Senior Financial Analyst

Description

Who We Are / B&T Values Statement

At Baker & Taylor, we are passionate about changing the world through literacy.  We believe that education, access to content, and the freedom to explore are essential.  We are dedicated to supporting our library partners across the world who tirelessly provide resources to foster the imagination of future generations and improve outcomes in their communities.  Librarians are our heroes and championing and supporting their work is our purpose.

Baker & Taylor is committed to embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion to create an environment that both celebrates and evolves through the unique experiences and contributions of all team members. 

Who You Are

• You are able to work efficiently independently and are a strong team player.
• You are computer savvy with proven ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• You are detailed oriented and able to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with both internal and external partners

What You’ll Do/ A Day in The Life Typically Includes 

Responsible for a wide range of activities including gathering data, organizing information, analyzing historical results making forecasts and projections, making recommendations, and gathering presentations and reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of marketplace and product lines to effectively produce financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting for domestic and international markets.
• Creation, design, and regular distribution of informative financial reports/analysis through the collection, organization, and validation of data from various sources using spreadsheet, database, and customer relationship management software.
• Identification and communication of material changes in trends or deviations from targets that require management attention/action.
• Preparation, consolidation, and validation of materials used for management review of monthly financial results.
• Prepare detailed worksheets to support the annual budget / quarterly forecasting processes. Monitor ongoing financial system inputs for completeness/accuracy/validity and create presentation materials to present budget / forecast and assumptions to senior management.
• Manage detailed revenue forecasting for international subscription products.
• Analyze and review allocated/activity-based profitability analysis. Manage the annual assumption/estimate update process for library division departments.
• Interacts on a daily basis with various internal functional areas such as sales, customer success, accounting and senior and mid-level management.
• Other reporting/analysis and special projects as required.

Work Environment

Hybrid

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands and fingers to use computer equipment; talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision requirements include close vision in order to view PC and read written documents.

Benefits 

• Participation in company health (medical, dental) insurance plans on the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• Company short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible PTO - In recognition of the professional environment in which we work, you will immediately be eligible to participate in the Company's pilot Flex PTO program.
• Under the Flex PTO program, you may use Flex PTO each year for PTO, illness or other personal time provided good standing and subject to business needs.
• There are no predefined number of Flex PTO days, nor do you earn or accrue paid time off under the Program.
• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Climate controlled facility

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or other business administration with two to four years of related experience.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead and participate in team-based environments.
• Thorough understanding of financial statements, budgeting/forecasting concepts and variance analysis methods.
• High level of analytical ability, including strong PC skills and far above average proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other data-oriented software programs.
• Ability to manage and self-prioritize multiple assignments under tight/changing time constraints.
• Broad business acumen and proven ability to work with business functions outside of finance/accounting.