Our client is seeking a Financial Analyst to join their team. As a Financial Analyst you will be part of the Finance Department. The ideal candidate will have Excellent oral and written communication skills which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Location: Edina, Minnesota

Pay : $95,000

What’s the Job?

This position provides technical and analytical support to ongoing business operations in the areas of financial forecasting, financial reporting, cost, and profitability analysis. This position also serves as the power user (in conjunction with the FP&A Manager) for the SAP PA module.

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.

• 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.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite experience, with advanced Excel skills

• Data warehouse management experience preferred

• SAP user experience preferred

• Strategic thinking and organizational skills

• Knowledge of financial planning and analysis, as well as cost analysis

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Required Work Experience:

• 7-10 years of relevant work experience in financial analyst position

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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