[Remote] Financial Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nihon Kohden America is hiring a Financial Analyst to provide technical and operational support to accounting, finance, and commercial teams. The role supports month-end activities, financial planning and analysis, sales performance reporting, and projects that help improve profitability and business processes.

Responsibilities

• FP&A business partner for commercial organization, including monthly actual vs budget/forecast reviews, quarterly forecast updates, budget process, FP&A special projects / Ad hoc analysis
• Communicate with and respond to internal Sales team regarding their sales incentive plans
• Update forecast of monthly gross margins based on sales orders and projects
• Support Sales team on analyzing customer performance and potential new business, including gross margin analysis for deals
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track necessary KPIs relevant to the business
• Partner with sales leadership and marketing team to develop financial models and forecasts for potential new business promotions or programs to support the growth of order volume
• Support the annual development of sales incentive plans with Finance team and Sr. VP of Sales
• Improve financial models and reporting templates to summarize KPIs and create efficiency for team
• Demonstrate a high level of intellectual curiosity with ad-hoc projects to identify opportunities to reduce expenses and drive more profit growth
• Seek opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting systems, automate reports
• Provide support for month-end activities, including accruals, reconciliation of B/S accounts
• Assist in monthly reporting for NKA’s Sales team to track performance and determine commissions earned based on customer orders, shipments, and payments
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related discipline; relevant education and experience accepted in lieu of degree
• 2+ years of experience in forecasting, finance, and accounting
• High level of competency in Excel, Powerpoint, other Office related tools
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Ability to synthesize information and make recommendations
• Ability to interact effectively cross-functionally and with senior leadership
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing, and to receive and understand verbal and written instructions in English
• Able to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems preferred

Benefits

• Remote, US

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