Sr Financial Analyst

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparation and delivery of presentations on financial results including variance analysis along with communication regarding risks and opportunities for future periods

• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to business leadership leveraging OneStream and Microsoft PowerBI

• Ownership of certain weekly/monthly reports, including key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting

• Collaborate with management to lead the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes

• Identify opportunities for performance improvement across the organization

• Develop models that support fact-based decision-making to increase shareholder value

• Complete special projects as directed by Director of Finance

KEY COMPETENCIES

Financial Acumen

• Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. For example, provides rich and rigorous forecasts of the financial implications of ideas and opportunities. Makes well-balanced decisions regarding expenditures that take into account multiple considerations.

Financial Modeling

• Provide financial modeling input into business cases, costs, and schedules to support growth in the business.

Courage

• Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Ability to work with and understand best available data sources to develop accurate and repeatable reporting

• Ability to concisely summarize large amounts of data to drive decision making process

• Analytical and organized with relentless attention to detail.

• Strong intellectual curiosity and affinity for numbers.

• Able to work cross functionally and collaboratively

LANGUAGE / COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents

• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints

• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to supply chain management

• Excellent oral and written English language skills

• Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels within the company

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• College level mathematical skills including the ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as optimization, break-even points, goal seeking, and scenario management.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases

• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables

• Must be able to analyze situations promptly and accurately

• Must have ability to handle multiple tasks

• Excellent problem solving and analytical decision-making skills

• Ability to form good judgments in critical situations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• No direct reports today but opportunity for future direct reports as business grows

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Minimum 7 years experience, preferred with a manufacturing company particularly in the area of Accounting and Finance supporting operations.

• Advanced level of proficiency with budgeting and general ledger software

• Enterprise budgeting and forecasting of Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows.

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, OneStream and Microsoft Power BI preferred

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Frequent interaction with senior management