Sr. Financial Analyst

Sweetwater Sound•Fort Wayne, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Sweetwater, the nation’s #1 online retailer of pro audio gear and musical instruments is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to join our growing Accounting & Finance team. In this role, you will assist in the analysis of past and present financial data and estimate future revenues and expenditures by working closely with Sweetwater’s finance team and other internal stakeholders, including senior management. Our Sr. Financial Analyst will help drive process excellence and continuous improvement as well as support the monthly financial planning & analysis activities and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
8 – 10 years of experience in accounting / finance, 5 – 7 years in FP&A preferred
P&L experience along with knowledge of financial systems and accounting concepts.
CPA or CFA is preferred
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups and pivot tables
Experienced with Alteryx, Looker or similar software/Excel modeling and Tableau or similar software visualization processes preferred
Knowledge of Workday or other financial systems preferred
Demonstrates strong communication (oral and written) skills
Understands accounting concepts and processes as well as financial modeling concepts
Exhibits a high level of attention to details
Experienced with building quality relationships with internal stakeholders
Demonstrated strong analytical skills, with an aptitude for logical analysis and problem solving
Ability to work in a fast-paced team-oriented work environment and handle competing tasks
Must be able to work with large quantities of data in Microsoft Excel to drive business decisions
Must be able to identify and take ownership of significant issues as they arise
Must be able to make concise, effective, and professional presentations to senior management
Must be able to quickly analyze issues, determine what other persons or groups are needed to address the issue, and take necessary steps to assemble the group to drive resolution

Nice To Haves

CPA or CFA is preferred
Experienced with Alteryx, Looker or similar software/Excel modeling and Tableau or similar software visualization processes preferred
Knowledge of Workday or other financial systems preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation of the financial budgets, forecast with primary focus on providing financial analysis and insights.
Support the continual improvement in budget and forecasting processes to expend data-driven decision-making
Preparation timely and accurate weekly / monthly / quarterly financial results presentations that provide important insights to the senior leadership team
Development, maintenance, and management of advanced reporting and KPIs that provides actionable insight into the department
Review actual performance relative to budgets and forecasts and prepare supporting variance analysis
Support the monthly close process as needed and partner with the accounting team
Assist in development of long-term financial projections and models
Performing ad-hoc research and analysis