Financial Analyst

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Job description

Beacon Resources, in partnership with our client near Gardena, CA, seeks a Financial Analyst to join an e-commerce home furnishings company.

This is a newly created role.

This role will be remote at present; our client will eventually have their employees commute to the office once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

Job - You will help prepare the upcoming budget and support upper management in the creation of new corporate strategies. You will report to a FP&A Manager.

Culture - You will join a company with a heavy emphasis on teamwork and helping each other outside of their expected roles. There is a cadre of extremely intelligent people at the company with big ambitions for the company. The company is growing and expects a doubling of revenue within the next couple of years.

Compensation/Benefits- Starting salary for this role starts at $80,000/year and increases DOE for the Financial Analyst. Our client supplements base compensation with a bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options. There are an unlimited # of PTO days.

DUTIES OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYST

FP&A

• Create forecasts, including use of historical and statistical methods, while incorporating variance analysis (actual v. budgeted and forecasted)
• Create financial models to support all marketing activities (advertising, promotions, discounts, loyalty programs)
• Analyze pricing of each individual item
• Maintain and publish KPI's
• Conduct analysis, including but not restricted to the following areas: sales revenue, cost and margin, material costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and rate of investment (ROI) for capital spending
• Perform flux analysis to account for changes in financial statements from period to period
• Forecast Capital Planning and Expense (CAPEX) figures
• Maintain close interaction with Accounting, Sales and Operations divisions of the company

Accounting

• Perform system reconciliations to assist with month-end closes
• Double-check revenue recognition events

Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for Management and for the Board of Directors

Miscellaneous

• Assist in any ERP system implementation and integration issues
• Take on other ad hoc duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYST

Required

• Bachelor's Degree

One of the following:

• At least two (2) years of accounting experience at a Big 4 Public Accounting Firm (preferably auditing Consumer Product Goods (CPG) clients
• At least two (2) years of FP&A experience at a Consumer Products Goods with inventory and revenue process understanding

Preferred

• CPA

SKILLS OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYST

Required

Technical

• Expert-level MS Excel

Interpersonal

• Superior analytical skills
• Meticulous
• Ability to work the necessary hours to accomplish your goals

Preferred

Technical

• NetSuite

For further information, email me your resume in MS Word format. I will hold all inquiries in the strictest confidence.