Financial Analyst

Harman Becker Automotive Systems Manufacturing Kft; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wellness benefits

401K Retirement Savings plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee discounts on Harman products

Be Brilliant recognition program

Job summary

HARMAN is seeking a Financial Analyst to provide financial planning, analysis, and control for the America Professional Solutions Division. You will partner with Sales and Marketing to drive strategy, improve processes, and enhance profitability.

Responsibilities include consolidating monthly results for a $300M+ business unit, performing variance analyses, and delivering data-driven insights to management. Office-based role in Northridge, CA with travel up to 5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting required.
• Minimum 1 year of related finance and accounting experience.
• Knowledge of financial statements, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Sales and Marketing, supporting business plans and consolidating monthly results for a large business unit.
• Conduct monthly variance analyses to identify key drivers for strategic decisions.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses across sales, pricing, inventory, margins, and marketing expenditures.
• Provide strategic financial analysis to support pricing, program evaluation, distribution planning, and sourcing.
• Enhance planning, reporting, and analytical processes for revenue and expense management.
• Lead finance trainings for Sales and Marketing teams, including BI sessions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Job description

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

About the Role

As a Financial Analyst, you will be providing financial support to the America Professional Solutions Division. You will be focusing on the financial planning, analysis, and control for the business units. In addition, you will be a key business partner with the Sales and Marketing teams to drive strategy, process improvements, change management initiatives, and margin performance. You will also play a key role in supporting the growth of the business and ensuring that strong profitability is achieved, requiring an understanding of the business, summarizing, and communicating the financials to allow management to make informed business decisions.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Sales and Marketing, supporting the development and monitoring of business plans, and consolidating monthly P&L and Balance Sheet results for a business unit with annual revenues exceeding $300M.
• Conduct monthly variance analyses comparing budgeted, forecasted, and actual financial performance, with a focus on identifying, interpreting, and documenting key variance drivers to support strategic decision-making.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses across key business areas, including sales performance, pricing strategy adjustments, inventory management, contribution margin trends, and selling and marketing expenditures, to support data-driven decision-making.
• Provide strategic business and financial analysis to support management decision-making across key areas including pricing strategies, program evaluation, distribution planning, and sourcing initiatives.
• Enhance financial planning, reporting, and analytical processes related to revenue and expense management, driving greater efficiency, accuracy, and strategic insight.
• Lead finance training/support initiatives for Sales and Marketing teams, including quarterly Business Intelligence (BI) sessions, to enhance financial acumen and data-driven decision-making across commercial functions.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Finance / Accounting.
• Minimum of 1year of related finance and accounting experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of financial statements, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Great communication skills and creative thinking, with an ability to use both data, input, and intuition to inform decisions. Able to develop strong communication and relationships with stakeholders at all levels, from senior leadership to frontline team members.
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Office software required, including high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to function in a team environment.
• Ability to function in a time-sensitive, deadline-driven environment.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel for up to 5%, domestically as needed.
• Be willing and able to work in an office-based in Northridge, CA.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.