Senior Financial Analyst

Vaco by Highspring; North Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst based in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, offering a salary of $115K. The role involves preparing financial statements, conducting variance analysis, and providing analytical support to the operations team. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, and proficiency in analyzing large data sets using Excel. This position aligns financial goals with business strategies and collaborates with various departments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting/business/financial analysis experience in manufacturing or consumer products.
• Proficiency with large data sets in Excel.
• Experience with financial statements preparation and budget forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute financial statements and conduct variance analysis.
• Identify root causes affecting decision making and make recommendations.
• Provide analytical support for manufacturing activities.

Skills

Variance analysis

Data analysis

Financial reporting

Excel pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst — $115K

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute financial statements; conduct variance analysis on results including commentary, trends, etc.
• Identify root causes and changes to trends that influence decision making; make corresponding recommendations to reach our goals
• Gather and analyze financial data from various sources to create comprehensive by SKU, customer, product family reports, KPIs, dashboards and presentations.
• Provide analytical support to the Operations team regarding all manufacturing activities; including inventory, costing, pricing, KPIs
• Evaluate capital expenditures, review proposals, ROI, payback period, etc.
• Own the annual budget and quarterly forecast process; align financial goals with business strategy
• Collaborate with various department heads to provide stronger tools to run their areas and highlight trends

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Finance or Accounting
• A minimum of 5 years of accounting/business/financial analysis experience preferable within a manufacturing or consumer products company.
• Experience working with large data sets in Excel using pivot tables and VLOOKUP's in addition to a reporting tool