What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Analyst, Financial position at Genuine Parts Company?
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Summary Job Description
Compiles and analyzes financial information for the organization. Develops revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations. Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately. Identifies trends and presents findings to senior management. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and three to five years of experience. CPA certified or exam eligible. Reports to Department Supervisor or Manager.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Summary Job Description
Compiles and analyzes financial information for the organization. Develops revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations. Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately. Identifies trends and presents findings to senior management. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and three to five years of experience. CPA certified or exam eligible. Reports to Department Supervisor or Manager.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities
- Ensures general ledger accounts are maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Performs and/or reviews account reconciliations
- Understands multicurrency transactions and financial statement impact
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and provides analysis
- Identifies and implements areas of opportunity to modify or enhance current processes and ensures processes are documented and up to date
- Evaluates trends, identifies and investigates unusual or unexpected variances
- Works closely with cross functional teams to gather and analyze relevant information in order to present insightful findings, analyses, and recommendations to management.
- Perform financial planning, analysis and reporting and will develop and support complex financial and operational objectives
- Makes recommendations to resolve issues and makes corrections, as necessary
- Participates in development of functional specifications for projects and updates and ensures customizations are defined, documented, and tested, and conclusions are properly documented
- Prepares integrated test plans for new processes or changes to existing systems
- Prepares other management and statutory reports, as required
- Assists and helps lead monthly close process
- Promotes teamwork between operational groups and departments
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor degree in Accounting
- 3 – 5 years accounting experience
- CPA or pursuing certification
- Extensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures as relates to general ledger accounting
- PeopleSoft GL experience preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Problem solving abilities
- Detail oriented
- Self-starter
- Excellent computer skills, especially with Excel
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Strong work ethic
- Team player
- Ability to travel locally, regionally and nationally as required.
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.