Tooling Financial Analyst

Chicago-Magnesium-Casting-Co; Blue Island (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Paylocity is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide operational and financial analysis by budgeting and tracking project spend, forecasting cash flow, and reporting variances. You will support management planning and decision making by identifying and evaluating information and offering recommendations.

Attention to detail and strong analytical skills are essential. The role requires coordinating with engineering, purchasing, and operations, conducting month-end close, and preparing various

Qualifications

• Strong budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Experience with accounting systems and financial reporting.
• Attention to detail and ability to interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Create projects in the accounting system and monitor project spend.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting reports.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, purchasing, and operations to improve forecast accuracy.
• Investigate project expenses and analyze variances from budget and forecast.
• Support month-end close and produce financial reports for management.
• Report on project profitability and provide recommendations to management.

Skills

Ethics

Time mgmt

Problem solving

Communication

Decision quality

Customer focus

Job description

Description

Summary:

Provide operational and financial analysis to management by budgeting and tracking project spend, forecasting cash flow, reporting variances and other tasks as assigned. Will support management planning and decision making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information; may offer recommendations. Requires attention to detail, conceptual understanding of projects and opportunities, and diligent follow-up.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create projects in the accounting system
• Generate statistical reports, quotations, invoices, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, new business planning, trended future requirements, cash flow projections and operating forecasts.
• Coordinate the activities of internal company personnel from various departments including engineering, purchasing, and operations to accomplish assigned objectives, understand key drivers, and enhance financial modeling and forecast accuracy.
• Investigate all project expenses
• Perform month end close process with support of accounting staff and prepare monthly financial reports.
• Evaluate and interpret analyst reports, depreciation, working capital, rates of return and recommendations to draw conclusions on viability and impact.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting reports for management review.
• Analyze data to explain trends and variances from budget and forecast.
• Report on project profitability to management
• Provide secondary leadership in training and coaching employees in the department. Direct workload of administrative support staff to accomplish purchasing, budgeting, and accounting initiatives.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Ethics & Value
• Listening/Informing
• Action Oriented
• Time Management/Personal Organization
• Negotiating
• Decision Quality
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Approachability
• Functional/Technical Skills