Analyst II Financial Planning & Analysis

NSF is seeking a skilled Financial Analyst to support our business unit leaders. Applicants should be comfortable collaborating with and presenting to the most senior levels of the organization, have a strong understanding of the P&L, possess the ability to multi-task and handle conflicting priorities, and have a strong work ethic.

Principle Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for supporting Senior Operations Leadership by providing all business insight and ad-hoc requests as needed to support NSF’s revenue generating divisions
• Must be comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership – requires the ability to read, interpret, and present management reports, as well as provide ongoing education as needed to increase business acumen
• Significant ownership tied to completion of the annual budget/ strategy planning and quarterly forecast processes for business unit(s) – responsible for on-time completion and all supporting efforts
• Perform month-end close duties including analyzing operational metrics, providing, and interpreting monthly financial statements/business drivers, reclassing expenses as necessary, and collaborating with the General Ledger team
• Interpret variances to budget, forecast, and prior year
• Ownership of preparing presentations for Monthly Operating Reviews (MOR)
• Drive continuous improvement of analyses and processes to support business - gather feedback as necessary, and make enhancements to meet business needs, collaborate with team members
• Ability to dive into details as necessary to understand complex business problems fed by a variety of data sources, in a variety of local currencies
• Collaborate with the business/functions to establish common global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Develop necessary business cases for any initiatives driven by the global business unit or function
• Follow consistent processes established within the Finance function, and NSF International

Minimum Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience analyzing and presenting business financials
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Advanced excel skills – must be comfortable utilizing excel to aggregate and summarize large data sets in an efficient manner
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, highly comfortable communicating with senior levels of the organization
• Ability to present data in a meaningful way for team members, comfortable coaching others to improve financial/business acumen
• Ability to work independently and manage individual and sometimes conflicting timelines from a variety of business partners
• Strong problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience with Oracle, Power BI, Salesforce, Planful, or Spotlight reporting