Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across departments
- Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic initiatives, investments, and operational decisions
- Analyze financial results, identify trends and variances, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership
- Prepare and present monthly management reporting packages and executive-level presentations
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate performance metrics, KPIs, and profitability drivers
- Support long-range planning and scenario analysis to guide strategic decision-making
- Improve and streamline financial reporting processes, including automation and system enhancements
- Collaborate with Accounting to ensure accurate financial data and alignment between actuals and forecasts
- Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed
- Mentor and develop junior finance team members, as applicable
Qualifications
- Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 6+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience
- Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory capacity preferred
- Strong financial modeling and forecasting experience
- Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Technical & Professional Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar)
- Familiarity with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.) is a plus
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Self-motivated with a proactive and collaborative approach
Top Skills
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
