Senior Financial Analyst - Clarity Search Partners

Comp: $100-120K + bonus

Hybrid: 3 days in office/2 from home (candidate will be expected to be fully in office during the initial 60-90 days of employment for training/ramp-up)

Why is this a great company?:

• International manufacturing company that is top 3 in its space
• Great team and culture! Committed to employee development
• Tier one systems (SAP)

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Summary:

The position will focus on supporting the financial analysis and modeling, budgeting process, consolidation of financial system, KPI creation, variance analysis of company performance and system implementation. Holds responsibility for maintaining compliance with GAAP accounting practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely completion of consolidated and regional financial statements, revenue and expense recognition, reserves, and accruals. Role includes tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger accounting, financial reporting, audit support annual planning activities. Works closely with the Controller on all accounting and finance matters, proposed changes to policies and procedures, to achieve best practices in accounting operations.

Finance Duties:

• Maintain and update financial and operational performance models and reports to understand performance and trends
• Monthly financial package consolidation for all locations and improve current model in Adaptive to include all companies
• Evaluates performance/operations/financial: reviewing and conducting complex financial analyses and variance analysis (price/volume/mix, usage variance, inflation, cost savings, cash flow, working capital)
• Prepare financial bridge for actual performance to budget/prior year
• Lead annual budgeting process to completion of consolidation of budget file
• Track expenses and identify and investigate monthly and quarterly variances to budget and forecast while proactively identifying opportunities for improvements
• Design, develop, and prepare financial and data models to efficiently assess new sales opportunities and ventures.
• Apply Excel formulas/tools or statistical modeling to large quantities of data to deliver actionable information.
• Create and/or generate necessary reporting and analyses for business segments, brands, and products in support of strategic decision making.
• Investigate and explain variances or unexpected results.
• Assist in the analysis of financial data and extract and define relevant information.
• Continuously focus on automating and streamlining the FP&A processes
• Assist in presentation/reporting package for leadership team and corporate office
• Provide ad hoc financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives

Accounting Duties:

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger accounting principles and standard practices, including developing subject matter expertise for the ERP and financial reporting system. Stay current on GAAP and IFRS standards.
• Develop and maintain best practices for closing and producing quality financial statements timely and accurately.
• Collaborate with Controller and budget owners towards improved annual budget cycle.
• Partner with Controller to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Recommend solutions to the Controller regarding the handling of non-routine accounting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the Controller and Leadership Team and Managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Proactively provide insight and recommendations to budget managers to ensure continued alignment with the budget utilizing forecast tools.
• Work with the Controller to ensure quarterly and year-end audit deadlines are met.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities, reduce process time and document procedures to enhance the workflow.
• Proactively monitor accounting transactions, identify large fluctuations, conduct analysis and communicate to appropriate managers.
• Support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Minimum Required Skills, Background, Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or another related field required.
• Advanced skills in Excel
• 5+ years of accounting & finance experience
• Comfortable working with large amounts of data, producing timely and accurate results.
• Prefer a high level of proficiency with SAP (FICO module) with ability to navigate all business transactions and understand work flows through to the general ledger. Capable of identifying and extracting data required to account, analyze, and report on the business.
• Experience in financial consolidation tools such as HFM, Workday/Adaptive
• Must possess unquestionable integrity and character, demonstrating honesty, ethical behavior, and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of professional conduct.
• Strong communication skills in the English language (verbal, written, written, presentation, inter-personal)
• Is personally guided by, espouses, communicates, and works with, and through, values of Integrity, Excellence, Inspirational, Teamwork and Accountability. Demonstrates strong commitment to organizational goals and acts in the best interest of the company.
• Flexibility and availability to work as required by business needs (including, but not limited to, after regular business hours, during holidays, across multiple time zones)
• Valid travel documents and driver license