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Accounting / Financial Analyst Examples
Accounting / Financial Analyst Job Description
- Provides necessary reports and analyses to internal and external auditors during the financial audit
- Process gross commission files (trades, fees, trailers, referrals)
- Perform a daily review of gross commission revenue including a daily reconciliation of gross commission between the source files, commission accounting system, and the general ledger
- Review exception reports for any issues with the loading or processing of gross commission files in the commission accounting system
- Review any exception requests with the manager and process approved commission adjustments in the commission accounting system
- Administer sales codes for commission based employees, making sure to follow Compliance guidelines
- Preparing data analysis and supporting schedules in connection with an annual audit and coordinating with both internal teams such as tax and legal, external auditors
- Preparing reconciliations, journal entries, accruals
- Prepare and / or assist with the preparation of the annual Canada balance sheet plan and perform monthly balance sheet analytics and reporting
- Ensure accurate and complete accounting for various items, including but not limited to pension and blue box
- 3-5 years of experience in the investment/insurance industry preferably within a securities accounting area
- Solid understanding of financial accounting standards, insurance and investment management industry
- Strong knowledge of IFRS/USGAAP/NAIC in relation to investment accounting and reporting would be ideal
- Solid organizational skills, including the ability to effectively plan, prioritize multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and excellent communication skills
- Comfortable with challenging the status quo
Accounting / Financial Analyst Job Description
- Communicate with business area clients and/or partners to obtain necessary supporting information /documentation
- Acts as liaison between finance and business lines to develop and maintain accurate and efficient budget methodology for assigned categories
- Acts as liaison between finance and business units providing guidance involving financial issues
- Assist sector finance leads, making sure all parties (business and finance) have full visibility over the status and outlook of their projects
- Understand key business events which drive changes to the P&L
- Gain an understanding of key financial contract terms and conditions and ensure appropriate judgement applied to financials including revenue recognition review of new business and ensure correct accounting treatment
- Where required provide business partnering to support bid activity including preparing, checking and approving models
- Decision support to the business project owners
- Effective and efficient management of the accounting close process - Meet accounting close deadlines, ability to communicate and resolve issues with business partners
- Participate in Third Party Reviews
- Certified Public Accountant (or equivalent) preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in Accounting or Finance, including experience in technical accounting, financial reporting and accounting research
- Very good English skills, both speaking and writing
- Technical accounting skills, including sound understanding of revenue recognition literature
- Public accounting experience with knowledge in US GAAP, Big Four experience preferred
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and customer focused approach
Accounting / Financial Analyst Job Description
- Effectively manage communications and relationships with business partners, corporate accounting, tax, internal and external auditors
- Manage the forecast cycles with the business partners
- Work closely with business partners in creating a complete and comprehensive metrics package, including both financial and operational metrics
- Provides technical support to the Corporate Accounting department, preparing journal entries, monitoring, and correcting journal entry input, reconciling general ledger account balances for higher risk areas, investigating significant or unusual variances, identifying improvements to current processes, reviewing and editing consolidated financial statements and regulatory compliance reports, manage capital asset process for business unit
- Attend project reviews to understand delivery issues and consequences on the finances
- Where required get involved in preparing/resolving issues with the PRT
- Supporting, as needed, the preparation and review of the financial models and audit packs (internal and external) relevant to projects
- Responsible for producing required monthly slides & management information (P&L and Balance sheet)
- Review and submit health check information where appropriate
- Ad-hoc finance projects or project related work
- Deep knowledge of Italian GAAP, statutory compliance and filings and the related requirements
- Strong understanding of processes and controls
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both fluent English and Italian being mandatory
- Dottore Commercialista and/or Revisore contabile, or equivalent
- Results oriented personality, with a strong desire to exceed expectations
- Knowledge of Oracle Financial Applications and Hyperion Essbase
Accounting / Financial Analyst Job Description
- Determine standard inventory cost for each business unit, and perform review of standard cost assumptions and variances, as required
- Perform monthly intercompany profit elimination for inventory sales between business units
- Support monthly and quarterly close processes for certain business units
- Participate in training at the shared service center (Rochester, NY)
- Support complex accounting areas such as impairment testing and stock based compensation with analysis and calculations
- Prepare complex monthly account reconciliations
- Review monthly account reconciliations, providing oversight and/or guidance as applicable
- Facilitate the preparation and/or review of monthly consolidation and elimination entries
- Review operating company financial statement variation analysis
- Responsible for the execution of and maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with company policies
- Deep knowledge of US & local GAAP, statutory filings and the related requirements, with exposure to international accounting standards (IFRS)
- University degree in Accounting or Finance or ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent qualification
- Bachelors Degree - Acccounting/Finance
- CPA or CPA track preferred, not required
- At least two plus years of related accounting experience in either a mid-sized or large company with multiple entities and exposure to consolidations process
- 4+ years cost accounting and/or financial analysis experience in a manufacturing environment
Accounting / Financial Analyst Job Description
- Ongoing liaising with internal business partners to maintain understanding of contractual obligations, related business activity, and ongoing relationship management for partner products
- Planning and executing day-to-day general accounting activities and processes, which includes management of the Business Process Outsourcing provider (BPO) deliverables for the designated Business Unit/Territory
- Ongoing communication with external business partners in relation to respective products
- General ledger stewardship, review /approve financial statements and ensuring all business objectives are met
- Provide the highest level of customer service to the end user business unit and/or international finance executives who rely on the accuracy and timeliness of the information provided
- Develops relationships and provides support to the Regional Financial Analysis Manager, Regional Finance Directors, Finance Hub Vice President and staff at business units
- Performs the monthly financial close for the Global IT business unit inclusive of reconciliations, data maintenance and financial proofs
- Analyze and communicate significant variances to expected results (budget, forecasts and historical trends)
- Review and communicate financial results with Manager, AVP, and the FP&A department
- Work with cross functional groups to drive process improvements and changes to current systems
- Familiar with US GAAP/IFRS and SEC requirements
- Experience in a Big 4 public accounting firm is preferred
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years of work experience, preferably in a large global corporate accounting department
- MBA or CPA license is a plus
- Oracle GL/Project Accounting and Hyperion Enterprise/Essbase experience preferred
- Experience in consumer products or manufacturing/operations preferred