Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Provides analysis, insight, context, and perspective to support the regional operations management.
• Prepares monthly comprehensive variance analysis to the regions in the business unit and explains variances between actual and budgeted/forecasted/historical figures, as necessary.
• Provides and assists in financial analysis and direction for various internal- and external-related activities that may be assigned by the regional management team.
• Affords assistance in the implementation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) in accordance and partnership with the guidelines provided by the OneERP Team.
• Affords assistance in the implementation of automated systems to provide reports to management, ensuring that the information provided is timely, accurate, and adequate for management to effectively manage and control the operations.
• Affords assessment of risk and collaborates with regions to build business cases for any investment brought forward by the regional management.
• Participates in the budgeting and forecasting process, ensures consistency in the methodology across the regions of the business unit.
• Provides insights and recommendations based on modeling outcomes to support decision-making processes.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams including Operations, Sales, and Marketing to understand business drivers and facilitate data-driven decision-making.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to groups across the organization by providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to support their objectives.
• Affords assistance in preparation of long- and short-range financial forecasts with input from the regional management and provides financial projections and analyses to management for development of the strategic plan.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent with 2-3 years of experience in finance.
• CPA preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Technical accounting skills and good understanding of budgeting and planning techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and present financial information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to understand overall business operations and perform analytical reviews.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well within a team and with all levels of employees.
• Straightforward thinker and strong analytical mindset.
• Ability to build relationships with leaders.
• Demonstrates pro-activity and solution-oriented approach.