Our client is a privately held company that consists of over two dozen global locations that are focused on the engineering, reconditioning, machining and manufacturing of railcar parts, railcars, and industrial parts. They are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to join their team!
This person will be responsible for assisting with the financial planning and budgeting process, analyzing financial statements and reports, developing financial models, preparing projections, and performing research as may be required by leadership.
Essential Functions:
Prepare, analyze, and summarize monthly financials and key performance indicators (KPIs) reports for use by internal and external leadership teams
Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting for the leadership team regarding many KPI’s used to manage the business
Develop, execute, and effectively communicate significant analyses that identify meaningful trends and opportunities across the business. Leverage tools and systems to quickly access data and present meaningful, concise information to various levels of management.
Supports development of multiple business units/divisions financial forecasts and annual budget, and tracks and analyzes variances throughout year
Creating presentations on financial and operational performance for Senior executives and the Board
Work closely with the accounting team to assist with the financial close process and fiscal period variance analysis
Support operational leaders across the company to drive financial and strategic insight through data driven financial analysis and decision making
Complete complex business modeling and analysis to identify operating improvements and deep dive on cost drivers
Perform return analysis including the use of ROIC, IRR, NPV, and ROI valuations for capital investments and new product development
Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc project analyses, and financial modeling using a broad range of tools including Excel, SAP, BW, PowerBI
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Economics and 5+ years of experience
Experience with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Excel mastery and proven experience in building strong financial models required
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Extremely strong analytical, problem-solving skills and business acumen
Project and time management skills
Ability to work under pressure and within short time constraints in a complex system and business environment
Manufacturing and/or costing experience a plus
SAP, or other large ERP systems preferred
Self-motivated with strong intellectual curiosity
Innovative and resourceful, embrace change and process improvement
