Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate

Genuine Parts Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company is seeking a Senior Analyst to support the finance team and collaborate with field and HQ leaders on financial analysis to aid decision making. The role focuses on budgeting/forecasting for the US Automotive Parts Group and ensuring a uniform process across the organization.

You will interact with senior management, enhance TM1 capabilities, and integrate budgeting with BI tools. Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and GAAP knowledge are essential, as is a proactive,

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Corporate Reporting/FP&A; 5+ years preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of TM1 or other budgeting/forecasting tools.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP.
• Highly accurate, highly organized, detail-oriented.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; able to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Identify and summarize key drivers of financial performance at consolidated and department levels.
• Identify trends and variances within financial results and manage expenses.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes and ensure uniform methods.
• Interface with leaders to inform financial model inputs.
• Prepare regular and special budget reports; run ad-hoc analyses.
• Develop monthly/quarterly reports and enable improved decision making.
• Provide TM1 expertise and drive integration with budgeting/forecasting from HQ to field.
• Explore BI tools integration (Qlik, OBIEE, COGNOS) with partners.
• Improve reporting aesthetics, visualization, and comprehension of budgets.
• Develop TM1 training for HQ and field managers.
• Support budgeting/forecasting monthly across US APG management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Multitasking

Financial acumen

Relationship building

Independent working

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Finance/Accounting

MBA (preferred)

Tools

TM1

Hyperion

Excel

PowerPoint

Qlik

OBIEE

COGNOS

Job description

Job Description

The successful Senior Analyst will provide direct support to the finance team and work with field and headquarters leaders on financial analysis to facilitate decision making. The Senior Analyst will also be responsible for enhancing the design and assist the budgeting and forecasting processes for the US Automotive Parts Group (APG). This includes working with all levels of management to ensure budgeting and forecasting is conducted via a uniform process.

Responsibilities

• Identify and summarize key drivers of financial performance on a consolidated and department level.
• Identify notable trends and variances within the financial results
• Expense management, risk analysis and mitigation.
• Actively monitor expense levers and cost controls required to maintain profitability and achieve budgeted profit targets.
• Interface with Business Leaders to inform strategic inputs to financial models
• Preparation of regular and special budget reports.
• Execute on Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis
• Assist in the creation and development of monthly and quarterly reports
• Provide peer review support on reporting packs to insure accuracy.
• Keep Team Leader/ Department Leader apprised of progress on key work items.
• Be a subject-matter-expertise on TM1 while developing and enhancing its current capabilities to better integrate with the US APG's budgeting and forecasting processes.
• This includes, but is not limited to, defining the integration roll‑out of budgeting and forecasting from APG HQ to field operations
• Exploring TMI integration with other financial and business intelligence tools (such as Qlik, OBIEE, COGNOS, etc.) and 3rd party partners (XL Group, RL Fisher, etc.).
• Improve the overall reporting, visualization and comprehension of the budget and forecast.
• Developing and enhancing TM1 training for HQ and field managers.
• Providing monthly support for budgeting and forecasting reports for all levels of US APG management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' prior work experience in Corporate Reporting/FP&A role 5+ years preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of TM1 or other budgeting and forecasting tools, such as Hyperion (as an administrator)
• Good understanding of US GAAP
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision highly organized.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint)
• Balance multiple priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving capabilities and superior analytical skills
• Highly motivated, passionate, self-starter comfortable interacting with senior management
• Strong business acumen with understanding of functional linkages and ability to build strong professional relationships with business partners in both operational and financial roles
• Demonstrate flexibility in approach and follow up
• Demonstrated ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Ability to work flexible schedule
• Experience using complex databases, spreadsheets and presentation software tools for budgeting and financial analysis.
• Experience creating business solutions backed by data and analysis.
• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution (or other advanced degree in economics, mathematics, finance, marketing intelligence or business intelligence) or equivalent. MBA preferred.
• High level of commercial and financial acumen experience required.
• Demonstrated and advanced proficiency with business intelligence tools.
• Work is performed in a typical office environment.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.