Financial Business Analyst - Sparrow Company

Job Summary

The Business Analyst is responsible for the financial and management reporting, analysis, forecasting and budgeting processes for their designated Region.

Job Responsibilities

• Acts as primary accounting support to the operating locations within the Division.

• Assists with purchasing, inventory, and other transactional issues that may arise.

• Participates in the timely and accurate preparation and/or review of all significant financial information provided to Division, Region and Corporate Company management related to these sites. Duties include monthly closing, forecast updates, capital and operating budget preparation.

• Participates in operational benchmarking and other monthly performance analysis.

• Involved in special projects and ad-hoc report requests related to sales, purchasing, working capital, and operating expenses.

• Analyzes plant and division balance sheet accounts. Assists Division and plant managers with analysis and other support as requested.

• Helps to maintain and assess the system of internal controls, active participant in the self assessment process and periodic inventory observations.

• Other activities including journal entries, maintenance of product inventory values within SAP, generating payments, coding non-trading cash receipts, and reviewing fixed asset transactions.

• Part of a high performance management team charged with maximizing EBITDA and return on investment.

• Trains and assists Division personnel in utilizing the company reporting systems to obtain key management information.

• Regular travel to business sites is a requirement of this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance.

• CPA, CMA or CFM designation or strong candidacy preferred.

• 2+ years of financial management experience. Industry experience helpful.

• Experience in financial analysis/special projects.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Computer literate, in SAP and PC based applications. Strong Excel skills.

• Current knowledge regarding the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting.

• Diplomacy and ability to function as a leader in a team environment are required.

• Able to prioritize task, work as a team member as well as individually.

Working Conditions

• Capable of working in an open concept office environment.

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree.

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently.

• Job involves sitting most of the time with walking or standing for brief periods of time.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, to communicate toemployees/visitors.