Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

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Salt Lake City Office - Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Overview

Salary Range $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary

Description

SCOPE:

This position plays a pivotal role in supporting the Finance Department and organization in establishing financial budgeting and reporting disciplines, supporting tactical and strategic analytics and generally supporting the creation of transparent financial reporting and budgeting processes. Financial analysts must have the ability to effectively communicate across as they interact with management, project team leaders, business unit and department managers. This position reports to the Divisional Controller in the Finance Department.

SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES & DELIVERABLES

• Preparing profit and loss models, balance sheets and other management reports, using Planful, excel or other tools to forecast financial outcomes
• Support in maintaining and enhancing reporting systems (Planful, NetSuite) and processes.
• Maintaining confidential financial information
• Performing budgeting variance and forecasting analysis for various levels of management
• Responsible for the reliable and accurate monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reporting requirements for the corporation, business units and departments
• Pulling data to develop recurring or one-time financial reports with a focus on statistical and data analysis
• Building dashboards to create transparency in financial performance
• Maintaining databases, spreadsheets and other tools used in data analysis
• Locating and fixing errors in reports
• Support the company's annual budgeting process including working with budget owners on securing their budget inputs
• Support the execution of the annual Operating Plan/Budget process, including Finance Office Guidelines that support the budget preparation, through consolidation.
• Support administrative department budget owners with budget and forecasting inputs
• Support the development of benchmarks for financial reporting.
• Analytically support the business on key workstreams and investment decisions

LEADERSHIP & TEAM REACH

• Work as a part of the finance team, ensuring internal and external customer needs are met
• Maintain interaction with budget owners and peers
• Assist in maintaining updated process/procedure documentation
• Understand and live our Core Values

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1+ years of experience in accounting or finance, ideally with responsibility for financial reporting
• Excellent computer skills, particularly in the preparation of financial models.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS

• Operates in a professional office environment.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit for long periods of times, talk, and hear.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers, with the ability to reach with hands and arms.
• This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

COMPANY OFFERED BENEFITS

• As Christensen continues to fuel exponential growth, we pursue to offer a diverse portfolio of benefits coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs. A few elements of our benefit programs include:
• Health Insurance Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, plus Ancillary Plans.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Savings Accounts.
  • Company provided long term disability and up to $50,000 of life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company contribution.
• Paid time off in addition to 7 company paid holidays.
• Parental Leave Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Recognition Program.
• Employee Referral Bonus Program.