Financial Analyst

Overview

This position provides a unique opportunity to engage in an analytical environment, leverage business intelligence processes, and interface with various departments within Finance and Accounting and across the company.

The Financial Analyst plays a lead role in analyzing business results and providing insights into the performance of key initiatives through analyses, collaboration, and communication. The analyst will serve as a business partner in a cross-functional capacity with leadership across our various departments.

Responsibilities

• Establish frameworks to evaluate key initiatives and their efficacy
• Develop and/or enhance financial models for reporting, reviewing results, and forecasting
• Prepare and present analyses, findings, and executive reports including strategic reviews with senior executives
• Extract data from various databases and perform sophisticated analysis that results in actionable business insight
• Interact with management at all levels to facilitate information gathering
• Collaborate with budget owners to coordinate annual plan and forecast inputs while providing monthly performance-to-budget reporting
• Provide ad hoc financial statement modeling and in-depth analysis to drive intelligent decision making

Requirements

• 2 years relevant experience in financial planning and analysis
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs
• Excellent interpersonal skills including diplomacy, negotiating, reasoning, problem solving, and influence
• Skilled at developing and presenting executive-level communications and data visualization
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and display good judgment
• Ability to develop strong interdepartmental and cross-functional working relationships
• Advanced Excel skills
• Bachelors in finance, accounting, or related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience working with SAP
• Experience working with analytical reporting tools
• Familiar with SQL and relational databases
• Experience with budgeting and planning methodologies and tools
• Masters degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• CFA or CPA certification a plus