Financial Analysts Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions.
Financial Analyst Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Financial Analyst to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares and submits invoices for government and commercial customers in compliance with contractual and FAR regulations for all contract types;
- Identify, analyze and interpret meaningful financial trends and propose action plans for improvement;
- Maintain the portfolio of standardized reports and presentations in Excel and PowerPoint with a focus on continuous enhancements and automation;
- Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures;
- Track and manage MIPR transactions and workflow, from receipt through contract award and obligation;
- Working with sensitive information;
- Ability to multi-task and manage timelines effectively;
- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis;
- Evaluating the local governments’ financial conditions, and make recommendations to FEMA regarding Community Disaster Loan cancellation amounts;
- Work with the FP&A Manager on various financial analysis projects, presentations and other materials;
- Compile, consolidate and analyze operational results;
- Assisting with grants management;
- Assist in the integration of new and acquired organizations or processes;
- Data analytics and financial trend analysis reporting;
- Updating Financial transactions daily.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance;
- Interpersonal skills;
- Previous experience using SAP and advanced Excel skills are strongly preferred;
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals or technical procedures;
- Ability to handle a high level of confidentiality regarding employee information;
- University Degree, with a focus in Finance or Accounting;
- Must be a high energy individual with a strong desire to learn be comfortable with taking initiative;
- Experience using Oracle, JD Edwards, or AS400 is a plus;
- Fluency with SQL is required;
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint;
- Experience in a financial analysis environment in the mortgage or commercial real estate industry;
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with limited supervision;
- Very process oriented and organized self-starter with sharp focus on details with an awareness of the bigger picture;
- Data analytics and financial trend analysis reporting;
- High level of detail-orientation and accuracy.