Senior Financial Analyst

Erickson Incorporated•Central Point, OR

11h

About The Position

Serves as the primary Finance resource to Senior Management, Accounting team and Aerosystems Business Unit by providing financial analyses and recommendations to achieve short-term and long-term strategic plans and operating budgets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
Minimum 5 years of accounting or financial analysis experience.
Expertise in business finance activities such as budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and planning.
Motivated, self-directed and adaptable to changing business requirements, schedules, and timelines.
Proven strong analytical skills, the ability to work independently and effectively handle and complete multiple tasks.
Advanced MS Office skills including Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, vlookups), PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Intermediate to advanced experience in BI tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau)
Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Experience with DAX preferred.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of data.
Possess effective communication and writing skills.
Understanding of financial statements and GAAP principles.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CMA or CPA
Previous experience supporting a manufacturing environment that includes understanding of plant labor rates.
Experience in finance function for $100M+ business.

Responsibilities

Engages with leadership team in strategic and business planning exercises by identifying, analyzing, and monitoring issues that affect profitability, growth, and performance.
Compiles, analyzes, interprets, and reports actual results against budget/forecast.
Identifies trends and explains variances in revenue, COGS, margins, operating expenses and plant/material handling rates.
Prepares annual budget (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), quarterly forecasts (as needed), and 5-year plan through cross-functional collaboration with the Plant VP & Directors, Program Managers, Shop leaders, Sales, and Accounting Team.
Partners with Aerosystems Business Unit team to develop detailed plant hours, inventory, and departmental expense budgets to establish accurate plant and material handling rates. Performs absorption analysis throughout the year.
Prepares monthly and yearly operating and board reviews in conjunction with senior management including projections, charts, presentations, and executive summary.
Maintains and updates weekly cash flow model.
Identifies financial risks and opportunities.
Creates, prepares, and maintains financial models and Power BI reports to support business exercises.
Effectively communicates orally and in writing form.
Ad hoc analysis as required.