Financial Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for providing analytical support for a global purchasing project and other data initiatives and financial analysis across the organization.

• Project Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
  • Tracking and validating realized cost savings
  • Data analysis to support regular program reviews
  • Review and reconciliation of general ledger data
  • Support post program data management
• Other core responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
  • Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support
  • Report on financial performance and prepare for regular financial reviews
  • Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
  • Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
  • Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with budgets and forecasts
  • Increasing productivity by developing automated reporting tools
  • Working with various ERP software systems, consolidation, data mining and reporting tools
  • Supports consolidation of monthly financials
  • Supports administration of Financial systems
  • Supports ad-hoc reporting assignments as directed

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):

• BS/BA Degree in Finance/Accounting, or related field required

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):

• 2 to 4 years of relevant Finance/Audit or Public Accounting Experience preferred
• Knowledge of ERP business management software packages (i.e. JD Edwards)
• Knowledge of consolidation tools (i.e. Oracle EPM Cloud, Hyperion FM), SmartView, Power BI and advanced Excel skills including modeling
• Experience assisting with annual budget and rolling forecasts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate and present metrics effectively to support strategic recommendations