Sr. Financial Analyst, FP&A at FutureScape Global Incorporated in Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Job description

• In this role, you'll prepare forward looking financial statements P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, based on a combination of historic trends, accounting input, and future forecasted actions from all departments. You'll use MS Excel and Power BI to produce reports and analysis to inform senior staff members and corporate on how the business is tracking compared to plan.
• You must be able to collect and analyze raw data, and then assist the senior staff to tell the story of the business results. Youll gather input for annual formal plans, quarterly forecasts, and monthly projections. Youll work closely with the Accounting Department during the close process and will have some responsibilities to support the close process with data uploads/downloads and reports.
• Enjoy working in high volume, fast paced, 24/7 manufacturing environments.
• Bring a consultative and proactive approach to develop effective forecasts for your customers.
• Can work across time zones to support the corporate team in Europe.
• Remember you because you follow through on commitments.
• Trust the accuracy of your assessments and forecasts.
• Appreciate the way you help them build their business cases.
• Collaborate in a community building atmosphere grounded in an environment of mutual respect.
• Contribute at a company committed to environmental health and sustainability.
• Work in the Phoenix, AZ area.

Responsibilities

• Prepare forward looking financial statements P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, based on a combination of historic trends, accounting input, and future forecasted actions from all departments.
• Use MS Excel and Power BI to produce reports and analysis to inform senior staff members and corporate on how the business is tracking compared to plan.
• Collect and analyze raw data, and then assist the senior staff to tell the story of the business results.
• Gather input for annual formal plans, quarterly forecasts, and monthly projections.
• Work closely with the Accounting Department during the close process and will have some responsibilities to support the close process with data uploads/downloads and reports.
• Conduct routine and ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Communicate with various levels and build senior level relationships.
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Support management teams and departments with in-depth analysis of budget variances.

Requirements

• Conducting routine and ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Communicating with various levels and build senior level relationships.
• Monitoring performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Supporting management teams and departments with in-depth analysis of budget variances.
• Best-qualified candidates bring some or all of the following experience and capabilities:
• BA/BS in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• 5 years experience budgeting, and
• Conducting financial analysis, data analysis, reporting, and process improvements, preferably in a manufacturing environment with international operations.
• Experience working with various data files and layouts.
• Creating data extracts is a plus.
• Conducting analysis of current and past trends in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Experience analyzing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Conforms with all regulations, polices, work procedures, and instructions.
• Experience assessing and maintaining systems and controls that support the integrity of all accounting processes, accounting data.
• Enhances department value by continually improving control processes while simultaneously ensuring the integrity of all accounting processes and data.
• Very good knowledge of common MS Office applications.
• Experience developing Power Point Presentations.
• Works in accordance with Month end close and reporting requirements.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is a plus (not required).
• Holds a valid passport to ensure ability to travel internationally.
• Experience in plastic returnable rigid bulk packaging is a plus.
• If youre passionate about this work and have some of the qualifications, we warmly welcome your application.

Skills

Required

• MS Excel
• Power BI
• MS Office applications
• Power Point Presentations
• Financial analysis
• Data analysis
• Reporting
• Process improvements
• Budgeting
• Analysis of key performance indicators
• Analyzing complex financial information
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Preferred

• Creating data extracts
• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish