Financial Analyst

Job description

Budget, Forecast and Business Partnering

· Manage and develop annual budget model, including analyzing financial data, improving forecasting, and in-depth analysis to drive intelligent decision making

· Work with VP of Finance and Operations Management team to provide financial recommendations during the annual budget process

· Collaborate with budget owners to provide robust and accurate annual plan and forecast inputs while providing monthly and quarterly variance analysis

· Assist in managing spend against budget and forecast and present monthly expense and operational metric reports to assigned budget owners. Ensure variances are thoroughly investigated, opportunities and risks are identified, and communicate to finance team members

Accounting, Audit and Control

· Provide month end support, including the review of high-risk account reconciliations and actual financial statements

· Align with Accounting on reporting and work with accounting to streamline finance and accounting process

· Assist with the control documentations, self-risk assessment, and the remediation for gaps

· Perform sample and test of control activities

· Assist with annual federal and state audits and other reviews

· Assist with preparation of documents and reports for internal and external stakeholders

Financial Analysis and Reconciliation

· Work with the VP of Finance on financial analysis and modeling, business data analysis, and all other financial aspects

· Ability to anticipate financial issues, assess business implications, act proactively, and recommend an appropriate action plan

Other

· Actively work with other Finance team members to improve the effectiveness of the financial planning and modeling process, assumptions, and results

· Assume analytical leadership and coordinate analytical efforts across multiple teams within the organization

· Support the financial integrity process in validating internal and external reports to identify data discrepancies

· Work with other support teams within the organization to ensure successful deployment of new programs, software, systems, and process

· Performs other duties as needed and assigned

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

· Master’s degree, MBA, or relevant professional accreditation a plus

· Minimum 5 years overall work experience ideally proven experience in FP&A and/or Accounting, public company a plus

· Significant data analytical and financial modeling experience

· Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (Power BI knowledge a plus)

· Strong analytic and communication skills, both written and verbal

· Accurate and consistent deliverables

Soft Skills Competencies:

· Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.

· Decision Making

· Critical Thinking

· Problem Solving

· Time -Management and Organizational skills

· Adaptability

Compensation:

- $110,000 - $120,000 per year, depending on experience