Financial Analyst
Generac
East Peoria, ILFresher11h agovia LinkedIn
Key Responsibilities
- Provides financial guidance and analytical support to assigned business functions.
- Partners with leadership to develop and manage revenue, cost of sales, expense, capital, and/or headcount budgets/forecasts.
- Prepares monthly performance reports.
- Conducts variance analysis.
- Supports cross-functional initiatives and special projects.
- Provides business analysis with a focus on understanding supported functions and assists business partners in driving sales.
- Transforms data from multiple systems to partner with the sales team and add visibility of metrics across the lifecycle.
- Analyzes financial results, trends, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Supports profitability and continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing cost drivers, monitoring performance, and driving process standardization through improved tools, templates, and reporting to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Provides monthly financial support to the business:
- Record month-end journal entries/accruals/account reconciliations.
- Ensures all revenue/expenses are recorded in the proper period.
- Analyzes variances.
- Distributes departmental performance reports.
- Assists with external audits and monitors internal controls as required, ensuring requested documentation is provided accurately and on time.
- Supports operational leaders with dashboarding, metric generation, and operational analysis.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 0-1 years of financial experience.
- Strong business mathematical and analytical skills with intense attention to detail with accuracy and consistency.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple tasks under time constraints.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with various levels of management.
- Self-motivated and a self-starter continuously looking for process improvements.
- Ability to effectively utilize basic Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Power BI, and Teams.
- Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).