Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst will support the Global Professional Division through financial analysis, business performance reporting, and Finance Transformation initiatives. Sitting at the intersection of finance, business systems, and transformation, this role partners closely with finance leaders, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to drive strategic projects, improve processes, and deliver actionable insights that support business decision-making.

This position combines core finance responsibilities, including budgeting, forecasting, month-end analysis, and management reporting, with opportunities to support transformation efforts, system enhancements, data governance, and cross-functional initiatives. The ideal candidate is analytical, proactive, and comfortable managing projects, driving change, and collaborating across a global organization.

Drive COPA and Finance Transformation Initiatives

• Perform month-end closing activities and variance analysis in support of COPA system allocated P&Ls for management review, including detailed P&Ls by Business Unit and Brand (e.g., JBL, AKG).
• Support Samsung Finance Transformation projects through reporting, analysis, project management, and close collaboration with business partners.
• Facilitate budget loading and create simulated P&L statements by Brand and Business Unit
• Analyze and maintain SAP COPA allocation logic for actuals, forecast, and budgets.
• Manage master data for products, customers, GL accounts, and cost centers.

Support R&D and GPLM Financial Analysis

• Assist with financial close and budget activities, including NPI project tracking, reporting, and variance analysis.
• Compile, analyze, and reconcile monthly budgets and actual spending for review with budget owners.
• Provide management reporting on monthly financial results and ad-hoc analysis summaries.

Compliance

• Support internal and external audit activities.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ years of finance and accounting experience in a complex environment.
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Office software required, including high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• High level of enthusiasm, curiosity, and eagerness to learn, with a strong desire to develop new skills and take on new challenges.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset and the ability to independently drive project activities, identify risks, and ensure timely execution of key deliverables.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to drive initiatives, manage timelines, collaborate across functions, and adapt quickly to new business and technical concepts.
• Availability to engage in meetings, calls, and collaborative activities outside normal business hours as required to effectively support a global organization and ensure alignment across international regions.
• Highly effective business partner and trusted collaborator, able to deliver meaningful and actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of SAP, BPC, and Business Intelligence reporting systems.
• Experience preparing financial statements, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills, with the ability to use data, input, and judgment to inform decisions.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience supporting process and system changes while adapting quickly in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Strong knowledge of budgeting, cash management, and financial analysis processes.
• Previous R&D background.
• Ability to thoughtfully utilize AI technologies to enhance understanding, support analysis, streamline workflows, and improve efficiency, while exercising independent judgment and critical thinking.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel for up to 5%, domestically as needed.
• Be willing and able to work in an office-based in Northridge, CA. Hybrid environment, with three days per week in the office.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment (post-offer).

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• "Be Brilliant" employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

Pay Transparency $ 84,750 - $ 124,300 Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission. Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

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