Senior Financial Analyst
JOB ID: 22000016
Milton Hershey School (MHS) is a home & school for over 1,900 students from underserved settings. For over 110 years, the school has positively impacted the lives of over 11,000 graduates. The school is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Finance team which is dedicated to overseeing and effectively managing the assets the Hershey’s bequeathed to MHS for the care & education of the students enrolled today and into perpetuity.
The Senior Financial Analyst contributes to the oversight of annual funds & assets through the following functions – capital project & fixed assets accounting, financial analysis & reporting, financial & process audits including internal control assessment, and monitoring of the annual operating plan. Some of the responsibilities include:
- Monitor and ensure pro-active adherence to the Capital process including regular status reviews and reporting of project spend to ensure ample opportunity for issue identification and resolution.
- Prepare monthly roll-forward schedules.
- Partner closely with Procurement team and Financial Reporting team members.
- Assist with budget vs actual expense variance analysis.
- Develop & implement new analysis and reporting.
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
- Audit financial transactions for accuracy.
- Implement internal controls and conduct periodic evaluations.
- Support annual financial audits.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
- CPA preferred.
- At least 3 years of financial analysis and/or accounting experience required.
- Advanced Excel reporting and analysis skills required. Experience with enterprise systems preferred. Peoplesoft experience a plus.
- Demonstrated success in value-add financial analysis & reporting, US GAAP accounting/compliance.
- Experience with external auditors, and proven knowledge of internal controls implementation/evaluation.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate and influence and a strong communicator (finance and non-finance individuals).
- Self-motivated, results oriented professional who has the ability to effectively work independently & as part of a team.
- Exceptional organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrate a high degree of integrity as all MHS staff are role models for MHS students & should be eager to actively engage with MHS students.
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