Senior Financial Analyst

Description

Overview of the Position:

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing timely, relevant and accurate reporting & analysis of financial performance of multiple business divisions against historical, budgeted, and forecasted results to facilitate decision-making toward maximizing performance to the budget and strategic plan. The position will be a strategic business partner to all business leaders of the organization participating in key financial decision processes -- P&L and capital. Position will also likely play a role in acquisitions and integrations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Lead real-time financial performance monitoring, creating variance analysis reports that escalate any financial issues to management; recommend strategies for increasing financial performance
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives and develop financial models to understand and drive financial performance
• Complete market research and comparable company analysis
• Present detailed monthly financial reports to key business partners and support Senior Management Team and Department heads with in-depth analysis to understand and drive performance
• Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team
• Collaborate with senior members of the accounting and finance teams
• Develop models for future acquisitions, product lines and business opportunities

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrate excellent quantitative, analytical and reasoning skills
• Learn quickly and has strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Communicate effectively and have strong presentation skills
• Build strong working relationships and have exceptional leadership skills to allow effective collaboration well with the leadership of the organization
• Work independently using project management skills which provide the ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks
• Exhibit honest and ethical behavior
• Advanced computer and data modelling skills: MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Workday Adaptive Planning a plus, Power BI a plus

Qualifications

Education / Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related; Five+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Is frequently required to talk or listen
• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 10 pounds
• Works in moderate noise levels
• Travel less than 5%