What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Starkmont Financial, Inc.?
Duties And Responsibilities
- Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc) taking into account company’s goals and financial standing
- Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
- Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks
- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis
- Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models
- Identify trends, advise company and recommend actions to a senior financial analyst based on sound analysis
- Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts
- Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data
- Gain and update job knowledge to remain informed about novelty in the field
- Consult with management to guide and influence long term and strategic decision making within the broadest scope
- Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in Finance, Economics or Statistics
- Proven experience working as a Financial Analyst
- Proven proficiency in spreadsheets, databases and financial software applications (including the software applications that you are currently using in your organization or plan to use in the future)
- Excellent reporting, presenting and communication skills
- Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
- Ability to work with large datasets
- Strategic thinking and organizational skills
- Proven analytical and financial modeling skills