Financial Analyst
The NPD Group

Port Washington North, New York

Posted in Sales


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Combining consumer surveys, retail point-of-sale data, and cutting-edge analytics, The NPD Group delivers trusted retail industry research to the world's most successful brands and retailers. We also offer careers that reward innovation and provide growth opportunities for forward-thinking problem-solvers who join our team. Speed your career growth, while working with the best and brightest in the market research industry.

Position Overview

The Financial Planning and Analysis analyst is an integral part of the FP&A team. They will provide financial support and extensive analytics to a group of internal departments. This position requires an energetic and ambitious individual willing to drive efficiencies and improvements. Strong financial, analytical and communication (verbal and written) skills are essential.

Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate the financial performance of the businesses, developing and reporting revenue, P&L and business metrics on monthly basis. Conduct monthly P&L review with business partners.
  • In depth understanding of variances, requiring the combination of cross-platform information: including SalesForce, NetSuite, and Adaptive
  • Weekly revenue reporting and analysis, understanding client performance and revenue pipeline, and identifying opportunities to achieve revenue targets
  • Create and institutionalize key business metrics to improve efficiency within the FP&A team and enable more client facing time for the department
  • Develop in-depth analyses by manipulating, aggregating and analyzing data to identify revenue opportunities, cost drivers, and key levers to improve business performance (i.e. ROI, benchmarking of expenses, trend analysis)
  • Provide supporting documentation for the forecast, business reviews, and annual budget process ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient execution
  • Develop best practices to standardize and automate our current reports and analysis with the FP&A team
  • Deliver effective and timely ad hoc business analysis at the direction or request of others on the management team
  • Build and maintain financial models to support internal decision making for a variety of business initiatives
  • Ability to design new reports from Business Intelligence tools (ex. Netsuite, Adaptive, etc.) as well as a CRM application (ex. Salesforce); think outside the box and innovate existing reporting
  • Establish strong relationships with teams and cross functional departments


Qualifications:
  • A degree in Finance, Business or Accounting
  • 2-4 years of experience: Finance, Planning & Analysis, or Accounting
  • Very strong and proven analytical skills
  • Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and financial statements
  • Exposure to Accounting, including Auditing preferred
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, including charting, modeling, experience with pivot tables, lookup and other advanced functions
  • Candidates should be able to manipulate large data sets, have great attention to detail and ensure accuracy in their work
  • General Ledger and Planning tools software experience is required; SalesForce experience is preferred
  • Experience with different currencies and impact of Foreign Exchange movements is preferred
  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to synthesize information into a clear, concise and compelling message
  • Must be able to proactively engage financial data to make recommendations
  • Independent and positive thinker, self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility, ready to back up their assertions with facts
  • Track record of working under deadlines in a fast-paced environment, adapting to changing priorities and accomplishing objectives


The NPD Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.


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