North Penn Chapter: Employment Flash
Financial
Analyst with SAP software experience
Duration: Contract to hire
Location: Kulpsville,
PA
Contract
Rate: up to $30 an hour
Conversion
Salary: up to $80K
Start
Date: 10/1/2009
GENERALFUNCTION:
Participates, as required by Supervisor, in preparation of Company annual
operating budgets by attending departmental budget review meetings, providing
advice or assistance to departments and ensuring budgets are submitted on
schedule. Assists in finalizing budget and financial statement presentations to
Management and Board. Compiles data for financial reporting to Management
including making comparisons of actual against budget expenses. Prepares and
maintains data used in the preparation of Performance Indicators and prepares
operational statistics for management, following up with departments on
information requirements, ensuring the efficient and correct collation and
transcribing of data.
Essential Duties:
Supports the monthly closing and Finance reporting activities; maintains
and reviews the analytical structure(s) (i.e., cost center, product allocation,
etc.). Ensures SAP reflects analytical structure - plays role of key user
within Finance; analyzes SAP generated reports for year to date revenues and
operating expenses against budgets. Prepares monthly information with SAP
generated reports - compiles said information to charts, graphs for presentation
to senior management.
Liaises with various
departments to obtain information and explanations and assists supervisor in
finalizing reports. Summarizes main points on budgeting progress, to provide
executive management with current report on operational and financial progress
of the Company in relation to budget limits and forwards to supervisor for
review.
Assists in the maintenance of
cost elements within the FI/CO Hierarchy in SAP, and participates in SAP
upgrades and testing ensuring compliance with existing reporting requirements.
Compiles and checks data for
various special reports or studies as assigned by supervisor. Prepares reports
on a variety of subjects covered by the department, such as current or projected
expenditure, actual versus budget variances, assets or other areas of concern.
Researches required data and information in order to expedite the overall
preparation of reports.
Liaises with IT staff on
changes in information or to the format of various inputs/reports, requesting,
on the instruction of supervisor, program amendments, as required.
Determines work methods from
alternative existing methods in accordance with established policies,
procedures, guidelines and professional accounting standards. Completed
assignments are subject to subsequent review.
Education & Experience:
B.A. in Accounting/Finance or
equivalent. Advanced coursework in report writing, analysis required.
Strong SAP FI/CO knowledge mandatory.
Four to six years' general
accounting experience plus financial analysis and reporting experience.
Strong computer literacy,
including the use of spreadsheets, data bases and graphics packages to include
Reporting and Consolidation, Cost Accounting/Analysis, IT projects:
Ability to plan, implement
and administer financial information and control systems Team player, self
starter and assertive SAP FI and CO experience preferred
Ability to provide technical
guidance and leadership to professional personnel in area of expertise Ability
to compile, analyze, interpret and present complex annual financial reports,
statements and/or projections.
Knowledge of a range of
automated financial systems and applications software.
Knowledge of the principles,
processes and standards for integrated financial analysis and reporting.
Must have SAP
Shiela Duggan | Management Resources, Consulting Division of Robert Half
International
