Description

Position: Financial Analyst IV

Location: Princeton, NJ / 100% Onsite
Length: 1 year – possible conversion

Duties:

• Prepare financial reports and analysis (Plans, LBE, LRP) for P&L and balance sheet metrics.

• Support financial planning processes and maintain planning calendars.

• Develop tools/templates for financial consolidation and reporting.

• Manage monthly financial performance metrics (sales, expenses, CCC, IBP).

• Provide financial support to Global Marketing; assist with budgeting and forecasting.

• Perform month-end close activities including journal entries and revenue tie-outs.

• Analyze daily/weekly sales reports and projections.

• Maintain finance scorecard and support cross-business analytics.

• Conduct ad hoc financial modeling and data analysis for senior management.

• Day to Day – month end close. PFN side of the business, consolidation, submission, working with corporate, division VP.

Experience:

• 7+ years of finance experience in roles with increasing responsibility.

Key Skills:

• Financial planning & analysis

• Strong Excel proficiency

• Analytical and critical thinking

• Financial modeling and data mining

• GAAP knowledge

• Strong communication and presentation skills; collaborative team player, worked on global…

• Excel is must have

• A systematic mind set is best, eager to learn

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

• Familiarity with Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

• Experience in global marketing finance support

• Backing background not a good fit

• Manufacturing experience background is a plus

• Quality – problem solver, collaborate with finance counterparts

• Recent exposure to Fortune 500 is a must

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Equivalent work experience may be considered.

Client has a new opening for a Sr. Financial Analyst.

This role will support the Division FP&A HQ team with providing financial planning & analysis for the business by building and managing financial reports, preparing analysis for business reviews and other adhoc request.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare financial analysis and reports (such as Plans, Latest Best Estimate (LBE's) and Long Range Projections (LRP)) for P&L and balance sheet metrics that meet the timing and quality of presentation requirements, facilitate management review and decision making while ensuring integrity of data and compliance with GAAP as well as client's operating policies

• Maintain an effective and efficient planning process for the division and functional areas being supported, including the coordination of a planning calendar with key dates and deliverables

• Develop flexible, comprehensive tools and templates to support the consolidation and timely completion of corporate schedules as well as develop system solutions and process improvements that meet the needs of the financial planning and/or reporting requirements

• Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process by managing the reporting of monthly financial performance metrics such as: sales and expense variances, cash conversion cycle (CCC), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), etc

• Provide financial support to Global Marketing organization. Partner with marketing team to create annual budget and forecast

• Complete month-end close activities: tie out monthly revenue, prepare journal entries, expense summaries, and project spend analysis

• Prepare and analyze daily and weekly sales reporting / projections

• Maintain finance scorecard on deliverables from other APOC finance organizations

• Perform adhoc requests and drive cross-business analytic projects for senior management, with financial modeling, data mining and presentation support

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting or finance, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Position requires 7+ years of finance experience to include roles of increasing responsibility in accounting and/or finance

• Strong Excel skills, demonstrate initiative, analytical thinking, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to provide data and analysis to support decision making, methodical approach to problem solving and rational ideas supporting them, ability to keep learning and to teach others, traditional accounting knowledge and facilitator of management needs, streamlining functions within the department and an efficient work ethic