Tooling Financial Analyst
CHICAGO MAGNESIUM CASTING CO Harvey, Illinois, United States · $65K–$75K/yr
Airlines and Aviation · 51-200 employees
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About the role
The Tooling Financial Analyst is responsible for budgeting, tracking project spend, and forecasting cash flow to support management decision-making. They will also coordinate with internal departments to ensure financial accuracy, perform month-end closing, and report on project profitability.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires strong attention to detail and a conceptual understanding of project-based financial planning. Candidates must possess the ability to analyze complex data, manage administrative workflows, and provide leadership in coaching department staff.
Full description
Description
Summary:
Provide operational and financial analysis to management by budgeting and tracking project spend, forecasting cash flow, reporting variances and other tasks as assigned. Will support management planning and decision making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information; may offer recommendations. Requires attention to detail, conceptual understanding of projects and opportunities, and diligent follow-up.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create projects in the accounting system
- Generate statistical reports, quotations, invoices, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, new business planning, trended future requirements, cash flow projections and operating forecasts.
- Coordinate the activities of internal company personnel from various departments including engineering, purchasing, and operations to accomplish assigned objectives, understand key drivers, and enhance financial modeling and forecast accuracy.
- Investigate all project expenses
- Perform month end close process with support of accounting staff and prepare monthly financial reports.
- Evaluate and interpret analyst reports, depreciation, working capital, rates of return and recommendations to draw conclusions on viability and impact.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and budgeting reports for management review.
- Analyze data to explain trends and variances from budget and forecast.
- Report on project profitability to management
- Provide secondary leadership in training and coaching employees in the department. Direct workload of administrative support staff to accomplish purchasing, budgeting, and accounting initiatives.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Ethics & Value
- Listening/Informing
- Action Oriented
- Time Management/Personal Organization
- Negotiating
- Decision Quality
- Problem Solving
- Customer Focus
- Approachability
- Functional/Technical Skills
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