Financial Analyst

Quad-C Management - Sussex, WI

Full-time

Sussex, WI

1,001-5,000 employees

Management of Companies and Enterprises

About the position

As a global marketing experience company, Quad's goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction, and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We've built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist, or a clinician, we're all driven to perform at our best—for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we're a company that believes we can always create a better way. The Financial Analyst is responsible for performing financial analysis on operating results and business plans to identify trends and variances that require business action. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create and implement lean processes for improvement. The Financial Analyst will conduct cost analysis processes by establishing and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, independently analyzing and interpreting business trends and forecasts, and identifying financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts. Additionally, the analyst will present and educate business partners on financial findings based on trends and forecasts, recommend creative cost corrective measures to optimize budget utilization, and reconcile accounts by autonomously investigating significant matters using knowledge of GAAP. The position also requires evaluating existing financial processes and reports utilized by operational business partners, developing and implementing lean processes and reports that support business goals, and alleviating administrative burdens. The Financial Analyst will actively engage in Sarbanes Oxley and internal control requirements, assist in the annual budget preparation process, and help create cost rates used for client profitability analysis. This role has a plant or corporate focus and is essential for ensuring the financial health and operational efficiency of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Conducts cost analysis process by establishing and thereafter ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
• Independently analyzing and interpreting business trends and forecasts and thereby identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Present and educate business partners on financial findings based of trends and forecasts
• Recommend creative cost corrective measures to optimize budget utilization (I.E labor cost improvements)
• Reconcile accounts by autonomously investigating matters of significance and using knowledge of GAAP to address recognized items
• Evaluate existing financial processes/reports utilized by operational business partners and develop and implement lean processes/reports that support business goals and alleviate administrative burden
• Actively engage in Sarbanes Oxley and internal control requirements including documentation; testing and compliance
• Assess and account financial information in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes Oxley and company accounting policies
• Assist in annual budget preparation process and periodic forecasts
• Assist in creation of cost rates used for client profitability analysis

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field from an accredited four-year college or university
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years professional experience in a finance role or related discipline
• Good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) as well as company accounting policies, procedures and standards
• Ability to communicate ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise, and professional manner
• Ability to analyze and solve problems using learned techniques and tools
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, plan and accomplish work to ensure critical deadlines are met
• Ability to create spreadsheets in excel incorporating the use of formulas, macros and pivot tables
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and accounting software
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with operational business partners

Benefits

• 401(k)
• holidays
• vacations