Senior Business Analyst
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to be a part of the finance team based in Charlotte, NC. This position directly reports to the Senior Director of Finance and does not supervise others. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and leaders to provide financial analysis and modeling across the organization. You will help provide data analysis to drive decision making and cost savings throughout all locations globally. The successful candidate for this position will collaborate with the business and own a broad range of business finance functions around the world. You will work closely with people at all levels of the organization to maximize growth, development, and return on the investment we make in our employees.
Requirements
- Must have bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other related business degree with an accounting and finance emphasis
- Must have 6+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, cost analysis, corporate finance, or accounting roles
- Experience working for a global manufacturing is strongly preferred
- Must have advanced MS Excel skills and experience building financial models
- ERP system experience is required
- Proficiency in data visualization and reporting, preferably Power BI.
- Ability to identify trends through research and analysis of various data is required
- Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP or IFRS) financial statement analysis, and management reporting (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow) is required
- Must be capable of identifying financial trends/issues and recommending solutions
- Must possess a learning mindset
- Strong communication skills including the ability to interface with senior management is required
- Ability to use data to help drive decisions
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and navigate in a highly matrixed environment
- Self-starter with a natural curiosity and bias for action with the desire to impact the business through analysis/data.
Responsibilities
- Support the continued development of budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plan, modeling tools, and dashboards.
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing variances.
- Operations performance (Direct Manufacturing Costs)
- Capital spending KPI dashboards
- Margin analysis
- Develop complex Excel based financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.
- Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in departmental programs and operations.
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to senior management for decision making purposes.
- Continuously develop systems and processes; evaluate current processes, identify best practices, develop plans to reach goals and implement improvements.
- Provide ad hoc analytical support to influence decision making with financial perspective.
- Month-end closing process (journal entries, intercompany transactions, consolidations, reporting to Japan).
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits, effective 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment
- Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
- Vacation + 8 Paid Holidays + 24 Hours of Floating Holidays
- 401K Safe Harbor Contribution + Matching
- Paid Parental Leave after a Year of Employment
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life & Disability Insurances
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
