Financial Analyst (Position is not eligible for sponsorship or relocation)

Dynamic Map Platform North America, Inc.; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynamic Map Platform North America, Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst to bridge between sales, operations, and program teams.

The role supports the monthly close cycle and monthly forecast updates, with duties spanning budget tracking, journal entries, fixed assets, and end-of-month processes. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s in Accounting or related field, with strong Excel skills, and experience with Netsuite/Oracle preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (preferred), Business or related field (MBA preferred)
• High proficiency in Excel; PowerPoint and other software proficiency required
• Experience with Netsuite or Oracle systems a plus
• Ability to learn new systems and continuously improve
• Detail- and results-oriented
• Ability to lead and influence non-finance partners
• Experience creating journal entries and other accounting functions (AP, AR, PO)
• Ability to create a budget and perform actual vs budget analysis with variances explained to leaders
• Ability to perform financial analysis with minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow reporting
• Must work with incomplete or ambiguous information and demonstrate problem-solving capabilities
• Experience in revenue recognition and/or consolidations is an asset
• Fluency in Japanese a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage, track, and report on performance to department budgets
• Support internal and external audits as required
• Create and share analyses to help team improve performance to targets
• Create journal entries to complete monthly close
• Maintain Fixed Assets ledger
• General month-end close assignments
• Detailed tracking of costs for multiple projects and departments
• Financial planning & analysis responsibilities including budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, performance metrics reporting and process improvement

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Financial analysis

Journal entries

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Balance sheet & CFS

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

Netsuite

Oracle

Job description

Position Summary

The Financial Analyst will interface between sales, operations, program teams. Will also have key responsibilities in the accounting monthly close cycle and the monthly forecast updates.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage, track, and report on performance to department budgets
• Support internal and external audits as required
• Create and share analysis with team to help team improve performance to targets
• Create Journal Entries as needed to complete monthly accounting close
• Maintain Fixed Assets ledger
• General month-end accounting close assignments
• Detailed tracking of costs for multiple projects, business units, departments etc.
• Financial Planning & Analysis responsibilities i.e. budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, performance metric reporting and process improvement

Skills, Qualifications, and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (preferred), Business or related field, (MBA preferred)
• High Proficiency in Excel required. Powerpoint, and other software proficiency also required.
• Experience with Netsuite or Oracle systems a plus.
• Ability to learn new systems and continuously improve
• Detail and results oriented
• Ability to lead and influence non-finance business partners
• Experience creating journal entries and other accounting functions i.e. AP, AR and PO creation and management
• Ability to create a budget, and perform routine actual vs budget analysis, explaining variances to business unit leaders
• Ability to perform financial analysis with minimal direct supervision
• Working knowledge of balance sheet, income statement, and direct and cash flow reporting
• Must be able to work with incomplete or ambiguous information in some situations
• Must have demonstrated problem solving capabilities and experience

Assets

• 7+ years of professional work experience
• Experience working within a Finance team of a small-medium sized organization and/or providing financial support to a business unit on an ongoing basis
• Previous experience with revenue recognition and/or consolidations is considered an asset
• Prior experience and exposure to budgeting and forecasting within a corporate environment
• Fluency in Japanese a plus, but not required

Work Environment

• Works in a fast-paced office environment with multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Regular office hours with some requirements for additional work during busy times.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all activities required to be successful in the above position. DMP NA retains the right to change or assign other activities to this position.