Position Summary:

The Financial Analyst will provide financial forecasting, business planning, and general accounting support to the FP&A leadership while working in a high paced enviroment. This person will produce and provide financial analyses to internal clients and management and work with others in the FP&A and business groups to prepare budgets, variance analyses, and capital planning schedules.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain monthly reporting and analysis models that track performance and results of various units within the organization including the monthly close/reforecast process and variance reporting standards
• Communicate with business partners and business leaders to ensure consistency with current finance operational environment
• Assist in providing timely and accurate reporting/analysis and ensure information is received completely and in the correct format before completing final analyses
• Design and write queries in Hyperion financial planning, Oracle Essbase, Excel, Access and/or other internal financial systems to extract data from various data sources effectively
• Maintain the financial planning system by completing data uploads and revisions and running and organizing automated reports that accurately consolidate and identify issues that cause variances
• Complete monthly revenue and expense analysis to provide key drivers impacting results
• Test and suggest new reports in response to current business issues and create standard operating procedures for the benefit of the department
• Complete special projects and ad hoc requests for financial information

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Economics
• 1+ years of experience in accounting or financial planning and analysis

Business Knowledge and Critical Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with experience in creating reports using Hyperion financial planning, and Oracle Essbase.
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate effectively with management both in the finance and business operations groups
• Ability to perform and remain organized in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment by multi-tasking
• Ability to take initiative and work independently in a sometimes unstructured environment with frequently changing priorities
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills with desire to grow in finance profession
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Access skills
• Experience with Lawson enterprise financial management is a plus.