documenting drivers and processes into action plans; presenting strategic rationale for operation performance improvement plans to Senior Operating Leadership; participate in the implementation of developed action plans; oversee the tracking of results and communication of results to operations and corporate management; actively provide effective data analysis in an efficient manner. **JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Work with Analyst team to identify profit improvement opportunities through data analysis + Create and conduct Management surveys to identify opportunities + Identify internal and external key metrics that would drive operational improvement + Utilize drivers and processes to develop operational improvement plan + Present operational improvement plans to Senior Operational Leadership for feedback + Gain performance improvement plan ‘buy in’ from Operational Leadership + Define objectives and explain broader context of data analysis projects + Recommend conclusions and support decision making + Work with Operational Leadership to identify and support goals + Participate and support implementation of action plans + Track and communicate project results + Monitor data analysis progress and appraise results + Conduct annual reviews + Develop strong relationships with SCI Corporate teams as a gateway to additional opportunities + This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job **MINIMUM** **Requirements** **Education** + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline **Experience** + Five (5) years of accounting/financial analysis experience or equivalent experience in a related field + One (1) year management experience **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables + Strong quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills + Advanced understanding of financial statements and business drivers + Ability to think strategically about business issues + Communication and team building skills to successfully involve other corporate departments and business units in data gathering efforts **Work CONDITIONS** **Work Environment** + Work indoors during all seasons and weather conditions + Comply with Corporate dress code policy **Work Postures** + Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day **Physical Demands** + Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage **Work Hours** + Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises Postal Code: 77019 Category (Portal Searching): Logistics Job Location: US-TX - Houston Job Profile ID: C00016 Time Type: Full time Location Name: SCI Corporate Office