The Financial Analyst prepares financial statements and prepares ad hoc reports on an as needed basis. In addition to report preparation, the Financial Analyst is responsible for assisting the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis with preparation and review of the annual budget and help track the Centers financial performance against budget. The Financial Analyst will also prepare recurring financial analyses, projections and ad hoc analyses to support management decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with annual budget process (planning, training, and budget preparation)
- Administrator for budget and reporting software
- Collaborate with executives and project managers to develop budgets
- Determines whether budget proposals are compliant with Center policies
- Prepare reports and graphs for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
- Monitors and reports performance against budget
- Create and maintain standard reports and respond to requests for ad-hoc reports
- Analyze past results, perform monthly variance analysis, and analyze trends
- Perform weekly and monthly data interface and reconciliation between the Accounting and Budget systems
- Investigate spending variances from budget with managers and department heads
- Help create KPIs; track and report
- Other duties as assigned
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Ability to organize reports, templates and presentations in a clear and intuitive manner
- Knowledge of business processes and information flow
- Detail oriented along with critical thinking skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to relay pertinent information
- Demonstrated ability to manage time and prioritize projects to meet deadlines
- Intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Excel
- Basic Word and PowerPoint proficiency
- Live the Danforth Center values: Collaboration, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Integrity & Respect, Environmental Sustainability, and Stewardship
