Job Title: Financial Analyst-Intermediate
Duration : 7+ months on Contract with possible extension
Location Hazelwood, MO, 63042
Shift: Hybrid Onsite Hazelwood, MO (T, W, Th)
Description:
This role is responsible for providing support for the Brands Commercial expenses including monthly financial close/accruals, forecasting, and reporting. The role will be responsible for assisting with requests for financial information, either routine or ad hoc, and ensuring they are completed by requested deadlines. This role also helps ensure accurate and timely review of actual results and compliance with internal controls and policies.
Essential Functions
- Assist in managing the P&L and Balance Sheet (forecasts and budgets).
- Manage quarterly headcount and payroll forecast process with departmental leaders, Human Resources, and other Financial Planning & Analysis employees.
- Support Brands Commercial expenses in reviewing and reporting of actual results during the monthly financial close. Develop strong relationships with the department leads.
- Approval of PO's coding and maintaining commitment logs for appropriate accrual entries.
- Participate in review of actual results each month and provide analysis of results versus forecast, budget and prior year to various internal customers.
- Provide accurate and timely responses to requests by internal auditors.
- Assist with any other ad hoc projects or requests for financial information.
- Provide business support and advice with the filter of financial accountability and controls.
- Train non-financial business partners on financial terminology and concepts.
- Loading, reconciling and preparing supporting documentation for the monthly & quarterly forecast updates.
Minimum Requirements
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum of 2 or more years of experience with GAAP, financial planning, accounting and financial systems.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Experience with SAP & onestream / hyperion preferred
- Strong accounting, analytical, and financial skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong time management, organizational, and planning skills
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide sound business recommendations
- Ability to multi-task and work virtually
This role is responsible for providing support for the Brands Commercial expenses including monthly financial close/accruals, forecasting, and reporting. The role will be responsible for assisting with requests for financial information, either routine or ad hoc, and ensuring they are completed by requested deadlines. This role also helps ensure accurate and timely review of actual results and compliance with internal controls and policies.
Essential Functions
- Assist in managing the P&L and Balance Sheet (forecasts and budgets).
- Manage quarterly headcount and payroll forecast process with departmental leaders, Human Resources, and other Financial Planning & Analysis employees.
- Support Brands Commercial expenses in reviewing and reporting of actual results during the monthly financial close. Develop strong relationships with the department leads.
- Approval of PO's coding and maintaining commitment logs for appropriate accrual entries.
- Participate in review of actual results each month and provide analysis of results versus forecast, budget and prior year to various internal customers.
- Provide accurate and timely responses to requests by internal auditors.
- Assist with any other ad hoc projects or requests for financial information.
- Provide business support and advice with the filter of financial accountability and controls.
- Train non-financial business partners on financial terminology and concepts.
- Loading, reconciling and preparing supporting documentation for the monthly & quarterly forecast updates.
Minimum Requirements
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum of 2 or more years of experience with GAAP, financial planning, accounting and financial systems.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Experience with SAP & onestream / hyperion preferred
- Strong accounting, analytical, and financial skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong time management, organizational, and planning skills
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide sound business recommendations
- Ability to multi-task and work virtually