Overview
This role reports to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (Profit Consolidation). The Financial Analyst is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and preparing variance reports. The position also provides financial support to the management team, prepares projection reports, supports financial reporting, and helps develop marketing budgets and forecasts. Excel and SAP are used extensively.
Responsibilities
- Compile the annual SG&A budgets by Cost Center and coordinate updates/changes with Cost Center owners.
- Align top-down targets with bottom-up builds and load updates to SAP and BPC in a timely manner.
- Generate Forecasted SG&A for January, April, July, and October, including interim requested updates, reported by channel (Wholesale, Retail, eCom) and related ancillary details.
- Coordinate with Marketing stakeholders (including individual Cost Center owners as needed).
- Conduct monthly analysis of actual expense variances to budget across all cost centers and business channels (Balance Sheet and Income Statement).
- Schedule and lead Monthly AAC Cost Center SG&A Budget Review meetings.
- Manage the marketing expense activity list and provide monthly marketing split by product category.
- Assist with preparation of other budget areas (Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), obtaining input from key partners such as Cash Manager, Credit Manager, and others as needed.
- Assist in preparation of Sales, COGS, and GP Budgets, forecasts, and analyses as available and determined by the FP&A Manager.
- Support process refinement and visibility by partnering with Sales, Planning, Operations, and others as needed.
- Perform value-add functions based on analyses and trends, including cost reductions (efficiency factors), supplier/vendor consolidation, KPI reporting, cost-benefit analyses, and other measurements.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Embody and demonstrate company ethics and values.
- Abide by all federal, state, and local laws.
Leadership Responsibilities
- This position does not have people leadership responsibilities.
How You’ll Be Successful
- Solid knowledge of general accounting and financial planning.
- Knowledge of Excel functions and modeling, including pivot tables and macros for financial analysis.
- Ability to manage large amounts of data efficiently.
- Organized, self-motivated, and strong attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Skilled in developing cross-functional relationships.
- Problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills, using creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Judgment toward confidentiality and business ethics.
- Knowledge of accounting processes.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.
- 1–3 years experience as a Financial Analyst or similar position.
- Intermediate-level experience using Microsoft Excel required.
- Experience with SAP and BPC preferred.
- Computer skills: Microsoft 365 Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
Compensation & Benefits
- SALARY / PAY RANGE: Min: $70,304 Max: $72,000
Location
- Not specified in the job description.