Financial Analyst

Remote Jobs; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Jobs in Pomona, CA is seeking a Financial Analyst to support forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis. You will build reports, perform variance analysis, and provide data-driven insights to guide strategic decisions.

The role requires 3+ years in finance, proficiency in Adaptive Insights and Excel, and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Central Time Zone availability is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage key financial reports to support business decisions.
• Analyze historical, current, and forecasted financial data and performance.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting packages for senior leaders.
• Provide data analytics: data cleaning, visualization, and reporting.
• Analyze KPIs and explain variances from forecast.
• Assist in system implementations and ensure data quality.
• Distribute monthly revenue and EBITDA results to management.
• Support unit managers with labor and non-labor cost monitoring.
• Collaborate with accounting to explain financial variances.
• Respond to ad-hoc inquiries regarding financial results.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Financial Analyst supports the Finance Manager in building forecasts, managing budgets, and analyzing financial performance, providing the insights that drive strategic planning and business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for management and creation of key financial reports to meet various business needs and help drive business decisions (current and future)
• Analyzes past, current, and future financial data and operational performance
• Prepares monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting packages to senior managers and executive leadership teams
• Provides data analytics including data cleaning and preparation, data visualization, and reporting using Analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau...
• Analyzes financial performance indicators (KPIs) to explain variance from forecast and plan to actual or within versions of forecasts
• Participating in new system implementation, partnering with developers and performing quality controls to ensure the accuracy of past data and new workflows
• Distributes monthly flash revenue and EBITDA results to give an early indicator of results compared to latest forecast
• Assists Unit managers with monitoring and controlling labor (including headcount) and non-labor cost movements
• Partners with accounting functions to gather explanation for financial variances
• Responds to ad-hoc inquiries regarding financial results and analysis requests

This position will perform other duties as assigned based on the needs of the department.

Salary range: $90,000 - $100,000

Core Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• Strong communication skills, both orally and written, especially communication of financial results and information
• Ability to analyze and translate outcomes of financial models and data into insights to drive the business
• Excellent understanding of/or skills with financial planning & reporting systems

Required Education & Experience

• 3+ years of relevant experience in accounting or finance, including at least 2 years concentrated in Finance/ FP&A. Preferred SaaS/ Technology Industry and/or PE/ Startup Environment
• Proficiency in Adaptive and Microsoft Excel with strong financial modeling skills
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Preferred Education & Experience

• Oracle/ FP&A tools experience is preferable. Data mining and database leadership skills would be useful.

Position requires ability to work Central Time Zone hours.

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