Jr. Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare key business analysis of sales, gross profits, and selling, administrative & engineering (SAE) expenses to assist functional leaders in decision-making processes. Investigate trends and variances compared to prior periods and forecasts.
• Publish monthly management reporting package.
• Lead the month-end balance sheet account reconciliation process.
• Point person for corporate reporting requests and Hyperion reporting within the Region.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual plan and quarterly forecasts. Work closely with the Finance Leader and Controller to drive forecast ownership, accountability and reporting into the organization.
• Work closely with the sales department to ensure that all commissions and customer incentive programs are properly accrued for.
• Help maintain a strong internal control structure throughout the organization.
• Ad hoc financial analysis and special projects to support continued growth of the business
• Learn and apply lean manufacturing methodologies to support continuous improvement

Required Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business with specialization in Accounting or Finance and CPA certification strongly preferred or in the process of obtaining.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of manufacturing/service business analysis and/or finance is required.
• Specific experience in budget and financial forecast preparation plus review/analysis of variance from same, preparation of product cost estimates and related price quotations/recommendations, preparation of summary schedules and related commentary for these areas is preferred.
• Knowledge of finance and business measurements: expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, working capital, investment, etc.
• Ability to prepare forecasts and analyze trends in manufacturing, sales, finance, and general business conditions.
• Strong skills in account analysis, problem solving, attention to detail, and writing of commentary and analytical summaries.
• Strong project management skills to champion projects.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Excellent organization skills, with the ability to rapidly and accurately analyze a situation to arrive at an effective decision.
• Proficiency using electronic spreadsheet, database, word processing and graphical presentation software, preferably Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Hyperion knowledge is preferred.

Send your resume to Andrea L. Mosley at amosley@kamcon.com.

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