Financial Analyst
Tree Top Staffing
Full-time
On-site
Glendale Heights, United States
$75,000 - $86,700 USD yearly
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
We are looking for a Financial Analyst with extensive data reconciliation & consolidation as well as variance analysis experience. Additionally, coupling the use of scenario and sensitivity analysis to forecast possible outcomes, and use this theoretical information to create key metrics for monitoring. The Financial Analyst will not only be in charge of the Income Statement but are also responsible for forecasting the company’s bottom line (net income). Most importantly, it can be said that FP&A continues on the work produced by Accounting.
The Financial Planning Analyst’s main function is to transform the overarching company strategy, into a long-range plan with annual operating and capital budgets. With the use of financial modeling, it forecasts operating and profitability performance and sets annual targets for Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, analyze and modify annual and multiyear budgets for regional offices with corporate roll up including assumptions and complete financials – BS / IS / CF and bank compliance.
- Communicate with regional offices on budget assumptions and variances to actual results to regional offices
- Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecast
- Ad-hoc business performance reporting
- Present the monthly and quarterly financial reports of various units and departments
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reporting
- Responsible for annual audit process for all financial reporting and disclosures
- Maintenance of corporate records in a logical and organized fashion
- Analyze current and past trends in KPI including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
- Monitor key performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance, operational / financial inefficiencies and propose solutions
- Assist in the continued development of, including but not limited to, budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plan and modeling tools
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance; MBA highly preferred
- 2+ years of experience in either:
- Consulting / Advisory (preferably Big 4 or Big 3) with a focus on finance effectiveness, strategy and operations, analytics, performance improvement or technology
- Large company (preferably over $200 mill in sales) Corporate FP&A or Sales / Ops Finance Analyst roles, rotational programs (with FP&A component) Computer knowledge must include: MS Office- Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Good problem-solving skills
- Experience in multistate and multilocation is preferred
- Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance and information analysis
- Strong working knowledge of finance / accounting concepts (e.g. deep understanding of financial statement mechanics, intermediate working knowledge of debits / credits accounting, net-working capital and cash flows)
- Demonstrated ability to apply these finance / accounting concepts using general business acumen to help support analyses and decision making (e.g. financial statement analysis, variance analysis, financial ratio application, financial budgeting / forecasting, financial and operational reporting / analysis)
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and use Fieldgetics (ERP system)
- Extremely strong Excel skills. Must be comfortable with advanced functions (nested logic, SUMIFS, text function, INDEX, MATCH, OFFSET, INDIRECT, array functions, etc.) is required; additionally, should be able to talk to experience building financial / analytical models from scratch using Excel.
- Ability to learn quickly and change often as business changes and grows
- Computer knowledge must include: MS Office- Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Experience with Oracle EMP is preferred
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $86,700.00 per year
Our Story
At Tree Top Staffing, we take pride in helping job seekers find their ideal role and employers find the right candidate for their company.
Our organization is instantiated by experienced professionals providing full service employment solutions including: contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements within multiple lines of business.
Our Mission
We adhere to a set of 4 defining principles encapsulating:
- Servitude
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Discipline
If you make a promise, keep it, as your actions prove your greatness. Our goal at Tree Top Staffing is to set our clients and consultants up for success. It is imperative to ensure an all-around fit from both sides for long term relations to thrive.
Our Results
Tree Top Staffing utilizes advanced recruiting tools to ensure top talent is presented to our clients when their needs arise.
Our success is measured by the success of our clients. It is a privilege to help job seekers find their dream position and employers find the right fit for their company.