Senior Financial Analyst

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The Senior Financial Analyst applies finance acumen and analytic skills to analyze business results, prepare financial and KPI reporting, provide financial advice to business, and be a business partner to division leadership.  Also, apply product costing skill sets to liaise with the cost management team and monitor inventory costs and production variances.  

When you will work: 

• Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. 

• Hybrid Work Schedule: 4 days in office, 1 day from home.

What you will do:

• Prepare weekly reporting to summarize current and projected company financial position to include but is not limited to: 

• sales and margin analysis, expense analysis, and working capital analysis. 

• Review financial results weekly with the General Manager and other business and finance leaders.

• Partner with the cost accounting team to review product costing and maintain production cost variance oversight. 

• Review weekly pricing for accuracy. 

• Assist with capital expenditure requests. 

• Ensure sales, margin, product cost, and freight & storage costs are accurate. 

• Work with business to prepare annual operating plan (AOP) and forecasts, long-term forecasts and the various reports 

• required by management in conjunction with the head office team.

• Develop and report on key performance indicators for all departments and compare them with other produce divisions.

• Identify trends and makes recommendations to management regarding cost saving or profit generating opportunities 

• and profitability improvement strategies. 

• Possess familiarity with product cost management and standard costing derivation and variance analysis. 

• Analyze data and develop reporting for management usage as appropriate. 

• Adhere to the mission and cornerstone values and applicable practices of the organization. 

• Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books and other literature. 

• Possess ability to manage time effectively and compile information in a timely fashion. 

• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

What you bring to the table:

• Experience includes achievement of an advanced (Bachelor’s) degree and three or more years of financial or accounting experience with an understanding of cost accounting, and internal controls.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related required.

• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.

• Must be able to read, analyze and interpret financial statements.

• Ability to meet deadlines and manage expectations.

• Must possess effective assertiveness, conflict management skills and decisions making, & problem solving skills.

• Understanding of credit risk management fundamentals.

• Must be creative in order to maximize Sales and minimize risk.

• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to deal tactfully, confidently, and ethically with both internal and external customers.

• Possess high level of energy, initiative, ability to multitask, work independently or within a team environment.

• Provides mentoring to others in the credit department.

• Knowledge of SAP, Business Analytics, and other Operational Reporting preferred.

• Knowledge of general accounting and reporting cycle, with ability to analyze results data and identify performance trends to prepare meaningful insights to the business. 

• Knowledge of SAP, Blackline, and Anaplan applications as well as general product cost reporting and related systems. 

• Self direction, distraction, repetition, prioritization, fluctuations in workload, ambiguity, and accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on