Senior Financial Analyst – Business Controller
Heidelberg USA Inc•Alpharetta, GA
•$105,000 - $120,000•Onsite
About The Position
This is a non-management and hands-on role. The Senior Financial Analyst – Business Controller is responsible for accounting, budgeting/forecasting activities, and cost center review for assigned product areas. The Senior Financial Analyst – Business Controller is responsible for leading profitability discussions with business drivers and challenging the status quo to deliver on expected results. The Senior Financial Analyst – Business Controller is also responsible for reconciliations of assigned accounts and required to meet all month-end and department timelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required
- 7–10 years of progressive experience in: Financial controlling, Leading dynamic discussions with business drivers, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting or corporate finance, Budgeting and forecasting, Financial reporting
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Proven ability to partner with operational and commercial leaders to drive business performance
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
- Ability to influence decision-making through financial insights
- Experience facilitating cross-functional initiatives and process improvements
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- High attention to detail with strong business acumen
Nice To Haves
- MBA or other advanced financial education preferred
- Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or commercial business units preferred (if applicable)
- Prior experience working in a global environment with multiple time zones and matrixed organization is preferred
- Experience with ERP systems, SAP preferred
- Experience with financial reporting and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) preferred
- Experience with audits
- Continuous improvement experience preferred
- Experience in international finance environments is a plus
Responsibilities
- Month-end closing activities including accruals, calculation of journal entries, deferrals
- Perform product area analysis including variance explanations and recommend corrective actions to business drivers and finance managers
- Calculate and maintain monthly rolling forecast of revenues, margins, and costs of assigned product/cost areas and proactively communicate anticipated deviations
- Provide monthly profitability reports to business drivers prior to month-end close requesting feedback on material deviations while identifying corrective action
- Support department needs to update financial reports with latest actual results and other metrics, including balance sheet reporting
- Crosstrain on department tasks for knowledge share, backup support, and departmental success
- Work with the various product team members and business drivers to understand the business concepts/topics for fluid discussions across the business
- Provide support for the interim and annual audit process, communicating details with professionalism and understanding, to external auditors where needed
- Provide support for weekly payment cycle approvals
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage eligibility from day 1
- Short- and long-term disability coverage offered
- 401 (K) plan with employer match
- Life insurance coverage offered
- Vacation, Sick and Personal Time Off offered
- 12 company holidays
- 4 floating holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
