Financial Analyst

Panasonic • The Colony, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey!

This role will support financial planning, forecasting, month-end closing, inventory analysis, and business decision-making for Panasonic Energy's battery business. The Financial Analyst will partner with cross-functional teams to improve financial visibility, automate reporting processes, and provide actionable business insights through data analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting required.
• 2-5 years of experience in Accounting, Finance, FP&A, or Business Analysis
• Experience with forecasting and financial reporting
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience and experience in a manufacturing environment are preferred.
• Experience with financial systems, reporting tools, and data analytics platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly forecast, annual budget, and mid-term planning processes
• Analyze variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year
• Provide management with key business insights
• Analyze sales, gross profit, inventory, logistics costs, and operating expenses
• Support decision making through financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Perform margin analysis and execute pricing registration to ensure accuracy and timely completion
• Participate in business reviews with operational teams
• Support monthly and quarterly closing activities
• Prepare management reports for U.S. and Japan headquarters
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial reporting
• Monitor inventory aging, VMI inventory, and inventory turns
• Analyze inventory risks and working capital impacts
• Support supply-demand planning discussions
• Improve reporting efficiency through automation tools
• Develop dashboards using Power BI and advanced Excel
• Support AI-driven and digital transformation initiatives
• Support tariff refund analysis
• Support ERP/Hyperion implementation
• Participate in cross-functional improvement projects
• Support internal control compliance activities
• Participate in audit requests and documentation reviews

Benefits

• Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources.
• High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level