Senior Financial Analyst

Long Description

This role’s main responsibility is financial reporting, analysis, and general support for corporate and executive requirements.  It will focus heavily on streamlining and automating reporting, providing insightful analysis, and continually identifying opportunities for process and cost improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities
•    Work closely with Corporate departmental senior management to understand variances and provide explanations to the executive team. Research, analyze, and help explain variances.
•    Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual actual-to-budget/forecast variance analysis reports.
•    Utilize analytical capabilities to mine areas of the business and drive behavior that has the highest possible impact on the company’s bottom line.
•    Provide timely, insightful, and relevant analysis of consolidated financial results on a periodic and ad hoc basis. 
•    Prepare, review, and analyze Board of Directors, Monthly Business Review, and Monthly Forecast management presentations. 
•    Assist with coordination of the annual budget process and periodic forecasting.  Prepare, analyze, and consolidate financial projections.
•    Prepare, review, and analyze quarterly competitor metrics and presentations.
•    Involvement in special projects as required for process improvement and drive costs down across the organization.
•    Assist, as needed, with other projects, processes, or tasks as assigned by the Director and/or VP of Finance. 
 

Qualification and Experience
•    A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required. CFA and/or CPA designation a plus. 
•    5+ years of experience in financial analysis or relevant business experience needed. 
•    Strong analytical and computer skills required. Excel super user (pivot tables, V-Lookups, macros, ability to manage large amounts of data). High-level proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications. 
•    Experience and comfort with working with IT financial systems required.  A high degree of knowledge of all Southwire IT financial systems is a plus. 
•    Confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information
•    Highly motivated self-starter with good organizational skills to meet tight deadlines and to perform in a fast-paced environment. 
•    Interact closely with management and the ability to provide recommendations for process improvement.
•    Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all levels of personnel across various functions. 
•    Ability to gather information and review assumptions for logic and reasonableness. 
•    Capable of working in a timeline-driven environment while providing accurate information. 
•    Flexibility to work extended hours as required to meet deadlines.
•    Understand the use and application of Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Education Level:    Bachelor's
Specialized Degree:    Accounting or Finance
Years of Experience:   5+ years

Long Description

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Certificates: CFA and/or CPA designation
Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates:    
•    Strong analytical and computer skills required. Excel super user (pivot tables, V-Lookups, macros, ability to manage large amounts of data). High-level proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications. 
•    Experience and comfort with working with IT financial systems required.  A high degree of knowledge of all Southwire IT financial systems is a plus. 
•    Confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information
•    Highly motivated self-starter with good organizational skills to meet tight deadlines and to perform in a fast-paced environment. 
•    Interact closely with management and the ability to provide recommendations for process improvement.
•    Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all levels of personnel across various functions. 
•    Ability to gather information and review assumptions for logic and reasonableness. 
•    Capable of working in a timeline-driven environment while providing accurate information. 
•    Flexibility to work extended hours as required to meet deadlines.
•    Understand the use and application of Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Reporting Spans of Control
Reports To (Supervisor Title):    Director of Finance – Corp FP&A
Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members:    No

Scope:    Single Location
Travel:    None
Workplace Setting: Hybrid (2-3 days a week On-Site)

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