Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

First Quality • Great Neck, NY

16h • $90,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality Enterprises is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis for their office in Great Neck, NY. This role is part of the Enterprise Central Finance team and is responsible for transactional and analytical support for general accounting and financial reporting processes. The position will also focus on enterprise-wide analytics and process automation projects, involving the design, development, and maintenance of solutions to enhance business processes and financial analysis. Additionally, the role will participate in business process internal audit reviews across the organization as needed.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar
• Typically requires 3+ years of related experience.
• Experience in internal audit, internal controls, process improvement and/or alike, involving strong end-to-end process understanding and evaluation.
• Business analysis and project management experience
• Demonstrated experience in driving process improvement and automation.
• Analytics driven and tech savvy.
• Experience working independently and leading complex projects
• Strong prioritization and project management skills, including timely, and proactive communication of timelines, and status
• Continuous process improvement mindset
• Intellectual curiosity to help get to the best solutions
• Financial Analysis /Financial Forecasting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in ERP systems such as SAP
• Knowledge of US GAAP basic principles and elements of internal controls
• Understanding of manufacturing accounting environment

Nice To Haves

• CPA is a plus
• Experience with RPA and other automation tools, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Enterprise Finance team on group’s internal and external financial analyses, including elimination and consolidation of financial statements, preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting, preparation of external compliance statements (bank), regulatory and compliance reports (US census, tax planning, etc.).
• Responsible for the preparation, coordination and documentation of financial analysis projects, such as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital.
• Provides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projects. Prepares budgets/forecasts and analysis of trends in manufacturing, sales, finance, general business conditions, and other related areas.
• Provides financial support and analytics to a wide range of individuals and departments throughout the organization.
• Identifies and develops analytics and automation opportunities for Finance and other First Quality business processes.
• Under the direction of the Senior Director. Strategic Finance, to enhance their company’s business process awareness, participates in end-to-end and/or targeted process and control reviews. Conducts process walkthroughs, documents process narratives and flow charts and evaluates control and process design. Creates and/or executes control testing procedures and documents work performed in accordance with the Department' standards.
• May assume a team lead role a work group
• A specialist on complex technical and business matters

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all 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