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Universal Nutrition · 12 hours ago

Senior Financial Analyst

New Brunswick, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Universal Nutrition is a company dedicated to empowering people through innovative product development and research. They are seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst to provide financial insights and strategic support, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive profitability and optimize financial processes.

Dietary SupplementsHealth CareWellness

Hiring Manager

Bridget Hansen

Responsibilities

Prepare and distribute financial statements; conduct variance analysis on results including commentary, SWOT, trends, etc

Identify root causes and changes to trends that influence decision making; make corresponding recommendations to reach our goals

Gather and analyze financial data from various sources to create comprehensive by SKU, customer, product family reports, KPIs, dashboards and presentations

Provide analytical support to the Operations team regarding all manufacturing activities, including inventory, costing, pricing, KPIs

Create industry/competitor comparatives and provide insights to management

Evaluate capital expenditures, review proposals, ROI, payback period, etc

Own the annual budget and quarterly forecast process; align financial goals with business strategy

Experiment with different techniques to adjust to business changes

Collaborate with various department heads to provide stronger tools to run their areas and highlight trends

Support continuous improvements throughout corporate functions – alignment and standardization of reports, dashboards, and KPIs to enhance efficiency and accuracy

Lead the company’s one Universal source of data via Datarails software

Analytical ad-hoc reports

Qualification

Financial ReportingBudgeting & ForecastingData AnalysisERP SystemsAdvanced ExcelCommunication SkillsAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime Management

Required

Bachelor's degree: Finance, Accounting or related field experience

At minimum 5 years of accounting/business/financial analysis experience preferable within a manufacturing or consumer products company

Highly computer literate with data mining and ERP systems, and have strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, time management, and analytical skills

Experience working with large data sets in excel using pivot tables and VLOOKUP's in addition to a reporting tool (datarails)

Requires deadline-driven, high-energy individuals, able to work autonomously and lead as a key contributor on teams

Knowledge of MS Excel (advanced), Word, and Outlook, and the ability to multi-task with moderate supervision