Financial Analyst

About Mishimoto

Mishimoto, the world leader in performance cooling products, was created for automotive enthusiasts by automotive enthusiasts. Established in 2005, we have two decades of experience in working toward our goal of providing superior cooling system upgrades. Mishimoto has produced a line of upgrades to fit nearly any application including, sport compacts, powersports, trucks, Jeeps, muscle vehicles, daily drivers, and the classics.

Mishimoto's corporate headquarters are located in a 67,610 sq. ft. office, warehousing facility and state of the art engineering studio, where we have assembled the industry's cutting-edge tools for evaluating Mishimoto test vehicles in Garnet Valley, PA. This one-of-a-kind facility allows us to maintain a leading position in our industry. With another office in Sparks, Nevada, as well as international locations in Stourbridge, UK and Yangzhou City, China, we have built an unprecedented global infrastructure for the benefit of all our worldwide customers.

Benefits and Perks

Our employees love our workplace because:

• It’s a gearhead’s dream – Design and develop performance automotive products for the car scene.
• We make way for play – Attend wine and cheese gatherings and hit up our favorite events, from drift to autocross to classic car shows.
• We take a breather – Enjoy an in-house gym, massage chair, and healthy-snack vending machine.
• Our workplace is beautiful – Work in an office designed to stimulate creative thinking. 
• The employee discounts rock – Get exclusive access to Mishimoto products and discounts from our partners.
• The bennies – Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k) w/ 4% match, disability pay, and life insurance. 
• We score – The bonus program is tied to overall company performance goals.
• Dog Days!  Bring your dog to work every day!

Financial Analyst 

Job Summary: 

Mishimoto is the world leader in performance cooling products.  Behind every international enterprise is a strong financial team.  As the Financial Analyst, you will have the awesome responsibility of analyzing and making recommendations on profitability improvements and cost savings across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, is a master of process and a stickler for details.  The Financial Analyst reports directly to the Controller.

What You’ll Do:                         

• Work with business partners across the organization to support the Annual Operating Plan, Multi-year financial strategy, and monthly and quarterly forecasting/outlook, including consolidation, reporting, and analytics.
• Analyze monthly reports for actual results compared to budget, prior year and forecast. Review results with management and provide a complete understanding of variances; this includes driving efforts to understand root causes of variances and making recommendations to enhance business performance.
• Effectively communicate the status of planning, forecasting, modeling, other projects, and related reporting throughout the Company
• Customer & product P&L development and analysis
• Support the annual budget and provide guidance to global business teams including managing the data collection and consolidation process with accounting resources and functional leadership; validate completeness and accuracy with the goal of communicating trends and key drivers to executive leadership.
• Identify and analyze key performance indicators that drive performance.
• Develop a level of expertise in financial reporting systems to continuously improve business processes, standardize reporting and train employees. Ensure reporting systems and source data are accurate and reconciled including supporting accounting with variance analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and dashboards communicating key drivers, risks and opportunities, and effectively telling the story behind the numbers.
• Deliverables include AOP, Forecast, Actual dashboards, internal leader briefings, and materials for external audiences (S&P, Banks, etc.)
• Support Finance Leadership on ad-hoc requests and other special projects
• Challenge the existing status quo and identify opportunities to improve processes.

 Your Creds:

• 2-5 years of experience in progressive finance or accounting roles
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or another related quantitative discipline.
• Prior experience in financial analysis, accounting or as a finance business partner.
• Financial analytical skills must address the full range of issues including marketing, strategic planning, technology and economics from an operational and strategic standpoint.
• Advanced aptitude in problem solving, including the ability to logically structure an appropriate analytical framework.
• Ability to interface and communicate effectively with corporate management and all other functions in the Company.
• Sound understanding of US GAAP and financial consolidation processes.
• Advanced financial modeling skills
• Knowledge of ERP and consolidation systems, as well as expertise in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Demonstrated experience using Excel to build and maintain complex financial models as well as perform financial and data analysis.

Extra Credit: 

• Public company, or public audit experience preferred
• Manufacturing experience
• NetSuite Experience
• BI Experience

You Are Good At: 

• Paying attention to details and consistently demonstrating a high degree of accuracy.
• Analyzing a complex and growing environment and developing new or modifying existing processes
• Leveraging your wide range of experience using professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Meeting tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities and responsibilities

Who You Are: 

• You welcome the challenges that come with a rapidly growing company whose strategy for growth includes both organic and inorganic actions
• You display integrity and compliance, personal leadership, performance driven work ethic and ability to lead cross functionally without authority.
• Self-motivated; curious learner; desire to grow; ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Ability and inclination to roll up sleeves and dig in. Dependence on and confidence in own abilities with a sense of urgency to get things done.
• Accountable and coachable. You own and learn from your mistakes. You understand feedback is a gift.
• Teamwork skills and positivity. We are Team Mishi, we collaborate, and we lift each other up. 

If the above describes you and your passions, we want to hear from you!  

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Normal Office Environment

Mishimoto is made up of people with many different backgrounds and lifestyles, and we like it that way. We invite applications from people of all stripes. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences that people imagine to discriminate against one another. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate.