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Junior Financial Analyst

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Phoenix, AZ, USA
Full-time

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. This is our mission at Make-A-Wish America. The Junior Financial Analyst is a key contributor to the mission by assisting the Finance team with budgeting and forecasting, while also providing decision support to business owners and senior leaders.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Budgeting and Forecasting

  • Assists in the preparation of the annual budget for the National Office by partnering with multiple business owners and developing comprehensive department budgets
  • Provides a detailed summary to senior leaders on responsible department budgets.
  • Prepares rolling forecasts on a monthly, or ad hoc, basis that represent changing assumptions, beliefs and strategies.
  • Assists in the preparation of the National Office’s Long-Range Plan by meeting and discussing future strategies and plans with business owners.
  • Develops and maintain comprehensive financial models to assist in budgeting/forecasting and strategic planning.
  • Assists in the preparation of monthly cash flow forecasts.

Decision Support

  • Provides ad hoc analysis to department business owners to assist with performance evaluation and future forecasting.
  • Collaborates with business owners to evaluate company performance on a monthly basis in order to provide variance analysis to senior leaders.
  • Identifies and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards.
  • Develops and maintain relationships with colleagues across business units/departments to foster an effective working environment.
  • Provides feedback from senior leaders to business unit/department owners to drive optimal performance.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or another related field is required.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including effective written and verbal communication skills to network with other departments within the organization, as well as externally, regarding various accounting matters.
  • Ability to take information from multiple sources and consolidate into a concise and detailed format.
  • Exhibits exceptional customer service skills and ability to work professionally with employees and all levels of staff.
  • Strong organizational skills with ability to multi-task and handle deadline pressures.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with a high level of trust and confidentiality and possess strong business ethics.
  • 0 – 2 years of business finance or other relevant experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.
Compensation/Benefits: 
  • Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
  • Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, Vision, Dental, Wellness
  • *100% employer paid for employee*
  • Health and Flexible Spending Account Options
  • Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
  • *100% employer paid for employee*
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • 15 PTO days, 10 Sick Days, 10 Paid Holidays, and 2 Personal Days 
  • Maternity Leave
  • Educational Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Awards and Recognition Programs
  • Individual and Leadership Development
  • Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets
Job Function: 

Organization Info

Make-A-Wish America

Overview
Headquarters: 
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Founded: 
1986
About Us
Mission: 

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Based in Phoenix, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® is one of the nation's leading charities, serving children in every community in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. With the help of generous donors and approximately 25,000 volunteers nationwide, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 38 minutes, on average. Since our inception in 1980, we have granted more than 226,000 wishes. Visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America at www.wish.org (http://www.wish.org) and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Oct 19 2019
Active Until: 
Nov 19 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Make-A-Wish America
industry: 
Nonprofit