Acuity Brands · 2 days ago

Financial Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$71K/yr - $128K/yr

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Partner with the Enabling Team Leaders and provide pertinent data to establish Operational and Financial goal alignment and drive toward results.

Prepare and review key performance indicators and analysis and assist with Root Cause Countermeasure process (RCCM).

Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements of the group and communicate overall performance of the company to influence actions.

Responsible for developing models for forecasting, budgeting and any kind of forward-looking analyses.

Respond timely and thoughtfully to adhoc financial requests and perform necessary investment analysis.

Improve processes impacting your group (financial and non-financial) utilizing Better Smarter Faster (BSF) tools, participate in group and matrix partner project and kaizen events.

Coordinate the completion of various Acuity consolidated reports (e.g. capital and headcount).

Responsibility to ensure compliance with US GAAP and Corporate Finance / Accounting Policies.

Review and approve AEs (spend requests) to assist with budget control and internal control compliance.

Review group specific cost centers and cost allocations and prepare journal entries to ensure accurate and complete expenses.

Perform occasional maintenance of system cost system structure to enable accurate reporting.

Qualification

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AccountingFinancial AnalysisUS GAAPExcelPowerBIPowerPointHyperionOneStreamOracleCPA

Required

Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance

2+ years of accounting or financial analysis experience

Conceptual understanding of US GAAP

Basic Technical Skills: Excel, PPT, PowerBI, consolidation tool (e.g. Hyperion, OneStream), Oracle

Attention to detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project and able to manage multiple requests at a time.

Collaboration: Works well with a range of people from across the business.

Analytical Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it; exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights

Problem Solving: Provides practical solutions to problems.

Communication: Ability to communicate clearly across multiple channels of communication (verbal, email, PowerPoint).

Self-Starter: Ability to work independently as well as in a team. Ability to drive analysis and projects to completion with limited supervision.

Pace: Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.