The Associate Financial Analyst – Commercial Division reports directly to the Finance Director – Commercial Division and partners closely with members of the sales & marketing teams for all commercial division entities to provide detailed analysis, insights, and reporting. This position also frequently interacts and partners with other members of the FP&A team.
Responsibilities
- Prepares analysis with limited direction from manager and external customers
- Provides explanation and input regarding results
- Supports management reporting and accounting activities, including data validation and report creation
- Establish calculations and update templates for business planning activities
- Pro-actively identifies and communicates problems and solutions
- Researches issues and problems as assigned
- Actively employs problem solving techniques and evaluates possible solutions before seeking direction from manager
- Assists in evaluating new product/venture financial viability
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Basic understanding of Profit and Loss Statements and Accrual Accounting
- Demonstrates exceptional multitasking skills, effectively managing multiple tasks, projects, and priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills, including (but not limited to):
- Can manipulate large datasets using advanced functions like SUMPRODUCT, XLOOKUP, and VLOOKUP to find and process specific data points
- Is comfortable using PivotTables for data summarization and creating dynamic reports that can be easily refreshed
- Can transform raw data into actionable insights and streamline workflows
- Can build and quickly update financial models
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning systems is a plus
PERSONALITY AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Ability to streamline functions and passion to learn and grow
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Comfortable interacting with leadership
- Ability to act as a “constructive challenger” when representing Finance on cross-functional teams
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
- Degree minimum: Bachelor’s Degree
- Specific concentration: Finance / Accounting
- Experience level: 1-3 years of relevant experience
