Senior Financial Analyst – Direct Hire 

We are recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst for a global industry leader committed to sourcing and manufacturing the most innovative and high-quality products within their industry. Our client has a flat and collaborative work culture, and all levels of employees are treated with respect. Hybrid accommodations are offered after training. Salary range: $110K-$120K plus an annual bonus.

The ideal candidate will come from a strong finance and accounting analytical experience, manufacturing industry, enjoys making sense of complex data sets and has advanced technology skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Drive the rolling forecast, annual budgeting, and long-term forecasting analytics activities for a targeted segment on behalf of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function in Finance.
• Drive activities that support the annual planning efforts for revenue planning, operational expense planning, headcount planning, and/or capital expense planning for the organization
• Prepare various monthly actual vs. budget (vs. forecast) reports and produce variance analyses for operational management; effectively communicating key takeaways
• Monitor and report on key financial and operational metrics by department and site
• Provide general financial reporting and analytics for department and site level budget reporting
• Identify risks, opportunities, and other areas to improve business results
• Update and roll-forward tools and templates that support Financial Budgeting and Forecasting.
• Update and/or enhance reporting templates and tools to capture critical financial metrics
• Lead efforts to capture forecasting assumptions and leverage them to produce short- and long-range financial projections for both budget cycles and ad-hoc reports.
• Drive the updates of assigned business case studies for new company ventures
• Performs other duties and ad hoc analytics as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• BS degree in accounting or finance
• CPA or MBA preferred but not required.
• 2-4 years of relevant Financial Planning and Analysis experience.
• Extensive knowledge of GAAP
• Ability to communicate complex Financial/Accounting terminology to non-financial personnel
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with different groups and levels across the company to capture/communicate key requirements
• Extensive demonstrable financial modeling and report development experience
• Proficient with analytics assignments and capturing key takeaways with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of products (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel required.
• Able to work in a team environment.