Financial Analyst Jobs

Financial Analyst

Full Time

Northfield, IL - Remote/hybrid (onsite ~1 day/week)

$71-90k plus bonus, retirement matching

Job Summary:

Together with other members of the Finance team, support budgeting, forecasting, financial performance monitoring and analysis, and financial modeling for assigned division(s).

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with updating presentations, reports, and/or dashboards for senior management, Finance Committee
• Review monthly income statement details to ensure that revenues and expenses are booked correctly
• Budget and forecasts:
• Financial modeling and analysis:
• Support Senior/Lead Financial Analysts, Director, FP&A, and business partners with timely, relevant, and accurate analysis; help identify trends and recommend actions
• Update, maintain, and help improve financial models
• Monthly reporting and analysis:
• Provide trend analysis and other data to inform, corroborate, and help assess reasonableness and relevance of financial assumptions
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives within the department
• In conjunction with Senior/Lead Financial Analyst(s) and business partners, develop annual budgets and quarterly forecasts

Knowledge / Skills Required / Preferred:

Personal:

• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and a strong interest in continuous learning
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good follow-through, attention to detail, timeliness, and accuracy
• Ability to effectively partner with business stakeholders and finance team members

Professional:

• Demonstrated ability to organize work to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities
• Strong accounting and financial knowledge, including understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and relevant business environment
• Strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills, including ability to conduct research, organize, analyze, interpret, and validate data
• Ability to influence without authority and inspire trust and credibility

Technical:

• Ability and interest to learn new software tools
• Intermediate/advanced Excel skills, proficiency with other Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with accessing, extracting, and interpreting financial and operations data from an ERP system

Education / Experience

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or similar field from an accredited college/university

Experience:

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience