Financial Analyst - Consumer Power

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

The Financial Analyst serves as a key finance team member in the Consumer Power business group, Generac’s largest business group, contributing on all aspects of the finance team to support Generac’s ongoing growth and success.  This position will play an important role on both the FP&A and finance & accounting side of the business group splitting their duties between the two, with key responsibilities in rebate/promotion program administration, customer-level reporting & analysis, month-end accruals, and financial forecasting. The Financial Analyst will work closely with finance leaders of the business group, Consumer Power business group’s executive leadership, as well as corporate accounting. In addition, this role will work with the business group’s data analytics team to migrate reporting to PowerBI.

Essential Duties:

- Owner and administrator of the sales rebate program authorization and workflow process. Works closely with the commercial team to review rebate program submissions for accuracy and merit, ensuring timely creation and approval of programs. Uses a continuous improvement mind-set and applies critical thinking skills to improve the sales rebate and promotion program authorization and workflow process as well as provide value-added insights to the business group finance leaders.

- As part of month end close, own certain key rebate and sales accruals, independently performing the analysis, maintaining the rebate and sales accrual files creating the monthly journal entry, and completing the monthly reconciliations for sales liability accounts.

- Create, update, and maintain several monthly key reports & analysis used by business group leaders, as well as certain schedules included in the business group’s monthly financial reporting package.

- Maintain and improve the reporting for customer level P&Ls. Monthly, lead meetings with the sales team leaders to review customer P&Ls to drive actionable results that help deliver business growth and improve profitability.

- Assist with the implementation, data migration, and reporting used in PowerBI. Work with the Sr. Financial Analyst to build new reports to be used by the CP Finance team and business group leaders to analyze business performance.

- Partner with business group leaders to build monthly forecasts and provide support during the annual budget cycle. Specifically, the Financial Analyst will provide support for sales, gross margin, sales programs, operating expenses, and other areas as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

- 1-3 years of experience in an accounting or finance related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft applications, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills;
• Previous experience with SAP and PowerBI;
• Experience in creating or maintaining month-end accruals or other accounting analysis;
• Strong understanding of financial statements including the ability to analyze a P&L;
• Ability to manage small-to-large scale projects with cross-functional teams to drive actionable results;
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization (written, verbal, presentation, and listening);
• Strong business mathematical and analytical skills with intense attention to detail with accuracy and consistency;
• Financial forecasting experience;
• Public accounting experience;
• Previous experience working for a publicly traded company.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.  On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

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