Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Analyst for a contract position with a manufacturing company in Jacksonville. The Financial Analyst will support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business decision-making. This position will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to analyze financial and operational data and identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.

Pay: Depending on experience

Duration: This contact is expected to run for 6-7 months.

The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills, excellent attention to detail, and experience analyzing financial information in a manufacturing environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate financial information into actionable analysis for management
• Lead forecast/budget process by establishing a budget plan to assess and enhance financial and related operational performance
• Develop a profitability analyses model to effectively analyze key business drivers and performance including customer sales/margin and product mix impact
• Provide analysis on new product lines, capital expenditure (including projects) - NPV, ROI, sensitivity analysis and competitive market analysis to support business groups
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing to develop a report on category and channel profitability and industry benchmarking and evaluate current performance drivers
• Establish strong working relationships with cross-functional management and facilitate communication between the business units, functions, and Finance
• On a monthly basis, prepare analysis for management on key financial business performance measurements, return on sales, EBITDA, ratios analysis and cash flow
• Work cross-functionally to coordinate on-going planning and management reviews
• Develop other key financial metrics and tools to highlight risks/opportunities
• Analyze financial practices and processes and suggest competitive or efficiency improvements
• Develop and maintain reports utilizing Hyperion reporting
• Leverage reporting capabilities and tools to provide insightful analysis to functional business leaders
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five plus (5+) years in financial disciplines including budget, forecasting, accounting, operations/financial analysis
• Three plus (3+) years in the development and preparation of financial analysis and reporting
• Experience writing Hyperion Smartview
• Experience building complex financial models aggregating data from multiple sources
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance required
• MBA preferred
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Proven ability to prioritize activities and manage workload in a complex, fast-paced environment with strict deadlines
• Well-developed critical thinking and strong problem solving skills
• Demonstrated growth through increasing role responsibility and professional development
• Strong business acumen, communication skills, negotiation and influencing skills, team orientation and strong systems skills and knowledge
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior management and business operations personnel
• Advanced knowledge of Excel including experience with enterprise reporting systems

This is a drug free workplace. All applicants must be willing to submit to a drug test and background check.