What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Distribution Management?
summary:
As a member of the FP&A team and based in our St. Charles, MO office, the Financial Analyst’s primary objectives will be to generate reporting for leadership and perform analytics to identify key drivers impacting performance across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately
- Develops integrated revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports and presentations
- Prepare financial reports for senior management as requested
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to identify trends, drive change and assess performance and continuously works to improve and refine metrics as needed
- Develop & maintain financial models for budgeting, forecasting & long term planning
- Perform variance analysis from actual results and the forecast
- Develops strategies to communicate complex financial information to others through the use of data visualizations and prepares these presentations as requested; explains complex financial information in non-complex terms
- Provide support to various parts of the business as required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field.
- 0–2 years of relevant experience (internships/co-ops welcome).
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office; eagerness to learn new tools/systems.
- Effective communication and presentation skills.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills; comfort in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated analytical/quantitative capability and critical/creative problem solving with imperfect information.
- Growth mindset; curiosity and eagerness to learn.
required skills and abilities:
- Quantitative modeling skills
- Critical thinking – analytical problem solving skills
- Creative thinking – dealing with imperfect information
- Presentation skills – ability to explain and support proposals to internal and external stakeholders
about distribution management
Distribution Management is a national fulfillment and distribution provider specializing in automated order handling, fulfillment, and shipping of consumer package goods. DM is able to reach 99% of the U.S. within two days from its four strategically located distribution centers. An order accuracy rate of 99.9% is reflective of the operational excellence and efficiencies that have resulted from significant investment in technology and a dedicated IT development staff specializing in integration, automation, and real-time reporting. Visit www.distributionmgmt.com to learn more.