Senior Financial Analyst
BGSF
Rosemont, IL, US
Permanent
Our client is looking for a senior financial analyst to join their growing team on direct hire basis. The role is located in Rosemont and will be onsite during the first 90 days, then hybrid with 2-3 days per week in office.
FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Assists with the annual budget, monthly forecast preparation and strategic plan, as well as providing reporting and analysis of monthly operating results.
- Prepares analysis of budgets, operating plans, management reporting and projections.
- Serves as BPC administrator for system rights, access, hierarchies, and drivers.
- Develops, enhances and streamlines BPC, BI and other reports and scorecards.
- Partners with specified functions on accounting and finance related questions. This involves the ability to assess business needs, resolve risks, drive opportunities, and clearly communicate issues and business results.
- Assists in developing financial models to determine the economic feasibility of proposed projects and investments.
- Maintains, updates and creates formal documentation of department processes and tasks.
- Leads regular financial reviews with management, examining actual results compared to budgets and forecasts and forward-looking opportunities and risks.
- Supports the strategic acquisition initiative by identifying potential targets, performing initial due diligence and calculating the purchase price.
- Participates in the tracking, review and approval of capital, consulting and large expenditure requests.
- Develops refined analytical models and reports that convey key issues to management.
- Makes recommendations to management regarding cost-saving and profit-generating opportunities, as well as profitability improvement strategies.
- Analyzes the financial viability of proposed programs and measures actual results.
- Assists in strategic pricing decisions to support customer profitability goals.
TREASURY
- Serves as bank administrator for system rights and access.
- Prepares Daily Cash Position Report.
- Transacts wire and foreign exchange transactions.
- Assists other treasury department personnel with reporting, reconciling and cash management tasks.
- Manages the opening and closing of bank accounts and ongoing maintenance.
- Assists monthly bank reconciliation and accounting processes by preparing month end bank activity log.
- Makes recommendations to move funds as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant field required
- 3-5+ years’ experience in financial forecasting, reporting and analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Advanced Office skills : advanced Excel skills (including VBA / macro writing); strong PowerPoint skills, and advanced Access skills
- Strong working knowledge using financial systems, including SAP, BPC / EPM and BPC report writing.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills and attention to detail
9 days ago