Financial Analyst

Company Background :

Allied Materials & Equipment is a 73-year-old, privately owned Kansas City manufacturing company.

Our customer base includes over 3,000 independently owned gift specialty stores. In addition, we supply such national retail chains as Target, Walmart, and Hobby Lobby.

Our customer base includes various agencies of the Federal Government including the U.S. Senate, GSA, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Logistics Agency.

Why Should You Apply?

• Competitive Wages
• Paid Bi-Weekly
• Full Benefits Offered Including : Health Insurance, Dental, 401k and Life Insurance
• 2 Weeks Paid Time Off Accruing Weekly
• Seven Paid Holidays
• Generous Bonus Incentives offered for referrals!

Summary : Looking for a dynamic finance professional adept at overseeing financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

Proven expertise in creating insightful variance analysis reports and financial models, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and collaborating with management and accounting team.

Essential Duties :

• Manages Companies Power BI reporting portfolio, creating new reports, and modifying existing reports
• Manages financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Creates variance analysis reports and financial models.
• Escalates any financial issues to management.
• Sets and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives.
• Presents detailed monthly financial reports to managers.
• Collaborates with management and members of the accounting.
• Analyzes past and current financial performance data.
• Prepares reports and projections based on analyses.
• Data management in Acumatica ERP to better enable reporting and analysis.
• Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending improvements to management.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.

Experience :

• 3-5 years in consumer products, retail sales or manufacturing preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Proven history of performance utilizing Power BI
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement analysis.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.

Qualifications :

• Demonstrates excellent financial and quantitative skills.
• Demonstratable experience utilizing Power BI linking to live databases to create timely scheduled reporting.
• Communicates effectively and has strong presentation skills.
• Collaborates well with colleagues using adept social skills.
• Works independently using project management skills.
• Learns quickly and has strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of business finance and analytics
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• High Proficiency Microsoft Excel or equivalent data management & visualization tools
Benefits :
• 401(k)
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is not exposed to any environmental conditions in their immediate work area.

They may, however, occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts if in the production area of the facility.,