Financial Systems Analyst at Yoh in West Hills, California

Job Description:

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ANALYST needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh's client in WEST HILLS, CA.

THE BIG PICTURE - TOP SKILLS YOU SHOULD POSSESS:

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field along with 3 years of work experience in Finance or Accounting, with a solid understanding of financial reporting and analysis.

* Advanced knowledge of Excel.

* Strong analytical or financial modeling skills.

* Experience with MS SQL Server Query Development- perform database queries and analysis.

* Experience with MS SQL Server Business Intelligence & Reporting tools.

* Comfortable with large, complex data and presenting findings to senior management.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

* As a Financial Systems Analyst, you will be part of Accounting/Finance team that maintains high-level data integrity, provide senior level management with insightful business recommendations, plan and report support, and will partner closely with several senior business leaders. In this role, you will work cross-functionally to help the division achieve strong, profitable growth and meet financial commitments. The role involves working with large and complex data to identify trends, be a key partner in cost-saving projects (PPI) and help make profitable decisions.

* Enhance existing forecasting models. Be a key business partner to the business operations leaders to meet financial goals.

* Analyze metrics, trends, performance analysis and bring insights to division leadership team.

* Help lead, track and trend gross margin/profit on projects analytics. Provide detailed explanations for margin variances to forecast.

* You will work directly with Directors and Managers to monitor the impact of program initiatives, PPI project and identify emerging trends in behavior.

* Communicate findings and strategic recommendations through dashboard and structured analysis.

* Develop spend and program analytical expertise to be a strategic thought partner to teams.

* Help design, develop and utilize new dashboards to proactively manage key indicators including expense trends, revenue mix, margins, profitability, COGS.

* Be proactive and strong in problem solving, trouble shooting, root cause analysis - Identify and understand a problem before trying to solve it.

* Run ad hoc analyses to answer pressing questions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field along with 3 years of work experience in Finance or Accounting, with a solid understanding of financial reporting and analysis.

* Advanced knowledge of Excel.

* Strong analytical or financial modeling skills.

* Experience with MS SQL Server Query Development- perform database queries and analysis.

* Experience with MS SQL Server Business Intelligence & Reporting tools.

* Experience with data integration from multiple sources.

* Understanding of relational database concepts.

* Experience developing Power BI dashboards and reports.

* Strong ability to understand, develop and follow requirements.

* Ability to validate and verify work before claiming completion.

* Prior programming experience a plus. Aptitude and willingness to learn new languages if needed.

* Experience and/or ability to learn and use Cognos, HFM, SAP or similar tools.

* Comfortable with large, complex data and presenting findings to senior management.

* Experience with data validation and exception reporting.

* Knowledge of standard finance systems (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion, CMR, SAP).

GET HIRED, APPLY NOW!

RECRUITER: CLIFF RUSSO

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