Financial Analyst

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst to join a well-established paint and paint products manufacturer. The role focuses on budgeting, financial reporting, ROI analysis, and customer/product profitability to drive growing profitability.

The candidate will consolidate data, analyze variances, prepare profitability reports, and collaborate with Sales during quote development. A strong Excel/SAP background and 5+ years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or statistical analysis.
• Minimum 5+ years of comparable analysis experience.
• Familiar with cost accounting concepts.
• Advanced problem solving and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize assignments within tight time constraints.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Good business sense – identify issues, structure the problem & present results.
• Ability to work effectively with people across different levels and functions.

Responsibilities

• Monthly financial reporting to senior management.
• Analyze financial reports for variances, calculate KPI’s and provide feedback.
• Prepare and analyze customer and product profitability reporting.
• Prepare and analyze quarterly royalty statements and tax calculations.
• Work directly with the Sales organization during customer specific quote development for existing and potential new products.
• Generate ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed.
• Perform other support duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Excel

SAP

Variance analysis

KPI reporting

Communication skills

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or statistics

Tools

MS Excel

SAP (Tier 1 ERP)

Job description

Financial Analyst

Our client is a well-established paint and paint products manufacturing company that is looking for a Financial Analyst to join their team. The Financial Analyst will be familiar with data aggregation, analysis, and presentation as it relates to the following processes: budgeting, financial reporting, return on investment capital, and customer/product profitability concepts. This position will provide analysis that ensures management decisions are grounded in robust and meaningful analytics in line with the business objective of delivering growing profitability.

Why work here as a Financial Analyst

• Operates in 30 countries
• Stable company that is growing
• Opportunity to collaborate with different departments, company encourages teamwork
• Nice team culture, open door policy
• Competitive time off policy (11 paid holidays per year)
• 401k
• Competitive salary/benefits

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst

• Monthly financial reporting to senior management.
• Analyze financial reports for variances, calculate KPI’s and provide feedback.
• Prepare and analyze customer and product profitability reporting.
• Prepare and analyze quarterly royalty statements and tax calculations.
• Work directly with the Sales organization during customer specific quote development for existing and potential new products.
• Generate ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed.
• Perform other support duties as assigned.

Experience for the Financial Analyst

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or statistical analysis
• Minimum 5+ years of comparable analysis experience
• Familiar with cost accounting concepts
• Advanced problem solving and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize assignments/projects within tight time constraints in order to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Good business sense – ability to identify issues, structure the problem & present results.
• Ability to work effectively with people across different levels and functions.
• Proficient in MS Excel and SAP (or other Tier 1 ERP system)

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form to ensure effective presentation of information.