What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst II position at AFL?
Responsibilities
Spanish required
Working Conditions
- Manage the accurate closing process for one or more business units within AFL.
- Communicate financial results clearly and effectively to the management team. This includes the
- Have a sound understanding of the business environment and be conversant in explaining changes
- Provide detailed analysis of revenues and margins by customer, product category and/or project.
- Provide detailed analysis of spending variations by department and by account.
- Provide analysis to assist in cost reduction efforts.
- Where applicable, maintain accurate standard costs which satisfy absorption and lower of cost testing.
- Where applicable, calculate and analyze revenue using percentage of completion accounting.
- Perform physical inventory and fixed asset reconciliations annually or as required by organizational or
- Assist in cycle counting and inventory sampling on a quarterly basis to help improve inventory accuracy.
- Work with the Finance Director to improve the control environment by self-assessment of key controls in
- Work with the Finance Director to assist in audit preparation to insure timely delivery and response to
- Work with the Finance Director to insure minimal SUD adjustments as related to audit findings (with no
- Provide monthly and semi-annual forecasts and explain variances of forecasts to the business leaders
- Detail oriented – accuracy is required
- Independent - ability to work well under limited supervision
- Analytical - capable of complex reasoning and analysis
- Results focused – driven to achieve
- Interpersonal skills – able to collaborate on projects, maintain effective relationships, and communicate
- Strong communication skills, oral and written
- 5-8 years of experience in an analytical role, manufacturing and/or services environments
- CPA or MBA would be an advantage
- Experience with the financial close process, inventory and inventory costing, cash and payables, general
- Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel, Word and Access database
- Strong analytical skills and forecasting ability
- Proven desire to focus on process improvements
- Relevant ERP system knowledge (Oracle, Microsoft Great Plains) with ability to query and extract
Spanish required
Working Conditions
- A fast paced, highly visible role in a typical office environment with some travel required.
- Services Business: Requires job cost accounting/percentage of completion revenue recognition
