Financial Analyst 4

Job Title: Business Professional - Financial Analyst 4
 Work Location: Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA
Duration: 6 months
 
Job Description: 
Top skills:
• Experience and Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with proven examples, creating executive level summaries and creating reports for tracking financial and vendor information
• Time management proficiency with specific tools used to meet deadlines and pivot for ad hoc last minute, 24-hour request.
• Technical aptitude, self-starter and intuitive learning with proven strength navigating SaaS, internal platforms to efficiently pull raw data
Schedule: Hybrid- 4 days in the office
Summary:
The main functions of a financial analyst are to gather and analyze financial information; will typically conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. A typical financial analyst is responsible for analyzing and communicating financial information for clients.
Job Responsibilities:
� Direct the preparation of financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheets, and analyses of future earnings or expenses, that summarize and forecast the organization's financial position.
� Prepare special reports required by regulatory authorities.
� Direct the organization's budgets to meet its financial goals.
� Oversee the investment of funds, manage associated risks, supervise cash management activities.
� Execute capital-raising strategies to support a firm's expansion.
� Oversee the firm's issuance of credit, establishing credit-rating criteria, determining credit ceilings, and monitoring the collections of past-due accounts.
Skills:
� Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking.
� Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time.
� Strong ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses.
� Strong knowledge of economic and accounting principles, the financial markets, and reporting of financial data.
� Strong knowledge of federal, state, and company policies, procedures and regulations as related to accounting.
� Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and any other related financial software.
Education/Experience:
� Bachelor's degree in accounting or related financial discipline required. An advanced degree in a financial discipline is preferred.
� 8-10 years financial and/or accounting experience required.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:
Preferred: Excel Certification
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business/finance related discipline (flexible if qualified)
Years of experience: 3-5 years of experience with Excel summary design and delivery with examples of previous work, ad-hoc reporting experience.
Work samples: Please attach tracking/reporting that include pivot tables, formulas, data models, forecasting examples along w/ resume in Beeline as a bonus! Regardless, HM plans to assign a presentation prior to interviewing candidates (details to be shared once candidates are shortlisted).
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
We are looking for a highly analytical, driven and collaborative Financial and Business Analyst who will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This role supports the Consumer Electronics Retail Operations team with Ad Hoc reporting, tracking, dashboards and analytical requests.
Roles and Responsibility:
• Design, develop and manage Excel reports to analyze and display key performance indicators (KPI) that monitor the health of the Retail Operations business.
• Collate data from various sources (including SAP, Excel, internal and external databases) into meaningful and impactful reports.
• Create and manage a repository of reports, templates, and data to serve as a knowledge base.
• Use critical thinking, data analysis to analyze business processes and recommend process and automation enhancements
• Financial planning and reporting (Budgeting, forecast vs. actual reporting)
• Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly status (On Time, On Budget) reporting for several key projects with high level of visibility
• Create templates to collect information from various sources/vendors to ensure data integrity and accuracy
Necessary Skills and Attributes:
• Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skills with ability to work independently and in team environments, simultaneously on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Dealing with ambiguity surrounding ad hoc requests
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights that can be communicated to key stakeholders and management
• Passion for analytics and driving for results
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Project and Process Management
• Attention to detail both written and verbal.