Sr. Financial Analyst

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA•Kennesaw, GA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Yamaha has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Reporting & Analysis in the Kennesaw, GA office. Specializing in both the retrieval and analysis of data, this role acts as a strategic member of the FP&A team by transforming raw data into actionable insights and bridging the gap between historical reporting and future financial strategy.

Requirements

BA / BS degree in Finance or Accounting.
7+ years of relevant experience, including prior financial analysis and budgeting experience.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience creating executive-level presentations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders.
Comfortable working through ambiguity, improving manual processes, and developing creative and scalable solutions.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced high ownership/accountability environment independently.
Experience in manufacturing, automotive, powersports, consumer products, or a multinational company environment.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Extract and aggregate large datasets from ERP systems and disparate operational sources. Maintain data integrity and "clean" data sets to ensure reliability for all downstream analyses.
Analyze financial and operational performance to identify key trends, business drivers, risks and opportunities, providing actionable insights and recommendations. Review budget proposal requests for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies/directions. Perform deep-dive research to validate the assumptions behind revenue and expense projections.
Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reporting packages, including variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results. Prepare monthly reports and executive presentations with accuracy, consistency, and with adherence to deadlines.
Design and maintain "Actual vs. Target" visualizations to highlight trends, performance gaps, and variances for executive review. Must have demonstrated ability communicating key financial messages utilizing all tools available (charts, graphs, tables, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) within executive presentations. Conduct/prepare ad-hoc analyses, as-needed.
Support the end-to-end annual budgeting and reforecasting processes. Collaborate with Business Unit and Corporate division heads to establish baseline assumptions, consolidate regional or divisional submissions, and ensure alignment with high-level corporate objectives.
Support strategic planning by developing predictive financial models. Conduct scenario planning (e.g., "what-if" analysis) and sensitivity analysis to project the financial impact of potential market shifts, new project launches, or cost-reduction initiatives.
Other Duties as assigned