Business Financial Analyst

Mindlance; California (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking a Business Analyst in California. The role involves validating reporting, developing financial reports, and conducting business system analysis, requiring 5+ years of experience and proficiency in SQL. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, with a preferred background in finance and business intelligence tools. The position offers opportunities to contribute to significant projects in the entertainment industry, enhancing reporting accuracy during the quarterly close process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in application development support or business systems.
• Highly proficient in SQL.

Responsibilities

• Validate current reporting and develop new reports.
• Prepare Financial Reporting including Profit and Loss Statements.
• Conduct business system analysis and evaluate user requirements.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Excel expertise

Analytic skills

Business Intelligence Reporting tools

Experience in Entertainment industry

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

Job Title: Business Analyst Standard / Business Financial Consultant
Location: Universal City CA 91608
Duration: 8+ Months (Extension Possible)
UPDATES FROM THE HIRING MANAGER: The manager states that he definitely needs resumes with more finance experience and less technical experience. Please make a note of this. Thanks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree
• 5+ years of experience to include providing application development support, or business system solution/product/service strategies and directions with large, distributed, complex systems
• Highly Proficient in using SQL to query databases (this is a must)
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence Reporting tools (i.e. Micro Strategy)
• Expert user in Excel
• Excellent fact finding skills along with a great ability to focus on analytic components of projects
• Experience in Entertainment industry is a plus

Responsibilities:

1. Over the past two years we have been working with the client to build a Data Warehouse with Production Cost data from payroll vendors, SAP, Salesforce, and other sources of data. This role will work to help validate current reporting, work with end users to develop new reports that will increase the accuracy of current reporting methods, and help reduce the manual effort of TV Production Finance reporting during the Quarterly Close Process.
2. Financial Reporting that will be developed include: Profit and Loss Statements, Greenlight Tracking, Trial Balance Reconciliation, Executive Dashboards, and other Production Finance related reporting
3. Conduct business system analysis through collaboration and data analysis. Evaluate user requirements to formulate systems aligned with overall business strategies.
4. Utilize process management skills and experience to define project requirements, document project milestones/deadlines and map solution. This process will require significant collaboration across various levels of the organization.
5. Create and modify programs and applications to support business requirements to include encoding, testing, and debugging.
6. Support IT department with technology infrastructure and business services based on business strategies and IT projects.
7. Other information technology duties as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree Required.

Additional Information

UPDATES FROM THE HIRING MANAGER: The manager states that he definitely needs resumes with more finance experience and less technical experience. Please make a note of this. Thanks