Junior Financial Analyst

Job Description:
The Junior Financial Analyst gathers important Company

data related to key performance indicators, compiles and

analyzes the data, and reports trends and issues to

senior managers with a focus on increasing efficiency

and profitability for strategic planning. This position

serves as the liaison between Operations and Finance in

assessing critical business indicators.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Retrieve, analyze and interpret Company-wide data
• Provide upper level management reports utilizing

company data to analyze performance, trends and

compile reports with findings

• Work with the Vice President of Finance to identify

potential solutions and recommend changes and

actions to management to increase efficiency and

profitability

• Prepare company forecasts and identify operational

and/or budget issues

• Report overall trends related, but not limited to,

cost of goods, gross profit, inventory management

and income statement trends

• Collect operational data and conduct a preliminary

analysis to assess the cost of operations

• Monitor key indicators and maintain ongoing

data/reports

• Work with IT to identify and further develop

reporting capability, including develop KPIs,

metrics and dashboards

• Support Treasury functions with daily cash reporting

and forecasting

• Develop and generate regular and ad hoc reports
• Perform vlookup and pivot table functions and

extrapolate data

• Assess and analyze current work practices for

process improvement opportunities

• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Detail oriented and well developed organizational

skills

• Advanced analytical skills and an ability to work

independently in a fast paced and rapidly changing

environment

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex

financial models for business forecasting, variance

analysis and problem solving

• Strong statistical and data analysis skills
• Computer proficiency working with a variety of

software applications; advanced knowledge of Excel

(pivot tables, vlookup, etc.), SQL and other

analytical/visualization tools

• Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and

written communication skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team

environment

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Entry level experience in the development of

reporting, metrics, and dashboards, preferred

Job Requirements:
Education

• 2-3 years of relevant experience in an analytical

role

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance,

technology, or a related field

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be

able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

requirements listed above are representative of the

knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative

of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of this job. While

performing the duties of this job, the employee is

required to stand, walk, speak and hear. The employee is

frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently

required to use hands/fingers for data entry and filing.

The employee must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.