Senior Financial Analyst

Role Overview

• Provide direct support to the finance team and work with field and headquarters leaders on financial analysis to facilitate decision making.
• Be responsible for enhancing the design and assist the budgeting and forecasting processes for the US Automotive Parts Group (APG).
• Identify and summarize key drivers of financial performance on a consolidated and department level.
• Identify notable trends and variances within the financial results.
• Expense management, risk analysis and mitigation.
• Actively monitor expense levers and cost controls required to maintain profitability and achieve budgeted profit targets.
• Interface with Business Leaders to inform strategic inputs to financial models.
• Preparation of regular and special budget reports.
• Execute on Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis.
• Assist in the creation and development of monthly and quarterly reports.
• Provide peer review support on reporting packs to insure accuracy.
• Keep Team Leader/ Department Leader apprised of progress on key work items.
• Be a subject-matter-expertise on TM1 while developing and enhancing its current capabilities to better integrate with the US APG's budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Improve the overall reporting, visualization and comprehension of the budget and forecast.
• Developing and enhancing TM1 training for HQ and field managers.
• Providing monthly support for budgeting and forecasting reports for all levels of US APG management.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' prior work experience in Corporate Reporting/FP&A role 5+ years preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of TM1 or other budgeting and forecasting tools, such as Hyperion (as an administrator)
• Good understanding of US GAAP
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision highly organized.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint)
• Balance multiple priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving capabilities and superior analytical skills
• Highly motivated, passionate, self-starter comfortable interacting with senior management
• Strong business acumen with understanding of functional linkages and ability to build strong professional relationships with business partners in both operational and financial roles
• Demonstrate flexibility in approach and follow up
• Demonstrated ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Ability to work flexible schedule
• Experience using complex databases, spreadsheets and presentation software tools for budgeting and financial analysis.
• Experience creating business solutions backed by data and analysis.
• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution (or other advanced degree in economics, mathematics, finance, marketing intelligence or business intelligence) or equivalent.
• MBA preferred.
• High level of commercial and financial acumen experience required.
• Demonstrated and advanced proficiency with business intelligence tools.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities