Financial Analyst

Essential Functions and Job Duties:This position completes the following essential functions within established company policies, procedures, deadlines, and budget constraints:· Assist in month-end close process including running profitability analysis (PA) assessments (apply costs to monthly revenue results), month end journal entries and preparing standard reports.· Prepare and analyze month-end freight results and evaluate variances compared to forecast.· Prepares the monthly financial reports for senior management. This includes compiling actual and forecasted information from various sources and preparing P&L variance analysis by business segment.· Power user (in conjunction with the FP&A manager) for the PA module. This includes running and setting up PA assessments, assist in maintaining the reporting structure and configuration within PA, and realigning data for management reporting. Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Product and Customer P&L data within PA which is a key source of data for analysis and decision-making purposes.· Assists in providing analytical support to Sales & Marketing by preparing and maintaining all product, customer P&L’s. This includes providing financial/PA data to for use in the sales portal.· Assists the FP&A Manager on projects as required. For example: Preparation of the Financial Plans & Forecasts, Analysis of Business Initiatives, Product benchmarking etc. This requires gathering and analyzing information to quantify the potential financial impact, identifying possible opportunities/issues, and presenting conclusions to management. Job Title: Financial Analyst Job Classification (FLSA): ExemptDepartment: Finance Position Type: FTESupervisor: Senior Finance Manager Travel Required (%): OccasionalWork Hours: M-F 8am to 4:30pm, and as required to meet job duties Last Revision: 4/3/24· Initiate/Lead improvements in reporting and system processes to ensure all activities are as streamlined, automated, and accurate as possible.· Back-up for cost accounting. This requires an understanding of the critical components of the position, including the product costing module, standard cost estimates, G/L wand and required monthly reports.