SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Summary Job Description
Compiles and analyzes financial information for the organization. Develops revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations. Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately. Identifies trends and presents findings to senior management. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and three to five years of experience. CPA certified or exam eligible. Reports to Department Supervisor or Manager.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities
- Ensures general ledger accounts are maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Performs and/or reviews account reconciliations
- Understands multicurrency transactions and financial statement impact
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and provides analysis
- Identifies and implements areas of opportunity to modify or enhance current processes and ensures processes are documented and up to date
- Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected variances
- Works closely with cross functional teams to gather and analyze relevant information in order to present insightful findings, analyses, and recommendations to management.
- Perform financial planning, analysis and reporting and will develop and support complex financial and operational objectives
- Makes recommendations to resolve issues and makes corrections, as necessary
- Participates in development of functional specifications for projects and updates and ensures customizations are defined, documented, and tested, and conclusions are properly documented
- Prepares integrated test plans for new processes or changes to existing systems
- Prepares other management and statutory reports, as required
- Assists and helps lead monthly close process
- Promotes teamwork between operational groups and departments
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Accounting
- 3 – 5 years accounting experience
- CPA or pursuing certification
- Extensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures as relates to general ledger accounting
- PeopleSoft GL experience preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Problem solving abilities
- Detail oriented
- Self-starter
- Excellent computer skills, especially with Excel
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Strong work ethic
- Team player
- Ability to travel locally, regionally and nationally as required.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Skills Required
- Bachelor degree in Accounting
- 3 - 5 years accounting experience
- CPA or pursuing certification
- Extensive knowledge of general ledger accounting
- PeopleSoft GL experience preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent computer skills, especially with Excel
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
Genuine Parts Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Genuine Parts Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Genuine Parts Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with profit sharing and pension plans also mentioned. These elements indicate strong long-term financial support alongside ownership opportunities.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits encompass medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA and FSA options plus income-protection coverages like life, AD&D, and disability. This breadth suggests a robust core health and protection offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave are provided in addition to short‑term disability, and an Employee Assistance Program supports families with counseling and life tools. These programs reinforce family support alongside standard PTO.
Genuine Parts Company Insights
What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
