What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Analyst position at The Gowan Co.?
Financial Analyst
Position Summary:
The position will create and maintain detailed financial reports that capture our business performance and will allow the key stakeholders to understand and analyze the results of the company. The Financial Analyst will facilitate planning, develop forecasts, analyze and explain variances from expectations. These reports and analysis will assist the leadership team in managing the company and will support key business decision making. The position will play a key role in the construction of the annual budget of the company, coordinating the consolidation process, leading reviews with the regions and functional areas and developing reports that allow the cost center owners, commercial heads and functional areas leaders to understand their numbers. This role works with teams across the company to develop data-driven information that helps us evaluate risks and opportunities, recommend changes that drive company improvement and profitable growth.
Job Status:
- Full-Time
- Salaried
- Exempt (US-Only)
- Reports to: Global FP&A Director
Role Responsibilities:
- Develop complex, dynamic financial reports that utilize key business drivers.
- Generate metrics for the business to measure growth, profitability, expenses, efficiency, and productivity.
- Deliver innovative, accurate financial information that will enable the leadership team and Board of Directors to make strategic decisions.
- Support monthly Board reporting process to ensure timely and accurate financial results.
- Help drive the company’s bottom-up budgeting process, collaborating with department heads to ensure accountability to the budget.
- Deliver monthly financials and report on variances vs budget and forecast.
- In-depth understanding of the company’s operating model and ability to guide long-term decisions via modeling the financial implications of various strategies.
- Drive improvements in reporting accuracy, timeliness, and insightfulness.
- Ensure on-going communication and dialogue with key stakeholders.
- Support operational initiatives across various business units.
- Support ad-hoc tasks and various business projects using tools to improve processes and increase productivity.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field.
Experience / Skills / Abilities:
- 3 years of financial and data analysis experience
- Expert in Microsoft Excel (highly required)
- Experience with Power BI (required)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Creative and resourceful problem solvers who can work autonomously.
- High energy, self-starter, and ambitious.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
- Experience and comfort operating in a remote working environment.
Job Expectations / Working Conditions:
- Work in an office environment, primarily at a desk using a computer for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Light filing and Occasional travel.