Position:             Financial Analyst
Reports to:         VP of Finance
Location:            Marlborough
 
Duties/Responsibilities:
This position is a critical addition to the organization. It will serve as the key analyst in the organization to drive initiatives that improve profitability. This position will serve as a key business partner and will be heavily relied upon by the VP of finance and have very high exposure throughout the organization. This position demands someone who is flexible and very curious and is willing to roll up their sleeves and get into whatever task is at hand. This position is for someone who wants to search for opportunities and have impact. There will be high support from the VP of finance for this position but also an expectation for this person to work well independently and take ownership of key initiatives. The opportunity to get involved in all aspects of the organization and get on the job training and to have the responsibility to own the execution of key business initiatives is what will be exciting about this position.
Some key tasks of the position will include:

• Support the financial analysis needs of the organization.Provides a variety of analysis to help understand and improve business results and support business initiatives.
• Perform assigned account reconciliations and analysis in support of the monthly closing process.
• Assist in the preparation and review of financial statements and presentations for senior management and Steelcase, our parent company.
• Ongoing analysis of margins with a focus on improving margin accountability and results.
• Key analyst to drive initiatives and project work to yield increased profitability for the company.
• Improve processes and analytic tools across the organization.
• Administer the annual budgeting process.Work closely with function managers in preparing budgets.Perform analysis to support budget vs. actual variances.Provides analytical support for sensitivity/scenario analysis.
• Prepare monthly sales and profit forecasts.Monitors performance to forecast.Analyzes variances to forecast to continually improve forecast accuracy.Suggests course correction.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• Advanced Excel skills a must
• Frequent travel to other offices required
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant business experience with an emphasis on financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Entrepreneurial and inquisitive thinker – strong desire to understand why
• Customer service oriented – willingness to work with others in analyzing and interpreting results
• Partners with management in driving positive outcomes
• Team player
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Strong project management skills
• Self-starter
• Strong critical thinking and problem resolution skills
• Solid accounting skills