Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Brand: Essilor and Subsidiaries Location: Dallas, TX, US, 75234 Position: Full-Time Total Rewards: Benefits/Incentive Information If you've worn a pair of glasses, we've already met. We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions, iconic brands that consumers love such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol and Oliver Peoples, as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, and Target Optical, and leading e-commerce platforms. Our portfolio of more than 150 renowned brands span various categories, from frames, lenses and instruments to brick and mortar and digital distribution as well as mid-range to premium segments. Our Shared Services Team, accompany and enable others within the EssilorLuxottica collective to achieve their targets. They keep people and projects running smoothly, ensuring every part of our business is provided for and well taken care of. Join our global community of over 200,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn!

General Function

Provides functional expertise and decision support including, but not limited to, developing/maintaining standard models to support financial plans and forecasts, coordinating with brand/shared partners to incorporate business inputs, evaluating actuals/variances, performing financial analyses and supporting reporting requirements.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibility for development of financial plans, forecasts and estimates Develops forecast for line items, prepares/maintains supporting documentation and tracks key assumptions, contingencies, etc Financial partner with brand/shared leaders to capture key inputs for planning process, identifying risks/opportunities for consideration Identifies opportunities to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasting processes Responsibility for monthly close and results analysis and reporting Supports month-end closing process by preparing journal entries/accruals and working with accounting to address inconsistencies or errors Complete detailed review/analysis of actual results on a monthly basis including understanding of variances vs plan/forecast/estimate, timing, etc Prepare monthly variance commentary and support standard reporting requirements Participates in special projects and create ad hoc analysis as assigned

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of relevant experience Bachelor Degree in Finance or Accounting Strong analytical/problem solving skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills Systems advanced excel skills, experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and Hyperion Essbase

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Business Objects