Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial consolidation process across multiple business units
Coordinate with Operations finance team across business units to gather, validate, and consolidate financial data
Support the development of consolidated budgets and forecasts, including variance analysis and commentary
Partner with FP&A team to ensure consistency and alignment in reporting
Assist in driving process improvements and standardization in consolidation practices
Prepare and review consolidated financial reports and executive summaries for senior leadership
Support ad hoc analysis, financial modeling, and special projects as needed
Leverage financial systems and work cross-functionally to deliver monthly/quarterly analysis and reporting, including variances to plan, to ensure key issues, risks, and business drivers are clearly communicated
Proactively identify and analyze business issues and opportunities, including recommendations for future actions
Initiate, lead, and manage projects which will improve current business results and deliver against strategy
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting or related field
Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills, strong business acumen and ability to influence business partners
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Team oriented with the ability to engage and influence cross functional teams
Must be results oriented with strong attention to detail and deadlines
Ability to independently and reliably execute deliverables on a periodic basis with minimal supervision
Experience in analysis, forecasting, and budgeting
Comfortable presenting to groups and senior stakeholders
Ability to effectively communicate complex financial terms to non-finance professionals
Excellent prioritization and multitasking abilities
Intermediate to advanced skills in financial modeling, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred Consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry experience and strong understanding of operations
Experience in accounting or cost accounting
Systems application experience with SAP, o9, Vena and PowerBI is a plus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial consolidationbudgetingforecastingvariance analysisfinancial modelinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailmultitaskingcost accounting
Soft skills
business acumeninfluencecommunication skillsteam orientedresults orientedindependently executeprioritizationengagementpresentation skillscross-functional collaboration