Financial Analyst

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 goalsGather 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, KPIsEvaluate capital expenditures, review proposals, ROI, payback period, etc.Own the annual budget and quarterly forecast process; align financial goals with business strategyCollaborate with various department heads to provide stronger tools to run their areas and highlight trendsJob Requirements:Bachelor’s degree: Finance or AccountingA minimum of 1 year 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