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
How to Apply:
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 19 2019
Active Until:
Nov 19 2019
Hiring Organization:
Make-A-Wish America
industry:
Nonprofit