LHH is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst on behalf of our client located in Naperville, IL. This role involves developing monthly P&L forecasts and annual budgets, understanding and incorporating local business impacts, and maintaining forecast processes and models for a rapidly changing business environment.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a primary financial planning contact for divisional and corporate leadership.
- Develop and manage monthly P&L forecasts and annual budgets.
- Review and incorporate local business impacts into financial planning.
- Maintain and update forecast processes and models, proposing solutions to business challenges.
- Translate financial information for non-financial users and support strategic recommendations.
- Apply macro and micro-economic insights to business development and communicate effectively with management.
- Review financial results, research variances to forecast and budget, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to support decision-making at both US and global levels.
- Evaluate financial projections to forecast short and long-term liquidity needs and make short-term investment decisions.
- Conduct ad hoc data analysis, projects, and financial modeling as needed.
- Assist the Business Planning team with large-scale projects, including the annual budget and target-setting processes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in accounting and finance preferred
- 2+ years of direct experience w/ FPA
- Large company experience – in the weeds of it not just consolidating or focusing on a piece of P&L
- SAP/Tableau is a plus
- Strong Excel required (index match/sumifs/v’s)
Equal Opportunity Employer