Financial Analyst III

Summary

Join our team as a Financial Analyst and perform highly complex financial analyses on cash flows, operating results, and business plans. You will prepare forecasts and analyses on industry and general economic trends, and be responsible for the department’s budgeting process. Analyze and evaluate the company's operating results and financial position, assessing options for improvement on business expenses. Develop and review forecasts for accurate cash flow projections, sales projections, and more. This role requires 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field, along with advanced technical knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to consistently provide FANATICAL support
• Advanced technical knowledge of budgeting, financial statements, cash management, and financial analysis processes
• Advanced understanding of overall financial function and interrelated components
• Advanced understanding of business valuation and M&A analysis
• Ability to create highly complex forecasting models
• High attention to detail and be capable of performing most complex data analysis for extended periods of time
• Expert Excel skills
• Advanced presentation skills, ability to express most complex quantitative concepts to non-financial audience
• Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to make appropriate decisions considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions
• Ability to successfully work and promote inclusiveness in small groups
• Ability to provide FANATICAL support

Responsibilities

• Perform highly complex financial analyses on cash flows, operating results, and business plans to determine rates of return, capital/cash flow requirements, etc
• Prepare forecasts and analyses on industry and general economic trends
• Be responsible for budget analysis
• Be responsible for department’s budgeting process: plans, develops, prepares, inputs, and maintains company’s budgets
• Analyze and evaluate the company's operating results and financial position
• Assess options for improvement on business expenses
• Prepare profitability analyses
• Work with Directors and VP's through the development process of each budget and make recommendations
• Develop/review forecasts for accurate and timely cash flow projections, sales projections, expense projections, profitability, headcount, department performance, and direct expenses
• Take ownership of projects from start to finish
• May provide work leadership for less senior analysts and/or has project management responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or CFA