Strategic Planning Analyst jobs in Ontario, CA

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Financial Analyst job details

• Develop complex financial models and present analytics to DC Managers and HQ Finance.
• Prepare various industry and metrics analyses.
• Assist DC Finance Planning Manager in review and development of targets and annual budgets.
• Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts.
• Prepare monthly DC & HQ financial analyses.
• Research financial variances between Actual/Budget/Forecast.
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
• Drive planning, analysis, coordination and consolidation of corporate budget/forecast.
• Develop, interpret, and implement financial concepts for financial planning.
• Perform strategic and scenario analysis to determine present and future financial performance.
• Provide first line trouble-shooting support for SAP, differentiating functional issues from technical issues, and working with IT to resolve issues.
• Write and maintain functional specifications on database enhancements, reports, business processes and system processes.
• Develop and refine key business metrics and KPIs and drives robust analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
• Build analytical models that utilize both financial and non-financial data to forecast operating results.
• Conduct comparable analysis as necessary in support of key business metrics and objectives.
• Prepare monthly journal entry accruals if needed.
• Access SAP general ledger system and financial reporting systems to pull actual financials for use in trending and forecasting analyses.

Skills & qualifications required

• Experience in financial modeling, business analysis, business integration, and analytics.
• MS Office skills, specifically MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and SharePoint.
• Experience working with corporate budgeting process.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to switch from complex to routine tasks when required.
• Experience creating financial models, including use of database manipulation (e.g. Excel, Access).
• Team player and multitasker.
• Independent gets the work done with minimum instructions.
• Ability to think outside the box and come up with solutions.
• Ability to take the initiative and propose solutions.
• Act as a consultant to managers on financials and metrics.
• Flexible and open to new projects and assignments.

Converse is more than a company; it’s a worldwide advocate for self-expression. This belief motivates our employees, permeates our working environment and inspires our products. No two of us look or think exactly alike. We are each one-of-a-kind. Individually and as a culture, we have the freedom to create and grow professionally. Generous benefits packages only sweeten the experience. From Boston to Shanghai, from Brand Design to Finance, Converse is a brand that celebrates the unique and creative people of the world. Together, we’re different.