Financial Analyst

Communications Engineering Company • Urbandale, IA

1d • $75,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a key member of the Company's Accounting Team, responsible for developing complex models and high-level dashboards, tracking the company's financial performance against plan, analyzing business performance and market conditions to create forecasts/budgets, and helping management make tactical and strategic decisions by providing periodic reports.

Requirements

• Four-year degree from an accredited college, university, or technical institution with coursework in Accounting/Finance, Analytics or business, or substitute 2 years' pertinent experience for each year of education.
• Previous skill, knowledge, or experience specifically in financial analysis or accounting.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and lead well at all levels of the organization and with external parties (e.g. customers).
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation.
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Able to effectively manage multiple tasks within a complex organization, demonstrating ability to plan, organize, implement, and control.
• PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment)
• Strong working knowledge of Excel is essential.
• Ability to quickly learn is essential.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Power BI for preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce and create yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily reports including key performance metrics and financial results.
• Assists with the preparation of the Company's periodic financial statements accurately and timely, consistent with up-to-date accounting regulatory guidance and finance leadership expectations. Monitor actuals vs budget, investigating variances and proposing corrective actions.
• Provide analytical forecasting, reporting, and project support. Analyze the data and collaborate with business partners on cross functional management initiatives.
• Create and analyze detailed financial models to support decision-making and assist with change management initiatives.
• Assist the Accounting Team in other areas of support such as billing, collections, or adhoc reporting requirements. Identifying and driving efficiencies and controls in the processes and tools.
• Support the budgeting, auditing and tax processes
• Partner with all teams to ensure financial accuracy and provide financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree