Financial Planning Analysis Analyst IV

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• Practices selfdevelopment and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information resources advice and expertise with coworkers and customers; building relationships with crossfunctional stakeholders; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; listening and responding to seeking and addressing performance feedback; providing feedback to others; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; supporting team collaboration; and adapting to and learning from change difficulties and feedback.
• Completes work assignments and supports businessspecific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating crossfunctionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.
• Evaluates complex business environment by conducting financial assessments (e.g. Situational Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats OpportunityBased Strategic Planning system value chain analysis); and interpreting reports summarizing business financial or economic data.
• Leads internal audit process reviews audit results and may engage with auditors to resolve material weaknesses implement changes to internal controls and proactively assess high risk areas.
• Creates budgets and/or forecasts in accordance with business strategic initiatives by analyzing and interpreting budgeting trends; reviewing results of budget and forecasting; coordinating with others to develop department/regional budgets; and making recommendations.
• Advises region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by reviewing regular and special reports for both financial and statistical matters in order to facilitate financial management throughout the organization; participating in regular meetings with leadership to review financial results for their areas; and acting as an internal consultant to Kaiser Management team on reading and interpreting financial results analyzing variances and improving performance.
• Conducts financial modeling by developing bestpractice and complex models; analyzing and optimizing risk alternatives; and developing reviewing and recommending whatif scenarios and forecasts using inhouse models or software.
• Assesses the business vision objectives and strategic initiatives by conducting and/or reviewing research provided by others to assess financial impact of strategies and initiatives.
• Completes costing activities by identifying and suggesting cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities.
• Evaluates performance/operations/financial state by using and implementing templates (e.g. cash flow RFA process weekly unit case report) and computer applications; reviewing and conducting complex financial analyses (e.g. operating cash flow analyses pro forma P&L line item walk forwards volume building blocks NPV IRR Discounted Cash Flow statistical analyses economic analyses); and reviewing and completing complex variance analysis (e.g. volume P&L line item cost of goods rate).
• Reports region/business unit financial information by evaluating and communicating financial trends findings in data analysis reports and forecasts of income and expense; reviewing and communicating assets liabilities revenues and expenses; and using data/inputs from region/business unit systems to support analyses (e.g. membership and utilization reports volume reporting day sales inventory analysis spreadsheets investment schedules).
• Supports field operations by analyzing and interpreting their operational/financial performance; and determining areas of improvement.
• Conducts Financial Statement Analysis of business partners (e.g. suppliers customers copackers acquisition targets) by reviewing information reported from software systems (Internet Bloomberg and D&B) annual reports and/or interviews; making recommendations regarding the financial status (viability) of business partners; and assessing risk implications.
• Improves financial performance by analyzing financial trends; and in partnership with the business leaders uses results of analysis and understanding of operations to identify actions that address operational performance issues.
• Informs strategic financial planning by performing and evaluating complex financial utilization and benchmark analytics.
• Assists with strategic financial planning by preparing recommendations for financial plans acquisition activity financial requirements and operating forecasts; and developing and interpreting financial concepts for financial planning and control.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance business or related field and Minimum six (6) years ence or directly related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

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