Financial Analyst

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The Financial Analyst is responsible for assisting in all financial planning and analysis activities for Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division, including budgeting and forecasting. The Financial Analyst position will also support the Husqvarna North America Product Portfolio and Program Execution group.

What You Need to Know:

• Assist in month-end and period-end closing, reporting, forecast and budgeting analysis and reporting.

• Analyze and help optimize channel P&L performance analysis for made and sourced products, with advanced understanding of cost structures and profitability levers, including cost-to-serve, freight, warranty, and SG&A

• Develop and maintain financial forecast and analytical templates/models required to maintain effective and transparent financial forecasts.

• Maintain company financial KPIs

• Assist Portfolio and Program Execution team with measuring performance against strategic plan and adjusting KPIs as needed.

• Assist in ensuring alignment of cost drivers to allocation of costs.

• Analyze and explain changes in profitability including Purchase Price Variances, Raw Material Inflation, Tariffs, Value Engineering, F/X, etc.

• Analyze and maintain profitability model for division by Channel, Category, and Customer

• Participate in integrating the S&OP financial reconciliation with the FP&A processes already established

• Assist in reporting financials to various departments and teams within the organization

• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and support special projects as assigned.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or related field

• 3+ years Financial Analyst experience

• Manufacturing industry experience

• Proficiency level of Powerpoint and BI Tools

• Advanced level of Microsoft Excel

• Large multi-national company financial analysis experience preferred

• Statistical analysis and experience preferred