Analyst, Finance - Accounting

The Financial Analyst II will be responsible to provide support to the division Leadership team by providing relevant and timely financial information to support decision making. This includes forecasting and analysis around global revenue and SG&A spend for a $250M+ organization. This individual will run the Global Sales forecast, help drive product pricing/margin decisions, and assist in developing a monthly global P&L forecast.Responsible for providing financial analysis and support to all operational areas affecting the division, including commercial sales, operations/production, engineering, and product management.Develop and provide financial analysis and support for the Finance Director, including sales trend analysis, gross margin analysis, spending and cost center analysis, sales commission analysis, headcount reporting, product line P&L analysis, and general balance sheet analysis.Partners with Accounting to ensure accurate and complete financial records, including monthly closing efforts, and support issue resolution, in compliance with legal requirements, local accounting and US GAAP standards.Utilizes appropriate financial analysis techniques, data, and prudent assumptions to evaluate financial results.Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting, including exposure to international manufacturing and distribution operations.Strong Microsoft Excel skills required. Strong initiative, problem solving, financial analysis and communication skills. Superior technical financial skills, hands on data modeling skills, balanced with sound business judgment, including the ability to balance financial and operational factors, analyze complex business problems and develop appropriate solutions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule forms. Strong working knowledge of accounting software, Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, Powerpoint and Word. Experience with SAP, AS400 or other ERP systems is preferredAbility to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Our recruitment process is designed to identify the best qualified candidates for the role, and we are committed to ensuring a fair and equitable interview process.