Job Overview:
The objective of this role is to coordinate the company’s extensive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. This entails aiding stakeholders in accomplishing their goals by monitoring financial and productivity performance, conducting forecasts and budgeting, crafting capital expenditure plans, and performing ad hoc analyses. Additionally, the incumbent will play a vital role in supporting the financial accounting team during the monthly financial close process, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of accounting records. Success in this position requires a strong emphasis on collaboration with internal stakeholders, delivering expert analysis, and providing reliable financial advice. The ideal candidate should be determined and motivated, capable of excelling in both team and individual settings, adept at working under pressure, skilled in multitasking, and possess excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in the management team to formulate strategic plans and develop comprehensive forecasts and budgets, and present them to executive management.
- Analyze and interpret key business drivers, effectively communicating their impact on achieving long-term financial plans.
- Update, enhance, and manage the company's portfolio of financial models, performance metrics, and forecasting and budgeting tools.
- Monitor and analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across various business functions, identifying trends, assessing performance against established benchmarks, and providing insightful recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and achieve strategic financial goals.
- Conduct a monthly review and analysis of financial numbers and key metrics for each financial close period.
- Coordinate and lead the forecast and budget process, overseeing loading into consolidation models, creating reports, and distributing to major stakeholders.
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to support management decision-making.
- Ability to comprehend and utilize company’s suite of business intelligence tools including ERP system, financial reporting software, and financial consolidation tools.
- Participate in systems upgrades and actively drive continuous business process improvement in reporting and analytics.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction and take the lead in cross-functional teams to enhance cost and process efficiencies.
- Support and promote an achievement culture in servicing internal stakeholders through expert advice and analysis.
- Recruit, train, develop, and mentor subordinates, preparing them to evolve into Finance leaders capable of handling expanded roles.
- Demonstrate a team-first orientation within the Finance & Accounting organization.
- Fulfill additional job-related duties as requested.
Skills/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent required.
- 5 years of expertise in financial reporting and analysis, with a track record of advancing responsibilities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to be proactive, handle multiple responsibilities, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
- Proven leadership and professional development skills with the ability to train and develop subordinates with a sense of commitment and community.
- Ability to be flexible to a changing environment, acknowledging urgency when necessary.
- Exercise good judgement and discretion in confidential matters.
- Ability to demonstrate ethical conduct and decision-making skills.
- Team oriented professional with a “roll-up his/her sleeves” attitude, who supports and promotes a team effort and celebrates team successes.
- Knowledge of financial accounting principles.
- Costing and manufacturing knowledge preferred.
- MS office suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel functions and abilities.
- Experience with Macros, VBA, and SQL knowledge.
- Experience with MS Dynamics desirable.
- Experience with enterprise reporting software.
Note: All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check
*Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.
AGS is an equal opportunity employer.