Sr. Financial Analyst
About The Position
Established in 2007, Element Electronics began with a simple belief - every household should have access to TVs featuring cutting-edge technology. In 2014, we took our commitment further by opening a factory in Winnsboro, SC, making Element the sole major television company assembling TVs in the United States. Today, we continue to challenge ourselves, expanding our product range to include electronics and home appliances, while consistently providing customers with products showcasing the latest technology, all at affordable prices. The Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in Element’s financial reporting and analysis process as it relates to Corporate and SG&A functions. This will include monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting/budgeting, and collaborating with functional leaders across departments. The Senior Financial Analyst will help ensure financial accuracy, provide financial insights, improve cost management, and support strategic decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Strong understanding of financial planning and analysis concepts, including budgeting/forecasting and variance analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to support cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Initiative to gain insights and implement process improvements and efficiencies where needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in NetSuite, Netsuite Planning & Budgeting and/or Power BI is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support the annual budget and quarterly forecasting process, working with functional leaders to gather assumptions, analyze trends, and improve forecast accuracy.
- Coordinate departmental budget/forecast submissions and compile data for consolidated reporting and analysis.
- Assist in preparing presentations, reporting packages and supporting schedules for leadership to review.
- Perform monthly SG&A analysis including variance to budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Investigate and explain significant variances, trends, and performance drivers.
- Prepare monthly department reporting with clear commentary and variance analysis.
- Support accrual review and expense validation processes.
- Work closely with the Accounting team to ensure accuracy and completeness of SG&A expense reporting.
- Prepare ad hoc reporting to support leadership decision-making.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and consistency in financial reporting and planning activities.
- Support automation initiatives related to budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and data consolidation processes.
- Review and identify opportunities to automate financial reporting, forecasting and analysis processes via Power BI or other tools.
- Collaboration as a team with IT to implement automation and system enhancements.
- Create and maintain dashboards to monitor SG&A performance, KPIs, and trends.
- Partner with functional leaders to manage SG&A expenses and improve financial performance.
- Support business cases, ROI analyses, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Support presentation of financials and findings to Finance leadership and functional leaders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
