Sr. Financial Analyst (Remote Availability)

Penn Foster • Remote (MN, United States) • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

At Patterson, we partner with dental and animal health professionals to create healthier communities. Together, we are transforming the way care is delivered to patients and animals. We are passionate. We are focused. We are people-first. We are always advancing. We are Patterson.

Patterson Companies is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to lead the organization’s financial planning process. This person will support management by providing comprehensive consolidated budgets, forecasts, reports and business analytics. The ideal candidate will have a strong Excel background and a proven track record for interacting with business units and delivering strategic reporting and analysis within a financial environment.

A day in the life of a Patterson Sr. Financial Analyst:

Develop and manage the financial planning and budget process.
Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
Strong working relationship across the organization.
Understand operating metrics and the relationship of financial performance to business strategies.
Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives.
Responsible for contributing to a wide range of financial management activities by providing comprehensive analysis.
Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Senior Management Team.
Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis.
Analyze financial results, issues and trends in a fast-paced, public company environment.
Perform special projects and ad-hoc reporting as new business opportunities and challenges warrant.
Research and gather data from a variety of systems/sources.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related-business degree
5 years of financial analyst work experience
Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication skills; ability to accumulate/aggregate data and summarize information in a meaningful manner.
Proven ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
Experience with SAP Analysis for Office is a plus.
Strong data manipulation skills.
Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Adapts to changing priorities and manages deadlines.

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