Financial Analyst - Operational Finance

Division: Atlanta Main
Project Location(s): Atlanta, GA 30302 USA
Minimum Years Experience: 3 Travel Involved: Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Job Family:FinanceCompensation:Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Provide quality financial services to profit center. Partner with Financial Managers (FM), management, and other departments to assist in management of financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis.

Reports to: Financial Manager, Operational Finance

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare, analyze and review internal and external reports.
• Develop ad-hoc financial reports and analyze as required by FM and management.
• Perform account analysis and reconciliations during the month-end close process.
• Partner with FM to provide year-end detailed analysis and work papers for year-end corporate audit.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of budgeting and forecasting reports for Profit Center G&A.
• Collaborate with FM and leadership team on development, preparation and meeting goals of annual profit plan.
• Collaborate with FM to ensure adherence to financial compliance to ensure rigorous and ethical standards of compliance with external requirements (GAAP, IAS, FARS, ERISA and IRS) and internal company policies (Accounting, Risk Management and Cost).
• Develop and implement financial tools to facilitate analysis and reporting processes.
• Participate in month-end quarter close, balance sheet reconciliations, deferred rent, fixed assets, and leasehold improvement tracking.
• Assist with Sales tax audits and coordinate training with staff under guidance of Financial Manager.
• Support Financial Manager in all internal review, year-end, and client audits.
• Conduct month-end analysis, accrual analysis, operation review analysis, transfers to projects, FM to delegate AOP set up.
• Maintain or audit quarterly season ticket logs, gift card logs; validate policies and procedures, produce journal entries as needed.
• Maintain employee cost centers and follow up with missing time entry with Financial Managers.
• Interface with Financial Center.
• Analyze and prepare special projects as directed by Financial Manager and leadership teams.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Excellent knowledge of Accounting Principles (GAAP, IAS, FARS, ERISA and IRS)
• In-depth knowledge of financial operations and ability to apply working knowledge of operational efficiency principles and best practices
• Able to conduct analytical review, auditing, and forecasting
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Must have proficiency in financial systems applications with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Must be self-starter, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
• Strong dedication to teamwork and commitment to work within professional environment
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Some travel

 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work sit