Financial Analyst II

Position Summary

As a Financial Analyst II you are responsible for the financial analysis and support of Global Business Unit activities within the Company. These activities include budgeting, forecasting, monitoring and directing journal transactions, tracking P&L performance and providing explanations, and providing analytical research support as needed.

This is a hybrid role with the requirement of working onsite multiple days a week at our Alajeula, Costa Rica location.

What You'll do as a Financial Analyst II

Financial Accounting and Analysis – 90%

• Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profit margin results, providing explanations along with performance reporting. This would include pricing/new products analysis, trends, margin analysis, etc.
• Review results with finance members, working to identify issues and solutions.
• Create, maintain, and produce daily/weekly/monthly financial and operational reports and packages. Create business unit scorecards and related executive presentations/monthly reports.
• Active participation in oversight of the consolidation of monthly close for the business unit, coordinating re-class/correcting/necessary journal entries.
• Partner with business team to identify and then create specialized reporting or data retrieval, needed for critical business decisions.
• Measure actual performance results against forecast/plan/prior year and identify issues that require further action. Highlight areas of business unit underperformance and recommend solutions.
• Create Business Unit capital requests, working with BU management team, and creating business return analysis.
• Create and maintain monthly reporting regarding capital spending within the business unit.
• Coordinate with the BU Controller on issues/analytics/data manipulation as needed.
• Utilize knowledge of internal systems to provide insightful, accurate and timely analytical information.
• Independently identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve the financial performance of the business unit.
• Independently identify opportunities to improve process flows related to the analytical procedures performed, including utilization of emerging technologies.
• Develop and maintain procedural documentation, including database creation and maintenance, data entry rules, and reporting requirements.
• Perform ad hoc reporting as requested for variety of needs throughout the Business Unit.
• Support internal Customers across overall as required.

Financial and Internal Controls – 10%

• Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes in accordance with corporate guidelines and policies.
• Prepare and enter financial journal entries into the general ledger system in accordance with corporate policy.
• Assure compliance with established SOX controls and provide suggestions for strengthening internal controls.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3 years of financial accounting, analysis and reporting
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of business reporting and financial systems (i.e. Oracle, Excel, Informatica, Cognos, Microsoft Access, etc.)
• 1 - 3 years of experience applying knowledge of industry accepted accounting practices and SOX.

Other:

• Strong resolution and problem solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
• Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint skills.
• Intermediate skills in manipulating large amounts of data into meaningful information.
• Ability to be a self-starter; excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to work as a team member, as well as independently; ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment; ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
• Customer service orientation is mandatory.