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Purpose of Job :

The purpose of this position is to provide significant support to the Accounting Manager in the following areas:

• Provide executive management with accurate company and consolidated enterprise budget(s) that management can use to measure the monthly / annual progress of the enterprise.
• Compilation of annual Home Office budget.
• Provide management with net income forecast for the organization to assist management in determining strategies needed for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• Administration, development, training, and support of the enterprise budget and forecast system (Hyperion).
• Implementation of upgrades and enhancements to enterprise budget and forecast system (Hyperion).
• Provide management with thorough and relevant cash forecast models (current year thru 5 year models) for the organization to assist management in determining cash options.
• Assist with special projects as needed.
• Lead and direct the work of others toward the timely and accurate completion of all of the above.

Job Components:

• Assist with completion of annual budget for executive management  (25%)
• Assist with maintenance and efficiency of Budget/Forecast system  (20%)
• Assist with enterprise cash flow forecast  (15%)
• Assist with Net Income forecasts  (15%)
• Assist Accounting Manager in completion of annual Enterprise budget cycle. 
• Directly responsible for the Home Office and other Key business segment budgets as assigned by the Accounting Manager.  Tasks include:
• Completion of the Home Office revenue, interest and expense budgets
• Work with RECAP in the compilation of a detail Home Office unit budget, associated revenues and Cost of Sales.  Provide necessary analysis of basis.
• Work with CAST NAC Director in the compilation of a detail subsidy budget.  Provide necessary analysis of basis.
• Budget reporting and analysis, prior year variance analysis with explanation of Revenues, WAUPS and Expenses.
• Consolidation of the budget
• Participate in vice president budget review meetings

• Consolidate budget for entire enterprise, prepare eliminating entries, and maintain other special accounts and companies.
• Work with all major business segment financial leads regarding preparation of annual budget including supporting detail and major assumptions.

• Accountable for accuracy of consolidated enterprise budget.
• Meet with vice-presidents on budget and accounting issues.
• Assembly of annual budget binder of key reports and all supporting information as to basis of budget.

Assist Accounting Manager with Enterprise net income forecast including:

• Work with all major business segment financial leads regarding preparation of net income forecast including supporting detail and major assumptions.
• Accumulation and analysis of net income forecasts from vice presidents.
• Preparation of net income forecast for management.
• Net income forecast updates as needed within communicated deadlines.
• Organize and memorialize net income forecast and related information.

Assist Accounting Manager with Enterprise budget and forecast system (Hyperion) including:

• Development and Testing of system.
• System support to all budget and forecast planners.
• Develop & maintain business rules and calc scripts.
• Train users on system.
• Maintain user security access privileges.
• Develop and maintain system reports.
• Validation of data moving to and from Hyperion and JD Edwards Enterprise One.
• Maintain system documentation

Assist Accounting Manager with Enterprise detailed cash forecast models including:

• Preparation of annual cash forecast model.
• Monthly updates to cash forecast model.
• Quarterly updates to be presented to management regarding cash forecast annual updates/changes.
• Finalization of annual cash forecast at year end.
• Quarterly updates to 5 year cash forecast.
• Work with all major business segment financial leads regarding preparation of cash forecast including supporting detail and major assumptions.

• Assist with special projects as needed.

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