Associate #YD65

Associate, Strategic Finance

Employer : Accordion Partners, LLC

Job location : New York, NY

Perform complex financial analysis and modeling.

Provide complex financial strategies and alternatives, using corporate valuation methodologies.

Analyze business drivers, verify KPIs, and establish a single source of numerical truth via monthly financial reporting packages, in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Sponsor, and Operating team.

Develop a reporting cadence and automated financial processes that combine sound financial data flows and insightful KPIs to generate a monthly Board and management financial reporting packages.

Assist in performing and maintaining process flows and financial forecast analysis tools to assist internal FP&A team.

Complete diagnostic deep dives of financials to identify anecdotes, root causes, and key corrective themes in the existing budgeting and forecasting processes.

Develop a comprehensive financial budget plan and process for clients in partnership with FP&A, sales, operations, and senior leadership teams.

Build out and maintain 13-week cash flow forecasts for clients by coordinating with the relevant departments within the company.

Leverage PowerQuery and PowerPivot for structuring, analyzing, and modeling financial data within Excel, and deliver financial reports for the CFO, FP&A team, and relevant stakeholders.

Design a singular finance function that can serve multiple business models by developing intuitive financial processes and controls, and realign roles and responsibilities.

Draft a unified set of financial and accounting policies and procedures that operate with consistency and meet business needs.

Select, implement, and champion a robust ERP solution which meets the needs of the business.

Consolidate existing financial reporting from disparate systems, including adjusting for deviations in accounting policies and procedures, to produce a single functioning financial reporting system.

Build analytical tools, and create template reporting.

Requirements : Bachelor's degree (US or foreign equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field and one (1) year of experience in the position offered or in a related role. All of the required experience must have included experience with : three-statement financial modeling (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement); building dynamic dashboards to visualize complex financial data and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); forecasting and budgeting; working capital analysis, cash flow analysis, and variance analysis; analyzing financial statements to identify discrepancies and unusual trends and derive business insights; producing data-driven models to aid companies with predicting cash flow needs, optimizing the management of receivables, payables, inventory, and short / long term debt; producing strategic financial plans and building financial models and scenario analyses to align multi-year growth strategies with business and financial objectives; and utilizing advanced Excel techniques including Pivot Tables and Power Query to automate data collection, processing, and presentation. Position requires domestic travel 20% of the time. This role entails hybrid work, with time split between working in our New York, NY office and flexibility to telecommute from another U.S. location.

Salary : $130,000 - $160,000 / year.