Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Reporting Analyst

This role provides support in financial reporting and analysis to all levels of the business, both internally and for external customers. Work includes collecting, recording, and analyzing financial statements and conducting financial and business performance analysis. Duties may also include providing support to external customers related to accounting procedures and financial analysis. The ability to clearly present findings of complex financial analysis to non-financially oriented stakeholders is required. This position will handle confidential and proprietary information.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzes data, prepares, and communicates analytical reports which may include diverse topics such as sales performance, profitability, return on investment, and other general business and financial performance information.
• Prepares planning and forecasting models covering sales and financial performance.
• Submits financial statements into standardized electronic reporting systems. Provides feedback regarding appropriate accounting standards and processes.
• Provides recommendations to improve the financial performance.
• Gather and analyze data from legal, operations, audit, and marketing and prepare it for formal presentation to senior leaders.
• Works cross-functionally within the organization, to provide financial advice and consulting to non-financially oriented stakeholders.
• Support management of a business unit/department with financial activities.
• Identify trends, opportunities, risks, and clearly communicate these to management.
• Provide analytical, financial support to management during the budgeting process.
• May present at seminars and formal training classes to include typical subjects such as: financial reporting systems, budgeting, cash flow planning, financing applications and business planning.
• May assist and provide work direction to less experienced staff.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics or business. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in an accounting or finance position requiring the creation of financial reporting and analysis.
• Advanced in accessing data through typical ERP and data warehouse applications.
• Advanced Excel skills including creating spreadsheet models and drawing conclusions from large sets of data to interpret financial and non-financial metrics that can be linked to financial performance. Also has the skill to use statistical methods to analyze, evaluate, and summarize large amounts of data into a useful mathematical form.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively present complex financial subjects to non-financially oriented customers.
• Exceptional business / financial analysis skills including attention to detail and accuracy and exceptional problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience within quick service restaurant environments or retail system.

Working Conditions:

• Works in a normal office environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, noise, dust and the like.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Little Caesars Enterprises Inc.

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested. This company participates in E-Verify.