Financial Analyst Contractor

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Boston, MA

🕑 Contractor

💰 $30 per Hour

💻 Finance

🗓️ January 24th, 2025

PowerBI

Edtech.com's Summary

Macmillan is hiring a Financial Analyst contractor. The primary responsibilities include supporting the finance team through sales reporting, monthly flash report preparation, and managing month-end close processes. The role requires strong analytical skills to aid in FP&A, business finance partnerships, and ad-hoc analysis.

Highlights

Prepare sales reporting and analysis, coordinate 3rd Party Digital Sales reporting inquiries.
Assist in the monthly flash report preparation, analyzing sales, expenses, and variances.
Handle month-end close processes including reclasses and accruals.
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets/Slides; experience with SAP, Cognos, PowerBI is preferable.
Compensation: $30/hour.
20-25 hours per week.
Assignment duration from January 2025 to April 2025 with a possibility of extension.
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business required.

Financial Analyst Contractor Full Description

Full-Time

Hybrid

Boston, MA 02116, USA

Description

This position will be employed through Headway consulting firm working remotely throughout the US.

The Financial Analyst contractor supports the finance team with various forms of financial analysis. The Financial Analyst applies strong finance and analytical skills in business finance partnership, FP&A, reporting, and ad-hoc analysis.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Prepare sales reporting and analysis, as well as validating, processing, and coordinating inquiries into 3rd Party Digital Sales reporting.
Assist in preparation of monthly flash report which includes analysis of sales, expenses and operating income, and variances to Budget, Forecast and prior year.
Prepare reclasses and accruals as part of month-end close process.

Required Skills / Knowledge:

Demonstrated expertise in Excel, pivot table, vlookup, Powerpoint, Google Sheets, Google Slides
Experience performing quantitative analysis
Experience ensuring data accuracy and deliverables on time
Experience communicating complex financial and process information verbally and in writing to diverse audiences
Demonstrated drive to learn more and solve problems in detail
Experience with SAP, Cognos, PowerBI (preferable)

Education Requirements:

Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, or business

Pay Rate: $30/hour

Hours: 20-25 hours per week

Assignment Date: January 2025 - April 2025 ( with possibility of extension)

Location: Boston, MA or New York City, NY with a requirement of at least one day in the office per week. Candidates in these areas are preferred.

Original Job Description

Full-Time

Hybrid

Boston, MA 02116, USA

Description

Prepare sales reporting and analysis, as well as validating, processing, and coordinating inquiries into 3rd Party Digital Sales reporting.
Assist in preparation of monthly flash report which includes analysis of sales, expenses and operating income, and variances to Budget, Forecast and prior year.
Prepare reclasses and accruals as part of month-end close process.

Required Skills / Knowledge:

Demonstrated expertise in Excel, pivot table, vlookup, Powerpoint, Google Sheets, Google Slides
Experience performing quantitative analysis
Experience ensuring data accuracy and deliverables on time
Experience communicating complex financial and process information verbally and in writing to diverse audiences
Demonstrated drive to learn more and solve problems in detail
Experience with SAP, Cognos, PowerBI (preferable)