Senior Financial Analyst

Job Title

Senior Financial Analyst

Job Category

Finance

Job Description

What starts with YOU, moves the world! 

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Senior Financial Analyst based at our America’s Headquarters in Greenville, North Carolina. 

  

What You Will Do: 

• Planning and Forecasting: Lead the planning, compiling, and analyzing of quarterly, annual, and long-range business forecasts. Interact with all functions, including Marketing and Manufacturing, to understand business drivers and communicate issues and assumptions effectively. 

• Financial Analysis: Provide monthly financial results that comply with GAAP and company policies. Book financial entries, analyze variances to forecast and AOP assumptions, and communicate major drivers of margin, profitability, and working capital variances. 

• Ad Hoc Analysis: Conduct accurate, efficient, and timely ad hoc analysis to meet the needs of Division Senior Managers. 

• Management Presentations: Compile monthly management presentations, such as operating reviews, coordinating required information with appropriate locations. 

• Capital Appropriations: Review capital appropriation requests to ensure compliance with company policies, and coordinate the annual capital post-audit plan, ensuring effective audits. 

• Support Americas Division: Provide direct support in Cost of Operations, Headcount, and Accrual/Closing activities to the Americas Presidents' staff. 

Who You Are: 

• Analytical Thinker: Able to apply economic, statistical, and financial theories to business situations. 

• Effective Communicator: Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with various functions and senior management. 

• Detail-Oriented: Precise in compiling and analyzing financial data, ensuring accuracy and compliance. 

• Proactive Problem Solver: Capable of conducting thorough ad hoc analyses and addressing complex financial issues efficiently. 

• Team Player: Collaborative in coordinating information and supporting various functions to achieve strategic goals. 

What You Will Need: 

• Four-year college degree with a major in Accounting or Finance, plus an advanced certification of MBA, CPA, CMA, or an additional 5+ years of equivalent experience. 

• 5 years of finance-related experience with a preference for financial analysis. 

• Experience with advanced financial modeling and advanced spreadsheet/database skills. 

• SAP experience is required.

Skills, Experience, & Abilities: 

• Economic and Financial Theories: Apply relevant theories to business situations for insightful analysis. 

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written skills to convey complex financial information clearly. 

• Financial Modeling: Proficiency in advanced financial modeling techniques. 

• Spreadsheet and Database Skills: Advanced skills in using spreadsheets and databases for financial analysis.