Financial Analyst III

Job Summary

The position will work under general direction of the Finance & Accounting Manager or Director of Finance. The incumbent will also work in conjunction with the Business Leaders. The position will play a critical role in Finance, identifying opportunities to add business value to current processes and as we pursue integrating current businesses and new acquisitions into our main system environment(s).

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate closing process for one or more business units within
• Communicate financial results clearly and effectively to the management This includes the explanation of variances as compared to plan or historical results.
• Provides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projects.
• Recognize and escalate urgent/sensitive issues to manager.
• Compiles and interprets statistical data related to departmental operations and performance.
• Provides technical assistance and acts as liaison to other departments to improve working relationships and assist in problem solving.
• Where applicable, calculate and analyze revenue using percentage of completion.
• Aids in preparing, reviewing and interpreting policies, and procedure changes.
• Ensures timely delivery and response to audit questions.
• Analyzes monthly and semi-annual forecasts and explains variances of forecasts to the business leaders.
• Drives continuous process improvement by collaborating with stakeholders on design of new solutions that enhance business performance and achieve established goals.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in an analytical role, manufacturing and/or services environments
• Proficient with generally accepted accounting principles
• Proficient with budgeting and financial forecasting techniques
• Proficient with Microsoft (Excel, Word, Powerpoint); including pivot tables
• Proficient with the financial close process, inventory and inventory costing, cash and payables, general ledger expertise, audit and control environment
• Proficient analytical skills and forecasting
• Ability to summarize data for Executive Management
• Proven desire to focus on process
• Relevant ERP system knowledge (Oracle, Microsoft Great Plains) with ability to query and extract information from multiple sources and platforms to effectively answer questions as needed.