Financial Analyst

Nihon Kohden America • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

The Financial Analyst provides technical and operational support to accounting, finance, and commercial teams. The role supports month-end activities, including budget and expense analysis and reconciliation, and assists the VP of Finance with projects. As an FP&A business partner to the commercial organization, the analyst supports forecasting, budgeting, sales performance analysis, incentive plans, financial modeling, KPI reporting, and process improvements. The position is full-time, with regular hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, although hours may vary and holiday, weekend, or evening work may be required. Travel and access to customer sites are not required. The anticipated salary range is $80,000–$110,000; placement depends on factors including skills, education, experience, and location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline; relevant education and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• At least 2 years of experience in forecasting, finance, and accounting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to synthesize information and make recommendations.
• Ability to interact effectively across functions and with senior leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate and understand instructions in English.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a collaborative team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• High competency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly actual-versus-budget/forecast reviews, quarterly forecast updates, the budget process, and FP&A projects or ad hoc analyses for the commercial organization.
• Communicate with and respond to the internal Sales team regarding sales incentive plans.
• Update monthly gross margin forecasts based on sales orders and projects.
• Analyze customer performance and potential new business for the Sales team, including deal gross margin analysis.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports tracking business KPIs.
• Partner with sales leadership and Marketing to develop financial models and forecasts for potential business promotions or programs intended to grow order volume.
• Support the annual development of sales incentive plans with the Finance team and Senior Vice President of Sales.
• Improve financial models and reporting templates to summarize KPIs and increase team efficiency.
• Use ad hoc projects to identify opportunities to reduce expenses and increase profit growth.
• Seek opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting systems and automate reports.
• Support month-end activities, including accruals and balance-sheet account reconciliations.
• Assist with monthly reporting for NKA’s Sales team to track performance and determine commissions earned based on customer orders, shipments, and payments.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes; duties may be modified or assigned based on business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time