The Bradford Exchange
Overview
Impassioned…Emboldened…Infinitely Curious : The Bradford Group family of brands is a world leader in new product development. We have been selling joy for the last 50 years! Our global organization consists of business divisions ranging from jewelry, apparel, collectible coins, home decor to holiday and so much more. We concept, create, design and market our creative products directly to our customers, and leverage licenses with the biggest names in entertainment and sports to bring unique and curated products to our customers across the globe. We’re currently seeking a
Financial Analyst II
who is responsible for the Workday Adaptive database administration that is the primary tool used for the preparation and coordination of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reporting. The role provides senior management, GMs and officers and executives with the analysis, KPIs, and information they need to make major operational, financial, and strategic decisions. It will also provide variance analysis, respond directly to management inquiries, and make process improvement recommendations. The position will work on various financial planning and analysis tasks of greater complexity and occasionally be directed in aspects or work. Responsibilities
Primary Workday Adaptive Database Administrator which includes system configuration, maintenance, data loads, integrations, and user security. Responsible for annual budget, quarterly forecasting and multi-year planning processes for North American and International Operations. Help drive the budget and forecast process by partnering with key business functions to understand the activities driving financial performance and coordinate related inputs. Prepare and analyze financial reports, management reporting packages, and variance analyses when comparing actual results against budget, forecast, and prior years. Responsible for budget communications, developing and projecting centralized assumptions, report development and user training. Perform monthly uploads and validation of actual data to the Adaptive Insights platform to facilitate accurate reporting, providing a complete global view of the company. Support monthly financial reporting by providing analysis of operational, performance and financial metrics, KPIs and trends in comparison with expectations and past performance. Collaborate with teams across the organization to support the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and other financial and strategic reporting. Write up and visualize the key takeaways or findings in a non-financial voice for understanding across the organization. Responds directly to management inquiries and data requests. Provide ad hoc financial support to functional teams across the business to drive strategic decision making and support business activities. Challenge the status quo, proactively make process improvement recommendations, and apply technology to reduce cycle time. Analyze performance and work with teams across the Global organization to assess variances, performance issues, determine impact on current and future results and resolve independently. Provide leadership on special projects. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required. 3+ years of relevant financial experience in a financial analysis role. Experience in budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting and analysis. Prior experience being an administrator of forecasting/budgeting system a plus. Experience with HFM, Essbase, Workday Adaptive Insights. Experience with ERP/SAP system implementation a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft Office: specifically with Microsoft Excel required, including Pivot Tables, graphs, charts, VLOOKUP, comfortable with macros. Understands not only how to produce reports but analyze them. Well-developed written and oral communication skills. Ability to solve problems, work with minimum supervision and is detail oriented. Comfortable working in a fast paced, ambiguous environment. Cross-functional teamwork experience. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously. Self-motivated in achieving goals and completing routine tasks. Ability to work in an organized, detailed manner under tight deadlines. Compensation
$77,000 - $96,000 The Bradford Exchange is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Impassioned…Emboldened…Infinitely Curious : The Bradford Group family of brands is a world leader in new product development. We have been selling joy for the last 50 years! Our global organization consists of business divisions ranging from jewelry, apparel, collectible coins, home decor to holiday and so much more. We concept, create, design and market our creative products directly to our customers, and leverage licenses with the biggest names in entertainment and sports to bring unique and curated products to our customers across the globe. We’re currently seeking a
Financial Analyst II
who is responsible for the Workday Adaptive database administration that is the primary tool used for the preparation and coordination of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reporting. The role provides senior management, GMs and officers and executives with the analysis, KPIs, and information they need to make major operational, financial, and strategic decisions. It will also provide variance analysis, respond directly to management inquiries, and make process improvement recommendations. The position will work on various financial planning and analysis tasks of greater complexity and occasionally be directed in aspects or work. Responsibilities
Primary Workday Adaptive Database Administrator which includes system configuration, maintenance, data loads, integrations, and user security. Responsible for annual budget, quarterly forecasting and multi-year planning processes for North American and International Operations. Help drive the budget and forecast process by partnering with key business functions to understand the activities driving financial performance and coordinate related inputs. Prepare and analyze financial reports, management reporting packages, and variance analyses when comparing actual results against budget, forecast, and prior years. Responsible for budget communications, developing and projecting centralized assumptions, report development and user training. Perform monthly uploads and validation of actual data to the Adaptive Insights platform to facilitate accurate reporting, providing a complete global view of the company. Support monthly financial reporting by providing analysis of operational, performance and financial metrics, KPIs and trends in comparison with expectations and past performance. Collaborate with teams across the organization to support the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and other financial and strategic reporting. Write up and visualize the key takeaways or findings in a non-financial voice for understanding across the organization. Responds directly to management inquiries and data requests. Provide ad hoc financial support to functional teams across the business to drive strategic decision making and support business activities. Challenge the status quo, proactively make process improvement recommendations, and apply technology to reduce cycle time. Analyze performance and work with teams across the Global organization to assess variances, performance issues, determine impact on current and future results and resolve independently. Provide leadership on special projects. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required. 3+ years of relevant financial experience in a financial analysis role. Experience in budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting and analysis. Prior experience being an administrator of forecasting/budgeting system a plus. Experience with HFM, Essbase, Workday Adaptive Insights. Experience with ERP/SAP system implementation a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft Office: specifically with Microsoft Excel required, including Pivot Tables, graphs, charts, VLOOKUP, comfortable with macros. Understands not only how to produce reports but analyze them. Well-developed written and oral communication skills. Ability to solve problems, work with minimum supervision and is detail oriented. Comfortable working in a fast paced, ambiguous environment. Cross-functional teamwork experience. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously. Self-motivated in achieving goals and completing routine tasks. Ability to work in an organized, detailed manner under tight deadlines. Compensation
$77,000 - $96,000 The Bradford Exchange is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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