Financial Analyst, St Louis MO (Hybrid)

Job Overview The Financial Analyst is responsible for monitoring and managing business revenues and margins, operating expenses, and headcount to target by working closely with department owners. This position reports to the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. This is a hybrid role based in St. Louis, MO.  #LI-AO1 #LI-Hybrid A Day In The Life Work closely with sales, operations, product marketing and senior management to leverage and foster a better understanding of financial data that will influence strategic decisions Support, analyze, and assist in the preparation and review of the company's annual budget and monthly forecasts Develop financial models, financial statement analysis, decision modeling, reporting, and ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives and improve current reporting standards Conduct thorough research and analysis of variances to prior year, budget and forecast Work with department owners to help them track their operating expenses and headcount Manage reporting of orders, backlog and commissions to management Additional Responsibilities: May work with teams to develop dashboards to provide insights to the business Assist in contract reviews and sales scheduling What will help you thrive in this role? Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance 0-3 years’ experience in a finance or accounting environment working with spreadsheet data, report compilation, modeling, and variance analysis. Previous budgeting and forecasting experience. Ability to work independently and be self-motivated. Ability to effectively communicate with other functional areas of company, especially when resolving problems. Advanced Excel skills (i.e. analyze large databases using pivot tables, V-lookups and Sum ifs formulas). SAP and OneStream experience a plus, but not required Organizational/time management skills required to meet financial reporting due dates. Strong interpersonal skills. Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook