Senior Financial Analyst-Engineering

Generac•Waukesha, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Engineering Financial Analyst serves as a member of the Corporate Engineering team contributing to all core business function financial analysis activities, including day to day finance management, monthly business reviews, quarterly forecast updates, annual budget planning and analysis, and corporate allocations. This position plays a key role as a liaison to our Finance and Accounting partners as well as our Business Group partners. Key responsibilities include budget management, budget forecasting, month-end accruals, report outs to Core Functions and Business Group leaders and other financial analysis requests specifically related to engineering. In addition, this position will assist with Purchase Requisition management and Capital Expenditure tracking for the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant business
Minimum 3 years of accounting, finance, FP&A, or financial analysis experience
Financial forecasting experience
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to create, understand, and maintain financial models and analysis
Previous experience with SAP and BI – Business Intelligence systems
Experience in creating or maintaining month end accruals or other accounting analysis
Strong understanding of financial statements including the ability to analyze a P&L
Strong business mathematical and analytical skills with intense attention to detail with accuracy and consistency
Ability to effectively utilize basic Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams

Nice To Haves

Previous Engineering budget management experience a plus
Previous manufacturing industry experience
Previous experience working for a publicly traded company
Ability to manage small-to-large scale projects with cross-functional teams to drive results
Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ability to read legal documents (leases/contracts)

Responsibilities

Administrator of the Corporate Engineering budget, working closely with Engineering leaders on their budget plans and forecasts, cascading changes to other core functions and/or business group analysts.
Serves as a team resource for budget analysis and project analysis to ensure financial objectives and performance are met.
Work with Engineering team on any/all analysis as it relates to achieving our Profitability Enhancement Plan (PEP).
Support Engineering team members with general budget management, tracking and ad-hoc budget reporting.
Meet with Business Group leaders and/or Business Group Analysts regarding monthly variance and monthly forecast numbers.
Additional financial analysis to support Engineering-specific initiatives or projects on an as needed basis.
Assist with Purchase Requisition management and Capital Expenditure tracking for the team.