Actalent has an immediate opening for a Financial Analyst at our Global Headquarters in Hanover, MD.
Compensation
Target Salary | $61,000 - $65,000
Bonus potential | Quarterly up to $1,000
Schedule
Full Time | Permanent
Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hybrid | 4 days in office - 1 day remote
Job Summary
The Financial Analyst is responsible for the preparation, validation and analysis of all financials produced by the department. They also respond to inquiries and provide income statement analysis to Directors of Financial Operations and Controllers, which help to guide respective field offices in understanding and managing their profitability and financial performance. They play an active role in the annual budget process. A qualified candidate must demonstrate initiative, flexibility, innovation, urgency, and ability to work in a diverse setting.
Essential Functions
- Produce monthly reporting which includes company, regional, office and director views
- Provide variance explanation between budget, actual, year over year, and trending performance
- Conduct monthly income statement analysis and prepare journal entries when needed during the monthly close process.
- Assist stakeholders in understanding and utilizing reports produced by the department
- Produce ad hoc reports and provide analysis as needed
- Investigate ways to improve current reporting processes utilizing functionality of PeopleSoft queries and the Planning application
- Participate in the annual budgeting process
Minimum Education
- BS in Accounting or Finance
- 3-5 years of Accounting or Finance related experience
- People Soft and nVision experience preferred
- Financial analysis experience preferred
- Hyperion Planning, Essbase and SmartView and EPM (EDMCS, EPBCS, FCCS) experience plus
- Advanced business degree a plus
Abilities | Skills
- Strong analytical ability with a focus on detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks
- Professional oral and written communication skills
- Capacity to view the comp