Sr. Financial Analyst
Golden HippoAbout the role
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We’re an employee-owned, vertically-integrated builder of some of America’s most popular health & wellness brands. With over 1,400 team members across multiple companies, we create best-in-class products that help make the world healthier and happier. Our creative content educates the world on making smarter health choices, while the brands we own generate over $1 billion of revenue annually. Learn more about our brands.
We’re Looking For A: Senior Finance Analyst to work closely with the Senior Finance Manager and the accounting team to prepare monthly reports, forecast future trends, provide data-driven analysis and deliver actionable insights to leadership. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and results-oriented, with an analytical mind, and problem-solving skills, eager to learn, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Location: Woodland Hills, CA (Hybrid)
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Contribute to Five-Year Forecasting: Support the development of the company's five-year forecast by providing analytical insights and assisting in the forecasting process.
- Update and Analyze Actuals for Forecasting: Regularly update the company's forecast with actual financial data and offer insights on variances, contributing to a more accurate and dynamic forecasting model.
- Assist in Annual Budget Processes: Play a key role in the annual budgeting process, contributing to the formulation, tracking, and actualization of budgets across CAPEX, OPEX, and Department P&Ls.
- Maintain and Enhance Monthly Financial Reporting: Ensure the timely and accurate maintenance of monthly financial reporting for business units and management. This includes segment financials, key metrics, and detailed budget vs. actuals at the departmental level.
- Detailed Margin Analysis Oversight: Oversee the monthly maintenance and update of detailed margin analysis, providing summarized information to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with Accounting Team: Work closely with the Accounting team on various financial aspects, including budget vs. actuals analyses, flux analysis, and other collaborative efforts to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
- Conduct Ad Hoc Financial Analyses: Perform ad hoc financial analyses and root cause investigations as needed, responding to inquiries and providing valuable financial insights to support decision-making.
- Automation for Accuracy and Efficiency: Identify opportunities and implement automation in reporting processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency, streamlining financial reporting tasks wherever possible.
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments to understand their financial needs and challenges, fostering effective communication and alignment between financial goals and operational objectives.
Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):
- Financial Statement Analysis Expertise: Proficient in analyzing income statements, knowledge of balance sheets and cash flow, and an understanding of the interrelationships among these three statements.
- Advanced Excel & Google Sheets Proficiency: Demonstrated skills in Excel and Google Sheets, including financial modeling capabilities and experience with ERP support systems.
- Proficiency with Large Data Sets: Skilled in working with large data sets, utilizing analytical tools and methodologies to derive meaningful insights and support informed decision-making.
- Ownership Mentality: Exhibits a strong sense of ownership and accountability for tasks and projects, taking responsibility for delivering high-quality work consistently.
- Critical Thinking and Application: Possesses strong critical thinking abilities, capable of applying accounting knowledge effectively to reporting, analysis, and novel situations, ensuring accurate and insightful recommendations.
- Adaptability in High-Growth Environments: Displays a strong desire to thrive and learn within a fast-paced, high-growth work environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to evolving challenges.
- E-Commerce/CPG Industry Experience: Familiarity with consumer-facing, e-commerce and CPG businesses, including subscription business models, is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or equivalent.
- 3+ years experience as a financial
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