Finance Analyst

Artech is the #1 ranked IT Staffing Company in the US owned by woman (MWBE), according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2016 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Title: Finance Analyst - L3
Location: Buffalo, NY
Duration: Minimum 12 Months
Client: Largest Pharmaceutical company in the USA.

• Provide expert advice to customer groups by proactively identifying opportunities and raising challenges to meet business objectives and mitigate risks.
• Create nonstandard financial analysis and present trends.
• Provide financial analysis as requested.
• Work with Shared Management Accounting Services to ensure successful month end processes and reporting.
• Support Sr. Finance Partner in development and implementation of standard costing model for annual standard cost setting of products to commercial, and generation of standard costs for NPI products.
• Provide analytical support on an as needed basis to strategic activities such as business development (Value Engineering improvements), business evaluation proposals etc.
• Execute post-acquisition integration activities (e.g., GPS savings tracking, capital cost- savings project tracking).

• Manage financial management activities for Oak Hill site in support of delivering business strategies and maintaining strong financial governance.
• Accountable for risk identification and management for strong financial governance.
• Review management accounts (actual, forecasts, budgets) to assist senior embedded business finance support in signing off on income statement and balance sheet.
• Develop close working relationships with functional departments to ensure good financial understanding, control and identification of cost saving opportunities.
• Assist in the management of corporate approvals (e.g., compliance with corporate development and ABAC requirements).

• Assist in the management of financial activities / issues for external business partnerships (e.g., third-party supplier, outsourcing partner, etc.).
• Educate customer groups on financial aspects of business decisions and resource allocations.

Professional qualification (e.g., CPA, MBA, Financial Accounting or Business degree)

Business / Accounting

• Experience working in business / functional unit.
• Experience working in commercial P&L environment.
• Demonstrated business skills executed with integrity and independent judgment.
• Ability to effectively use negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience working with client groups with ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at various levels.
• Understanding of underlying business drivers.
• Proficient financial knowledge of modeling, analysis, evaluation, and forecasting.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and across a matrixed environment.
• Good interpersonal skills demonstrated by creation of a network of key partners within Finance and the business and the ability to bridge communications gap between finance and non-finance.
• Understanding of systems and processes as they affect the financial results (JDE, Prism, DCS, etc.).
• Excellent computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

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