Channel Marketing, Senior Financial Analyst

Top 3 Skills:

Financial and Budget Tracking

Financial Forecasting

Marketing KPI

Schedule: Hybrid – Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs Onsite, Fri Remote

Summary:

The main functions of a financial analyst are to gather and analyze financial information; will typically conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. A typical financial analyst is responsible for analyzing and communicating financial information for clients.

Job Responsibilities:

? Direct the preparation of financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheets, and analyses of future earnings or expenses, that summarize and forecast the organization's financial position.

? Prepare special reports required by regulatory authorities.

? Direct the organization's budgets to meet its financial goals.

? Oversee the investment of funds, manage associated risks, supervise cash management activities.

? Execute capital-raising strategies to support a firm's expansion.

? Oversee the firm's issuance of credit, establishing credit-rating criteria, determining credit ceilings, and monitoring the collections of past-due accounts.

Skills:

? Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking.

? Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time.

? Strong ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses.

? Strong knowledge of economic and accounting principles, the financial markets, and reporting of financial data.

? Strong knowledge of federal, state, and company policies, procedures and regulations as related to accounting.

? Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and any other related financial software.

Education/Experience:

? Bachelor's degree in accounting or related financial discipline required. An advanced degree in a financial discipline is preferred.

? 8-10 years financial and/or accounting experience required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyze marketing programs and develop & recommend investment improvements by team based on profit and ROI, KPI analysis, historical performance data, and company strategic initiatives

• Work with cross-functional teams to plan marketing and promotion spend allocation to validate ROI and alignment with company and strategic goals

• Institute improvements for marketing fund management across the organization, including data housing, team communication, and forecast variance management

• Consolidate bottoms-up MDF forecasts for both monthly target planning and annual management planning by account

• Creates and allocates overall budget and provides team budget recommendations to review final version with MDF management and senior channel marketing management

• Prepare and deliver regular or ad hoc reports with financial metrics by category and channel spend analysis to provide data-drive insights of marketing programs to the internal stakeholders

• Manage daily MDF budget tracking reports, provide day-to-day budget status, and coordinate with marketing teams to achieve 100% forecast accuracy

• Analyze strategic initiative programs based on profit and ROI analysis and provide recommendations to the internal stakeholders

• Facilitates communication of Suwon Office guidance with overall MDF % and communicates MDF budget amount to each team

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field and 5 years or more of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered

• Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills, familiarity with SAP or other ERP system

• Very strong business analytical skills, financial acumen, budget management know-how required

• A proven self-starter, he/she must be a highly motivated individual with a strong ability to aggregate and consolidate from disparate data sources not readily available or stored.

• Experience in managing and tracking budget

• Experience in developing financial and operational analysis and presentation to management

• Strong financial and general accounting knowledge

• Strong database management- need to be very attentive to details

Necessary Skills and Attributes

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels within and outside the company and its constituents.

• Strong proficiency in navigating large organizations and multiple points of contact to complete a singular task

• Demonstrated competency in both oral and written communication modes for both internal and external personnel at various levels.

• Plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects.

• Work independently and in a team environment in order to achieve business objectives, personal and team goals, and complete assignments within established timeframes and specifications.

• The ability to complete tasks and work assignments on tight deadlines, sometimes based on vaguely defined parameters and data availability.

Physical/Mental Demands and Working Conditions

The position requires the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities in the following environment:

• Work is generally performed in an office environment.

• Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal 70% of work time, including prolonged periods of time.

• The movement and transportation of equipment, most of the time under 25 pounds.

• Performs work under time schedules and stresses which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive job stress, fatigue, unpaid over-time, intellectual challenge, constant technical data feedback, language barriers, and business management stress.

• Machines, tools, equipment, and work aids representative and commonly associated with PCs, printers, and office work areas.

• Frequently works additional hours beyond normal schedule.

• Under very little direct supervision with a high level of responsibility to apply general policies and guidelines where decisions are seldom monitored and consequences of decisions adversely affect operating results and management decisions. Complete access to confidential company data where disclosure may jeopardize the company’s competitive position.