Financial Analyst II

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Job description

Why Join our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen's success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates. Your Benefits at Vallen:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick days)
• 401K with discretionary company match - (US positions only)
• Employer-paid Basic Life for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vitality Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement
• Employee Discounts through BenefitHub
• Advancement Opportunity.

Position Summary:

Vallen's Financial Analyst is an individual contributor that may be a member of the FP&A or Accounting team working to support financial decision-making by collecting, analyzing, investigating, and reporting financial data and analysis. They demonstrate a proficient understanding of Vallen's business model and develop a partnership with their assigned stakeholders. They prepare financial reports for P&L analysis, cash and/or expense management.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares various financial and/or accounting statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
• Tracks operational metrics and performs financial forecasting .
• Analyzes past results, performs variance analysis , identifies trends, and makes recommendations for cost savings and profitability improvements.
• Assist Sr Financial Analysis in the preparation of financial models from which decisions can be made.
• Develops business partner relationships and demonstrates a working knowledge of the organizations and/or business units they support; aligns and builds partnerships across functional areas of financial performance and promotes corporate communication and direction.
• Researches and prepares responses to financial inquiries and/or may assist with annual external audit requests.
• May assist during the monthly close process to ensure accurate journal entries.
• Sets the daily cash position for various bank deposit and disbursement accounts; prepares daily reports of cash transfers and monthly summary reports; records related transactions in the general ledger system.
• Analyzes short-term and long-term borrowing needs and makes daily funding decisions to maximize the use of cash; prepares daily reports of borrowing and monthly summary reports; records related transactions in the general ledger system.
• Reviews monthly bank analysis statements for accuracy.
• Analyzes monthly General Insurance costs to determine forecasted claims and overall program expense.
• May compile and prepare work-papers for income tax preparation.
• Analyzes leases and makes lease vs. buy recommendations to management.
• Conducts special financial and business-related studies and collaborates with other departments in preparation of analyses.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting coupled with 2+ years of financial analysis experience.

Other relevant experience includes:

• CMA, CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• FP&A, General Accounting, or Cash Management experience within distribution and/or manufacturing industry preferred.
• Demonstration of excellent analytical, logical and forward-thinking competencies.
• Demonstration of strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong planning, organizational and execution skills.
• Operates with a quality mindset with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in an agile environment and embrace change; can successfully multitask and conflicting priorities.
• Excellent MS-Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with SX.e strongly preferred.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

• Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities.
• Long periods of time performing work over the phone and participating in group conference calls.
• Specific vision abilities are required by this job and include close vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to distinguish color on computer monitors.
• Frequently required to sit and/or stand.
• Frequently required to speak/present in front of others.
• May be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• The work environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc.

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