Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Partner with functional leaders to prepare the annual budget and quarterly expense forecasts for departments.
- Analyze month end department expense results for departments and prepare appropriate journal entries to ensure expenses are recorded properly.
- Provide objective analytical support to influence and reinforce expense decisions.
- Prepare month end variance explanations for the Management Financial Package and Responsibility P&Ls.
- Monitor and provide insightful analysis around business key performance indicators (KPI).
- Continuously look for opportunities to improve existing processes and procedures to support the team.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong qualitative and quantitative skills, with demonstrated experience using data to drive decision making.
- Prior experience working with tight deadlines and demonstrated responsibility for accuracy and timeliness for work performed.
- A team player with the ability to work independently as well as cross-functionally.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Must be able to convey information to all levels of the organization in a clear, focused, and concise manner.
- Excel experience required; SAP Analytics Cloud & SAP experience is a plus.
- Process improvement focus.
The Finance team has strong business partnerships and influence throughout the company. We drive financially informed decisions in support of the company’s strategic objectives. We are investing in advanced analytics capabilities to enhance our data-driven approach to problem solving. We are focused on process improvement to provide the most efficient transactional support for our customers, vendors, and employees. The Finance leadership team has a proven track record of talent development. We invest in our team members and partner with them on their career development by offering a wide range of opportunities, including mentorships, special project assignments, training programs, and executive exposure.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 1+ years of FP&A experience
- Excel
Plus:
- Global Expense planning
- SAP
Summary:
Our client, a global leading manufacturing organization is seeking a Financial Analyst to join their team on a direct hire basis. This individual will be responsible for analyzing month-end department expenses, providing analytical support to influence and reinforce expense decisions, and monitoring KPIs. The position also involves continuously improving existing processes and procedures to support the team and performing ad-hoc analysis as needed. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, experience working with deadlines, and the ability to work independently and cross-functionally. The candidate should have a bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, 1+ years of financial planning and analysis experience.
Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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