Financial Analyst III

Job Title: Financial Analyst III
Job Location - Rancho Cordova, CA
Duration - 04 Months

Consistently utilizes and applies advanced financial modeling, accounting, business, and risk management skills. Provides varying levels of advice and financial information to operational business groups or factories to drive the business decision-making process. Supports business by closing the books, analyzing variances and trends, and developing financial forecasts that are consistent with the business objectives of the organization.

Provides information and counsel in the areas of controls/risk management, budgeting and planning, pricing, cost, marketing strategies, return on investment decisions, and the development of overall business plans and strategies. Ensures compliance with reporting standards and corporate policies and the integrity of external and internal reporting.

Plans and schedules own work to ensure the timely completion of interrelated to independent tasks and projects with very limited direction. Regularly applies strategies and concepts and draws on a cumulative knowledge base from previous experiences to independently execute an appropriate course of action. Develops solutions to a broad mix of moderate to complex business challenges. Inadequacies and erroneous decisions can cause considerable impact to business plans and results as well as project objectives and scheduling of work within own and other organizations.

Interprets information for and negotiates with clients and customers both internal and external to the organization. Provides input to management including department heads, operational managers, other departments, and senior management. Responsible for providing financial support to larger or more profitable departments and accounts.

• Maintaining and analyzing the ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
• Managing and analyzing large datasets to drive insights and prepare financial reports (excel-based).
• Developing and maintaining the policies that govern the Client's reporting process and ensures compliance with generally accepted reporting standards.
• Ensure proper accounting of business activities.
• Responds to customer/client requests or events as they occur.
• Responsible for providing leadership to ensure the corporation's compliance with changes to business environment.
• Conducts periodic and systematic evaluations of internal control systems and audit trails and makes recommendations for continuous improvement in processes and controls.
• Establishes consistent control framework for all domestic and international subsidiary locations.
• Provides guidance to other departments on the identification and documentation of required actions/policies, conformance tests and ongoing monitoring issues.

Requires thorough working knowledge of finance, accounting, and business analysis. Bachelor's, Master's, or MBA degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field and 1-3 years of related practical experience.
Independently and proactively analyzes financial information and develops solutions to complex problems, primarily through the use of Excel.

Critical skills include: General Business Acumen, Excel Expertise.
Nice-to-Have skills include: Revenue Business Acumen, SOX Control Experience, Journal Entry Experience.