Budget Analyst

Coast Professional, Inc.•West Monroe, LA

23h•$57,000 - $66,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Budget Analyst will assist the Controller with the annual and monthly budgeting process. This role will be responsible for maintaining company and departmental budgets by ensuring timely and accurate reporting of revenue and expenses as they relate to the budget.

Requirements

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED REQUIRED.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OR OTHER RELATED FIELD FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY; OR EQUIVALENT WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION.
1-2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN A FINANCE RELATED FIELD.
1-2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN QUICKBOOKS.
EXPERT IN EXCEL.
KNOWLEDGE OF DOUBLE ENTRY ACCOUNTING AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP.)
KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING.
KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOMATED FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING REPORTING SYSTEMS.
PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS.
EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.
STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
ESTABLISH A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH TEAM MEMBERS AND INTERNAL CONTACTS TO MAINTAIN AND CONTINUOUSLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF OVERALL SERVICE BEING PROVIDED.
MS OFFICE APPLICATIONS (OUTLOOK, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT) PROFICIENT.
QUICKBOOKS PROFICIENT.
ABILITY TO PRODUCE QUALITY MATERIALS WITHIN TIGHT TIMEFRAMES.
ABILITY TO ANALYZE FINANCIAL DATA.
ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, LAWS, AND METHODS AS RELATED TO DEBT COLLECTION.
ABILITY TO HANDLE AND RESOLVE RECURRING PROBLEMS.
SUCCESSFULLY PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT (POST OFFER) BACKGROUND CHECK.

Nice To Haves

FAMILIARITY WITH POWERPOINT.
COMFORTABLE WORKING CLOSELY WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVES.
ABLE TO MEET AND COORDINATE WITH MID-LEVEL MANAGERS TO DEVELOP MONTHLY OPERATIONS PLANS.
FAMILIAR WITH CALL CENTER OPERATIONS.
HIGHLY ANALYTICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER.
EXPERT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANIZATION’S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
POSSESS SUPERIOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOTH VERBAL AND WRITTEN, AND THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH ALL LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT.
ADVANCED IN THE USE OF PIVOT TABLES.
EXPERIENCE WITH CONCUR EXPENSE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE A PLUS.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with executives and managers to develop budgets and forecasts
Analyze transactions for financial reporting accuracy
Work with key business stakeholders to develop and maintain monthly operational budgets
Generate scenario analyses to support decision making
Comparing actual to forecasts to monitor performance and improve future projects
Assist in financial reporting preparation and analysis
Track revenue and expenses using QuickBooks Enterprise
Identify and run the various reports needed to perform periodic cost-benefit analysis and identify reporting errors
Prepare spreadsheets for Budget vs Actual reporting monthly to executive and managers of each LOB-Variance Reporting
Send out, upload, and reconcile Concur and AMEX
Calculate Executive and Director Monthly/Quarterly Performance/Merit Bonuses
Recommend cost-saving measures
Calculate the monthly A/P allocation breakdowns of fixed and variable billing
Prepare Mid-Year and Year-End Financial slides for each LOB
Scanning & uploading all reconciled statements to Accounting Folder
Backup for Post Office