Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

First Quality • Great Neck, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality Enterprises is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for its Financial Planning & Analysis team at its Great Neck, New York office. As part of the Enterprise Central Finance team, this position provides transactional and analytical support for general accounting and financial reporting, enterprise-wide analytics, and process automation. The role also participates in business process and internal audit reviews across the organization as needed.

The analyst supports internal and external financial analyses, including financial statement consolidation and eliminations, management reporting, and external compliance and regulatory reporting. The position prepares budgets and forecasts, analyzes financial and business trends, and provides financial support to departments across the organization. It also identifies opportunities for analytics and automation, contributes to process and control reviews, documents processes, and performs control testing. The role may lead a work group and serves as a specialist on complex technical and business matters.

The estimated annual base salary is $90,000–$100,000. Base pay is determined individually based on location, experience, and other job-related factors; compensation also includes an annual discretionary bonus and employee benefits. Benefits eligibility begins on the first day of employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar field.
• Typically requires 3 or more years of related experience.
• Experience in internal audit, internal controls, process improvement, or similar work, including strong end-to-end process understanding and evaluation.
• Business analysis and project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvement and automation.
• Experience working independently and leading complex projects.
• Strong prioritization and project management skills, including proactive and timely communication of timelines and status.
• Continuous process improvement mindset and intellectual curiosity.
• Financial analysis and financial forecasting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of basic U.S. GAAP principles and elements of internal controls.
• Understanding of a manufacturing accounting environment.

Nice To Haves

• CPA.
• Experience with RPA and other automation tools.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Analytics-driven and tech-savvy approach.

Responsibilities

• Support Enterprise Finance with internal and external financial analyses, including financial statement eliminations and consolidation.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting and external compliance, regulatory, and compliance reports, including bank statements, U.S. Census reports, and tax-planning reports.
• Prepare, coordinate, and document financial analysis projects, including financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital.
• Provide analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projects.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts and analyze trends in manufacturing, sales, finance, general business conditions, and related areas.
• Provide financial support and analytics to individuals and departments throughout the organization.
• Identify and develop analytics and automation opportunities for Finance and other First Quality business processes.
• Participate in end-to-end and targeted process and control reviews under the direction of the Senior Director, Strategic Finance.
• Conduct process walkthroughs, document process narratives and flow charts, and evaluate control and process design.
• Create and/or execute control testing procedures and document work in accordance with department standards.
• May assume a team lead role for a work group and serve as a specialist on complex technical and business matters.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual discretionary bonus opportunities.
• Paid time off (three-week minimum).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Child and family care assistance through a dependent care FSA with employer match up to $3,750.
• Bundle of Joy benefit: a year’s worth of free diapers for team members with a new baby.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior