Job Description:

Are you looking for a new role to grow your career? HIREDIRECT is searching for a professional for an opportunity as an entry-level Financial Analyst. This is an entry-level opportunity for a Financial Analyst capable of providing daily support to the accounting and finance departments as well as performing routine assignments and solving routine/standard problems with limited discretion. This position may be for you if you’re comfortable with vagueness and managing a substantial amount of information. If you are a solution-oriented critical thinker with a passion for analysis, this is the Financial Analyst opportunity for you! This is a long-term contract / temporary job position.

What you get to do every single day

– Research and query large amounts of data

– Offer support in annual budgeting process

– Previous experience in assisting internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits

– Play a part in the groundwork of monthly financial reporting and other business data

– Join and review budgets and income statement forecasts

– Guide the monitoring and maintenance of internal accounting controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements

– Possibly explain complex financial subjects to non-financial staff members in special projects

– Invent resourceful alternatives and a proposal to reduce costs and enhance financial performance of a company

– Utilize skill set in ensuring adequate controls and procedures

– Check verified results at the corporate and division levels

– Assist in various aspects of the monthly/quarterly/annual close process (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations, expense analysis, and trend analysis, variance analysis)

Requirements:

– Less than one year of experience preferred

– BA/BS degree in finance or a related field

– Can work independently with minimal supervision

– Excellent verbal and written communication skills

– Firm understanding of problem solving through statistical analysis or with large data sets highly preferable (such as in derivatives, structured finance, or business analytics or in a similarly demanding and analytical role)

– navigating basic office equipment and protocols experience desired

– Capable computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software, as well as databases and customer database systems

– Attentive, ability to work independently and prioritize tasks

If you have the right skills for this role and are available immediately, we want to hear from you – contact us today!