What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst II position at Strata Clean Energy?
The financial analyst is responsible for various accounting and financial functions such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), weekly reporting, and accounting system administration for Strata’s Business Units, SSS and IPP.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide weekly and monthly management reporting on the status of the business
- Analyze project performance by generating actionable KPI reporting and analyses
- Work closely with operations partners to help contain costs and make the right investments
- Responding to ad hoc requests that may involve turning ambiguous data into actionable decisions
- Know how to get things done in an independent and a collaborative manner
- Can take direction and, if needed, take the lead, depending upon the situation
- Look to identify and eliminate process gaps
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting or minimum of 1-2 years of accounting/finance experience.
- Advanced analytical and Microsoft Excel experience REQUIRED
- Data mining and advanced data management & reporting skills required (Pivot, VLOOKUP, Data tables)
- Ethical conduct and professionalism; natural curiosity and interest in process improvement
- Experience with ERP software
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well with people at all levels of the organization
- Skilled at defining problems, collecting data, establishing the facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Experience with inventory accounting and job-costing accounting, is a plus
Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment. Must be able to sit, stand, bend, twist and lift to 20 pounds.
